dog food comparison

[lhg0962]

Mine would eat anything that didn't eat them first!! I think that would include a telephone, Carrie! I am on the sly all the time now. If they aren't right under my feet, I'm looking to see what they are eating! Karen, if you need any moral support on the Halloween candy, you should have a girl of your own to deal with. Helen doesn't eat anything but Reese's cups, and we have half a pillow case full of candy to do something with. She asked me this morning where the candy was and I had to admit that it was hidden in the top of my closet so Honey and Lilly wouldn't get into it!

Well, a telephone is one thing my little shepard/lab mix hasn't eaten... well, she did gnaw on our cordless antenna but it is still in tact. I hope your dog was okay!! Poor thing... luckily the phone didn't ring ! You would have had one confused little puppy there!!

Today my one of my little ones decided that the sprinkler heads looked awfully tasty . She hasn't chewed on anything for a long time so I don't know what brought this on . She even dug out a spot to expose part of the pvc pipe. This happened the day after we actually cleaned up the yard and raked and swept and all that good stuff. She made sure to let us know that she must have liked it messy like it was before! I don't know what she was looking for but water wasn't it! She and her sister had plenty of that in the house. Oh well! (we didn't even use the sprinklers anyway.. doesn't do any good to water dirt! Guess she knew that!)

[karen israel]

Logan.. send me whatever Helen doesn't eat! My kingdom for chocolate. Sometimes I eat off the chocolate and give Cody a taste of the peanut butter!! Dog drool galore!

[KYS]

posted by karen israel:
Sometimes I eat off the chocolate and give Cody a taste of the peanut butter!!

But! the peanut butter is the best part.
I purchased chunky peanut butter so
I could put some in the beef marrow bones
for the dogs.
I ended up eating the jar when I was typing on the PC. No more peanut butter.

[Doxiedoxie]

When my youngest doxie, Blue, was but a tiny pup of about 4 months,( and about 5 pounds) she ate an entire tin of Honey roasted peanuts and cashews. I had left it on the coffee table..with just the plastic lid between the nuts and doggie bliss.
Her poor belly was distended right out like a balloon. I dont think my older doxie ate a single nut ( which is funny cos she is usually the trash picker, food stealer). Poor Blue was passing peanut poops ( looked like those planter's nut rolls) for two days. Maybe that's why she is very cautious about what she eats now...

[teena]

Doxie: Love that story! Will never be able to look at a Payday candy bar the same again. Reminds me of the time I went to Costco and bought 2 4 lb. boxes of Milk Bones for large dogs. I made the mistake of putting the 2 boxes on the floor in our laundry room while we unloaded the rest of the stuff from the car. Max, my border collie/food hound, managed to open the box while we were outside and scarfed at least half of one box. He was one sick dog! We thought he might never want Milk Bones again, but within a few days, he was back to his true breed of pure chow hound!

[lhg0962]

Teena!!! You are bad! I love PayDay candy bars and you have ruined me (at least until I check the Halloween bag again). I'd eat a Pay Day before any other type of candy.

OK....no more poop stories!!!!

[dogncatluvr]

When I buy peanut butter at the store, I always get 2 jars....one for human consumption, and one for doggie consumption. They prefer the crunchy type.

[Heather77]

Hi all-

Well, what was invented first, dogs or dog food?

Of course dogs can eat "people food" as long as it's nutritious, fresh, and not processed. I'd encourage anyone to add (gradually) grated carrots, zucchini, green beans, raw egg, cottage cheese... to their dog's kibble. In my opinion, a fully home-prepared diet (of people food) is probably best for most dogs, and it's not complicated but does take a little understanding to be sure your dog is getting what they need.

I feed my dog a combination of Solid Gold brand kibble (which is human-grade ingredients) and supplement it with raw meat mixture mixed with vitamins, raw veggie mush, cottage cheese, and raw eggs. Raw beef bones are also wonderful. Her allergies are under control, her coat is beautiful and she is very healthy.

I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but lots of people just don't know that their dogs can eat "people food" and it's actually good for them! How would you like to eat crunchy mealy kibble for your entire life? I don't have time to do the fully home-prepared thing, so I do half and half... and it's not hard or expensive and the benefits are obvious. I used to think that you "just feed dogs dog food" but after finding out all the nasty stuff that's in supermarket kibble and even some premium kibbles I was disgusted. A natural premium kibble is best if you're going to feed dog food.

And I probably do pay more attention to my dog's diet than my own, although I TRY to be healthy too!

[tatsxxx11]

Well, I just can't stand it. It must be a full moon or something, because todays' postings are just TOO FUNNY! Peanut Poops?? Paydays? Oh no, my favorite candy bar no more. Lets see; fritos, paydays; lets keep the list going!!
Doggiemom: Loved your story about the sprinkler heads. Star hasn't eaten them yet, but she did dig up the drip irrigation pipes just installed this summer. Aren't they just so helpful!! Thank you Star!
Heather: Just heard about Solid Gold on another site www.hua.org and bought some. Sounded like a great product! From what I remember on past posts on this topic, a lot of us do give our kids lots of good human food: fruits, vegs, cooked meat, etc. An experienced groomer and breeder of shelities I know feeds her kids raw chicken, bones and all. She says that the bones, uncooked, are not harmful like cooked ones; not brittle and don't splinter!! We all do have our own thoughts on the matter, don't we!!! Lots of good info. though.

[lhg0962]

I promise this post will be serious. A friend of mine is a big German Shepard fan and recently got his second. He was telling me today about the breeder, who is in the Houston area. This man is serious about his German Shepards and has a pretty decent web site, www.heidelberg-usa.com (sorry I don't know how to do the direct link). There are pictures of his award winning dogs, as well as a section about nutrition that I thought you all might be interested in. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Have a great weekend.
Logan