. When a puppy is weaned he's given commercial dog food. They quickly learn that's what they have to eat to survive. That's what survival food taste like. They don't know what real food tastes like. They are programmed to eat what they're fed. Consider the excitement when they smell table food.It's real food.Dog owners are too lazy to consider a dog's taste of food. They buy commercial sales that their food "tastes like real beef". "Contain real chicken".. Real chicken includes heads, eye balls feet etc. Do you think they're dumping in landfill tons of chicken parts??? We're not to think about it.Just read the label..Read the human label about how great the food is for your pet.. What happens to be the heads, guts,etc. ? It's real chicken. Our Rotti that has passed on because of a breathing problem wouldn't come to the kitchen to eat. She wouldn't even look at Blue Buff Turkey but would wait in the kitchen and bark when I took too long to make her home cooked meal. I cooked for "my little brother" aka 15yo Pit Bull but thought our new rescue Pit would eat commercial. When I smelled it with added chicken and broth and it smelled the same going in as it would coming out, I'm now cooking. I just couldn't feed her dog food. .. Our new rescue 85# Pit checks her bowl a couple times not to miss flakes of oats etc. Commercial food is a scam .Would you eat it ?? Does it even smell,taste like food ?? Is it even human editable?? Our pets don't know the difference. They eat only to survive. Gullible people buy their products..Read the labels."taste like filet magnon" ??..Think about it... We, and our dogs are being scammed, big time....... Been there, done that.....Jerry .

Jerry, to a point I agree with you. The advertising promotes things that are palatable to people on the one hand while dismissing ingredients that might be objectionable to a person's sensibilities. That isn't necessarily what a dog or cat needs for a complete and nutritious diet.What I don't agree with is that you can easily cook and or prepare a meal that is nutritionally complete for your dog or cat. Their needs are NOT the same as people. Most reputable larger pet food manufacturers utilize veterinary nutritionists and routinely test their diets on a multitude of breeds and species.For all of you, in your travels if you ever have a chance, take a tour of the Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri (just outside St. Louis). It's an interesting tour and shows the research behind a major animal food manufacturer.I have less faith in the boutique pet food manufacturers. There are so many now and it's difficult to know if they really have done the work to provide a nutritionally complete diet.Bottom line for me, it's way easier to provide a nutritionally complete diet staying with a major brand of dog or cat food than preparing one yourself. Another "rule" for me is there is no one food that is best for every animal. What may be great for one may not be best for another.Doug, DVM

my dogs haven't been that selective/fussy. in addition to licking his bowl he licks his butt.bumpy

Dogs cook their own food? :E:):)

My Dog will eat socks, rags and whatever fits his fancy.He is not that particular. AS a puppy he ate and swallowed socks routinely.If he can survive socks and underwear! he can make it on anything remotely called food.With that in mind I have no problem giving him commercial food, although I may occasionally doctor it up a bit with table foods as a treat! Cooking a meal for the dog is a bit over the top for me!

That's the point of advertising in general-to get you to buy the product. There are very few people, if any, who do not fall for some sort of gimmick over the course of their lives. I'm not sure why this came as a shock to you or the fact dogs will eat people food over pet food.

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BettyMiller
Explorer
Jan 04, 2021
Hello. I do not agree with you, not always feed such kaimi you describe them. In fact, if the dogs are fed what they like, it can lead to not the most pleasant consequences. Initially, I also pampered my dog with everything he liked, including sweets. However, the sweets brought us a lot of unpleasant consequences. After a visit to the vet, my dog was put on a strict diet. We chose the best dog food which was both delicious and very healthy. After the dog began to eat good food, he became much more energetic and healthy, so be careful with the nutrition of your four-legged friends.
Bert_the_Welder
Explorer II
Dec 26, 2020
valhalla360 wrote:
When we lost our beagle, the first time I dropped something on the floor...we both stared at it for a minute before it struck that someone had to actually clean it up.

Been there, done that too.....and got choked up about it.
Having 4 dogs is good. There's always one in the room with you. :)
valhalla360
Navigator
Dec 25, 2020
LJAZ wrote:
I have 4 dogs so the attractiveness of the food is directly proportional to the number of dogs present. If I drop a piece of lettuce on the floor and there is only one dog in the kitchen it gets ignored, but if there's 2 or more the closest dog will scarf it down in a flash. Sometimes before it even hits the floor. :B

When we lost our beagle, the first time I dropped something on the floor...we both stared at it for a minute before it struck that someone had to actually clean it up.
Crowe
Explorer
Dec 25, 2020
Bert the Welder wrote:
LJAZ wrote:
Deb and Ed M wrote:
- they seem to like almost all "people food" although dill pickles are met with a "thanks, but no thanks" walkaway....LOL!

I have 4 dogs so the attractiveness of the food is directly proportional to the number of dogs present. If I drop a piece of lettuce on the floor and there is only one dog in the kitchen it gets ignored, but if there's 2 or more the closest dog will scarf it down in a flash. Sometimes before it even hits the floor. :B

LOL!!! ^This^

Only my springers wouldn't eat off the floor. My bloodhound, all 150 lbs of him, could beat out any dog alive to get to food. There was no such thing as food hitting the floor with him around!
Bert_the_Welder
Explorer II
Dec 25, 2020
LJAZ wrote:
Deb and Ed M wrote:
- they seem to like almost all "people food" although dill pickles are met with a "thanks, but no thanks" walkaway....LOL!

I have 4 dogs so the attractiveness of the food is directly proportional to the number of dogs present. If I drop a piece of lettuce on the floor and there is only one dog in the kitchen it gets ignored, but if there's 2 or more the closest dog will scarf it down in a flash. Sometimes before it even hits the floor. :B

LOL!!! ^This^
colliehauler
Explorer III
Dec 24, 2020
Whenever I give Sasha something new to eat she watches Sawyer to see if he eats it first.
LJAZ
Explorer
Dec 24, 2020
Deb and Ed M wrote:
- they seem to like almost all "people food" although dill pickles are met with a "thanks, but no thanks" walkaway....LOL!

I have 4 dogs so the attractiveness of the food is directly proportional to the number of dogs present. If I drop a piece of lettuce on the floor and there is only one dog in the kitchen it gets ignored, but if there's 2 or more the closest dog will scarf it down in a flash. Sometimes before it even hits the floor. :B
valhalla360
Navigator
Dec 24, 2020
thomasmnile wrote:
Biscuit: If it's Boars Head pork and beef bologna or the garlic bologna, that's fine eating, fried or grilled with mustard, American cheese and onion of course. :B

Try it fried on an onion bagel with cream cheese.:p
NRALIFR
Explorer
Dec 24, 2020

:):)
Bert_the_Welder
Explorer II
Dec 24, 2020
I can even start to understand this rant. I thought it was a non English speaking spammer at first. Then I saw Jerry was a "senior" member.
Sorry Jerry, but there is so much non-sense in that,post, I'm genuinely concerned you've had some sort of episode.

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