To eat or not to eat....

[callellen]

My rescued dog Frank has several behavior issues I am working through. One is baffling me. When I ask if he and his sister, another rescue, want their meals, they both are excited. Frank (Tibetan Terrier) then goes to the farthest side of the next room, and I have to literally coax him to come in and eat... Sometimes he just refuses. (By the way... the food is home cooked ground turkey, and beans and/or high grade kibble due to the huge allergies of my other dog... so it's good food, ad he does like it) At first I thought it was his way of submitting to my female dog who is the alpha, but he won't even come in without coaxing even when she is done. There seems to be some fear wrapped up in this if I am reading his body language right... any ideas? Ellen