of mixing together the wet and dry, i put the dry on the bottom with the wet spread on top. i have him lie down and stay for the bowl, then just give it to him and go about my business. every time, he eats the wet layer, and then some of the dry layer, i think just depending on how hungry he was. so i take the leftover dry food and measure it, and top it off to his usual amount and use it in his next meal. if he eats the whole thing, he gets some special treats. after a couple days of this he started finishing his 