Dog Health Questions: My parents are crazy and i dont know what to do with my dogs training anymore?

i have had my dog for about 1 and a half years. every since we got her my parents have been feeding her indian food ( like tortilla with milk and rice) and also feed her, her meat. they sit there and hand feed her or feed her with a spoon or shove it in her mouth if she doesn't eat. they also keep her dry food out 24/7 and give her treats constantly ( like 4 bacon strips a day and 3/5 bones) they're ridiculous. and every time i tell them to stop they always say, "well dont you eat that much a day?" they DONT get it shes a dog and needs to be trained to eat her food by herself twice a day. i try to train her by myself but they just ruin it and give her what they feel like it. i hide her treats so they cant find it but then they go out and just buy more. can someone please tell me what to do with them? i want my dog well-trained and not completely spoiled like she is now.

breed: sch-noodle (poodle and schnauzer mix)
15 pounds

what type of dry food would be best for her to eat everyday?

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Without the help of your parents you can't retrain your dog. I would ask your parents to come with you to a training class. Find a positive reinforcement trainer in your area.

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• Pursuade your parents to just 'try' out a dog training lesson, then tell a trainer whats been happening and they can tell you whats wrong what they're doing. If they carry on treating your dog like royalty it will be a hard habit to break and training will be much harder.
  
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• Wow... Your parents need to stop giving the dog human's food! its killing her, she would go overweight which is deathly health for a dog. They fed the dog far too much, leaving food avaiable 24/7 is bad idea. Go and talk to the vet about this, they will give you some advices. Maybe good idea if your parents go with you too to hear the vet what they has to say. This is very important to get your parents to understand why overweighted are very bad for dogs...
  
  My labrador has became slightly overweight then it leaded to her joints issues and she has lost weight back to normal, she is a lot better. I don't think your parents would want it happen to your dog as its very expenvise, Vet are not cheap


• She's not a Schnoodle, she's a Poodle x Mini Schnauzer. That's just one of the silly names bad breeders give to mutts.
  
  Get her a holistic kibble free of corn, wheat, soy, beet pulp, generic meats, unspecified meat by-products, and vitamin K/menadione, with a good amount of meat (if if starts with fresh meat, make sure there's a meal to back it up). If the food has fish meal in it, make sure the manufacturers and suppliers don't preserve with Ethoxyquin. I must warn you; it will cost more, though. If she's a finicky eater, you can mix in some canned dog food or meat toppers in with the dry food (the label should tell you how much dry food to remove for a certain amount of canned). Don't feed just canned, though; canned food has a higher water content, doesn't exercise jaw muscles, and doesn't scrape off plaque.
  
  Then give your parents a lesson on dog nutrition. They are carnivores (not obligate carnivores and they do some scavenging in the wild usually, but still carnivores) and also should not be consuming a lot of salt, sugar, or any of those spices in Indian food. No milk either, because it's too much lactose for a dog. Raw bones are fine, though (they're softer than cooked bones and don't splinter).
  
  If your dog wants a treat (make sure it is a DOG treat), she must do something for it, like sit, give a paw, etc. I'd suggest attending a few obedience classes with your parents and reading about NILIF (Nothing in Life is Free) training. Dogs should not be treated like humans; they are used to pack behavior so you must establish the dogs lower pack position in the household so there aren't any problems.
  
  EDIT: And the meat you put on subs and other cold cuts are awful for dogs. It's just processed with salt all over.


• Perhaps you could get online and show them how unhealthy this type of feeding is for the dog. Feeding a dog this way can cause multiple health issues, obesity being the primary problem, however foods such as tortillas which are pure grain can also cause digest upset. Smaller dogs often do need to eat somewhat more then larger dogs do to keep up their metabolism however this is overkill.
  
  A good food is one that is a smaller kibble for her to eat easier, and also has meat as the #1 ingredient. I buy my dog Diamond Chicken/Rice formula. Its not the best food out there, but its certainly not the worst and for the money and my budget its a better food then most.
  
  Stay away from anything that says "corn" "soy" etc. as the #1 or #2 ingredient.
  
  Also, make sure she gets walked daily, especially if your parents decide to keep feeding her this way, it will at least help to keep her joints moving and keep her from getting too overweight.