And we have SUCCESS!!! A little (like 1/4 tbsp) roasted chicken mashed into his puppy food did the trick!! Hopefully, once he learns that "special meals" come in special dishes - I'll be able to get him to eat plain old puppy food...LOL!!
And you'll all love this: he had been nibbling dog food at work all day long. I had taken him outside a dozen times, knowing that consumption was going to result in a poo at some point, right? Nothin'. So we leave work and get home - and I offer the open door to go outside and play. He and Jimmy tore around the yard! As I stood on the deck, I could hear the buzzing of a thousand Jet Skis...hmmmm....wait?! I looked up, to see a swarm of BEES directly overhead!! Grabbed Ben, called Jim and ran inside. He squeaked at me to go back out and I said "no" - and he deposited the entire day's-worth of poo right at the door. (bang head on door)