Giving Dogs Medication

If you can get the medication in liquid form its easier. I usually ask the VET for a syringe without the needle. I just put some in it and when my dog is calm I squirt it into the side of his mouth. I've tried grinding tablets and mixing it with her food or water but my dog ends up not touching eating the food or drinking the water. My husband sometimes places the tablet way into the back of our dogs mouth but that's not always easy to do.