Jay Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Like I said I do give mine people food as a special treat and not all the time. Besides their kibble I give them boiled chicken and carrots regularly along with liver dog treats. Sometimes I will give them string cheese too but not a lot. I always take note of what they can and cannot handle and remember moderation. And of course avoid the toxic foods. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJasper Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 We finally have my dog trained to lay in her crate while everyone is eating. She is a sneak from hell that will stop at nothing to get our food! That is Vader for sure. He can not be out and about when food is out. He is always crated during food times. Rusty and Rori are pretty good. I can set my plate down and walk out of the room and It is there every time. Rusty may sniff but he won't try to taste unless I am watching...silly puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Unless you're allowing your dog to feed on freshly killed animal carcass you are feeding people food. Most meat these days is treated at some point. So unless you feed your dog grass fed free range organic hormone free chicken cow goat, probably best to keep the criticism to a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Oh and best be giving them rain and stream water and none of that treated tap water intended for human consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 And I have a hunch that wild dogs would be all over some ice cream if there were a wild dog ice cream man who accepted sticks as payment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Emily (Chula), please refrain from making sarcastic and condescending comments - they have no place on this forum. Thanks. I believe when people say "people food", they mean food that has been prepared and/or cooked, or is otherwise not in its natural state. For example, I see cooked steak (with seasonings/etc) as 'people food', but raw steak I would not see as 'people food'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 I apologize for the sarcasm. But I do think we all have our own line as far as what is natural and "good" for a dog. Obviously we are talking about domesticated animals and not wild dogs. We make a lot of adjustments that alter the way an animal lives in the wild - vaccines, baths, crates, brushing, nail clipping in order to make them pets and not wild. All things people also do for their human children. (Well, except for crates, that would be illegal). It all comes down to where each person is comfortable drawing the line. And as long as someone isn't abusing or neglecting their animal, and is trying to make their dog happy, in my opinion, there is no reason to put them down. If you feel my posts are too sarcastic I won't be injured if they're deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 When safi was under weight an ill our vet suggested adding cottage cheese to her diet to help build her back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Oh no I didn't realise they couldn't have the seeds! I'll de-core them in the future! If the dog swallows a few seeds, the body will detoxify itself. Actually, the dog must ingest large quantities of apple seeds to do major damage. Also, the cyanide is within the seed covering, and if the covering isn’t broken, it will pass through the dog’s system intact. Sort of a no harm, no foul situation. So don't worry yourself silly about it just do as you said and in future decode them before hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Emily (Chula), please refrain from making sarcastic and condescending comments - they have no place on this forum. Thanks. I believe when people say "people food", they mean food that has been prepared and/or cooked, or is otherwise not in its natural state. For example, I see cooked steak (with seasonings/etc) as 'people food', but raw steak I would not see as 'people food'. To be fair Elyse I see raw steak an think 'yum' .. It's still people food, just not in the ready to eat form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Raw meat is frequently consumed by people. It personally grosses me out though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Raw meat is frequently consumed by people. It personally grosses me out though! Lol actually me to.. I just look at the raw stuff an think of it cooked lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketcase687 Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hmmm, So anyone else here supplement their dogs diet with a daily mouse,shrew ,mole or vole??!! Swallowed whole,fur,feet and everything else still intact lol !!! Live ,warm and wriggling!! But a totally fresh and natural treat too!! Sadly,that's how it is for my lot,just try stopping them,it's impossible!!! They have a bit of everything in their diets,including ice cream!! And all 4 have cast iron stomachs too,so never a problem for me or them!!! Karen.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketcase687 Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Lol actually me to.. I just look at the raw stuff an think of it cooked lol It's ok Nic, I know you're always hungry!! Thankfully you're always broke too,so no raw steak for you or the Huskateers!! (Phew,that's a relief!!!) Karen xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hmmm, So anyone else here supplement their dogs diet with a daily mouse,shrew ,mole or vole??!! Swallowed whole,fur,feet and everything else still intact lol !!! Live ,warm and wriggling!! But a totally fresh and natural treat too!! Sadly,that's how it is for my lot,just try stopping them,it's impossible!!! They have a bit of everything in their diets,including ice cream!! And all 4 have cast iron stomachs too,so never a problem for me or them!!! Karen.xx Live warm an wriggling, but totally fresh an natural treat ( fell of me chair laughing.. Oh is looking at me rather quizzically and dialling for the men in the white coats an van) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 It's ok Nic, I know you're always hungry!! Thankfully you're always broke too,so no raw steak for you or the Huskateers!! (Phew,that's a relief!!!) Karen xx This is true.. I can only stare woefully at the steak an dream of eating it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketcase687 Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Live warm an wriggling, but totally fresh an natural treat ( fell of me chair laughing.. Oh is looking at me rather quizzically and dialling for the men in the white coats an van) Lol Nic And I thought I was the Basketcase here!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvMyKai Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Kai has had a few licks of ice cream, only a lick or two because obviously the amount of sugar isnt really benefitting to them, but i think small pieces of 'human food' here and there as occasional treats are perfectly normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyGuerl Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 When Cherokee was in labor for a whole day the vet told me to give her vanilla ice cream to speed up the labor and within an hour she started having the pups but that was the first time i have ever fed ice cream How do some of you feel about giving your dog an occasional ice cream cone? We asked our vet a while back about it and they said it was fine if given once in a great while. It is just like using cheese for treats or giving your dog yogurt. Balto usually has the runs after those two but did awesome with the ice cream. He also worked really hard command wise as he mastered 4 new tricks. What are your alls opinion on ice cream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARRINGTON Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 When Cherokee was in labor for a whole day the vet told me to give her vanilla ice cream to speed up the labor and within an hour she started having the pups but that was the first time i have ever fed ice cream I have never heard of ice cream to speed up labor.... I will have to tell me uncle that next time Midnight (his lab) and Oreo (his other lab) mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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