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Taters?? Really?? Well, someone forgot to tell my dogs that one. They all eat the peels..........and many of them enjoyed the potato, both raw and cooked. Peels help keep Maggie from eating dirt. Not that she eats a lot of them.....just a few while I'm peeling the potatoes. So far she's not shown an interest in the whole raw things.
I don't do raw bones due to bacteria, especially chicken bones. If I were processing my own meat, that would be different most likely.
Per veggies.......pureed makes sense..........most dogs don't chew, they gulp. Many do this even with dry kibble. Chewing starts the digestion process.........so if they're not chewing, they're probably not going to digest it as well.
My dogs are chewers, not gulpers. I'm trying to think back as to whom my last gulper was........I think it was one of my first bassets. She had to be supervised with everything as she'd get to gulping so bad her kibble would come back up too.
I don't puree for Maggie. She eats both raw and cooked. I clean up her poo when I manage to find it. And I've not seen anything undigested in it. She chews, not gulps.
Rufus is learning to chew. I suppose I should say.......if you can teach them. I'm not deliberately teaching him per se. I will hold on to raw hides and bones while they chew them especially while they're his size and somewhat bigger. Actually he won't get a real bone (unless Maggie decides to share) until he's a few weeks older. Maggie is teaching Rufus to chew.......I'm guessing the way Molly taught Maggie to chew........ I do tend to hold on to a treat once in a while and they have to nibble it out of my fingers.........also tend to feed them from a fork off my plate when I'm done eating, now that is a lesson as they've got to learn to get it off without poking themselves with the fork......which makes them slow down and usually chew while they're at it.
Buddy you're list is good. I don't deliberately feed my dogs chocolate for certain. Never would consider nuts (holy moly I could imagine those ripping through they're system). Nichole didn't know about grapes.....peeled them for Molly, she refused the peel.......I would imagine most seeds wouldn't' be good for same reason as the nuts. Maggie loves cauliflower both raw and cooked. It doesn't give her gas and it doesn't cause an issue with her bowels. (I try them on new veggies little bits at a time like you would a baby) Maggie likes bananas......she got a taste when Connor dropped one......but I avoid fruits because unless you have a constipated dog you're probably going to get loose stool in return. ick
I'm going to be making Rufus' food along with Maggie's. Puppy chow is NOT agreeing with him and frankly I'm tired of cleaning up the disaster it causes. I'll just add in chopped up boiled eggs (the amino acids are fantastic for them) and crushed egg shells to go along with everything else. He'll just get smaller portions several times a day to her once a day serving.
I don't do raw bones due to bacteria, especially chicken bones. If I were processing my own meat, that would be different most likely.
Per veggies.......pureed makes sense..........most dogs don't chew, they gulp. Many do this even with dry kibble. Chewing starts the digestion process.........so if they're not chewing, they're probably not going to digest it as well.
My dogs are chewers, not gulpers. I'm trying to think back as to whom my last gulper was........I think it was one of my first bassets. She had to be supervised with everything as she'd get to gulping so bad her kibble would come back up too.
I don't puree for Maggie. She eats both raw and cooked. I clean up her poo when I manage to find it. And I've not seen anything undigested in it. She chews, not gulps.
Rufus is learning to chew. I suppose I should say.......if you can teach them. I'm not deliberately teaching him per se. I will hold on to raw hides and bones while they chew them especially while they're his size and somewhat bigger. Actually he won't get a real bone (unless Maggie decides to share) until he's a few weeks older. Maggie is teaching Rufus to chew.......I'm guessing the way Molly taught Maggie to chew........ I do tend to hold on to a treat once in a while and they have to nibble it out of my fingers.........also tend to feed them from a fork off my plate when I'm done eating, now that is a lesson as they've got to learn to get it off without poking themselves with the fork......which makes them slow down and usually chew while they're at it.
Buddy you're list is good. I don't deliberately feed my dogs chocolate for certain. Never would consider nuts (holy moly I could imagine those ripping through they're system). Nichole didn't know about grapes.....peeled them for Molly, she refused the peel.......I would imagine most seeds wouldn't' be good for same reason as the nuts. Maggie loves cauliflower both raw and cooked. It doesn't give her gas and it doesn't cause an issue with her bowels. (I try them on new veggies little bits at a time like you would a baby) Maggie likes bananas......she got a taste when Connor dropped one......but I avoid fruits because unless you have a constipated dog you're probably going to get loose stool in return. ick
I'm going to be making Rufus' food along with Maggie's. Puppy chow is NOT agreeing with him and frankly I'm tired of cleaning up the disaster it causes. I'll just add in chopped up boiled eggs (the amino acids are fantastic for them) and crushed egg shells to go along with everything else. He'll just get smaller portions several times a day to her once a day serving.
