TInmania wrote:
Deb and Ed M wrote:
But this is such a no-brainer: dogs LIKE "people food". If you must give your dog a treat - give it something you'd eat. My dogs will do just about anything for a Nacho Cheese Dorito....LOL!
But dogs are not "people." There are things that we eat that are very much not good for dogs (chocolate, grapes, onions, garlic, etc.).
Sure they love it: they don't understand it can hurt them. We do (or should).
There are very, very few healthy "human" foods that are harmful to pets.
I mentally snort every time someone says or types "human" food as if there are huge differences in basic, healthy foods for humans and pets. Food that is healthy for us -- lean chicken or steak, fish, most fruits and veggies -- are just as healthy for our dogs. Unfortunately, the dog food manufacturers have done an excellent job of convincing people otherwise.
Read the label on any really good dog food. The main ingredients should be pretty much the same things you eat in a well-balanced dinner. Up until about the 1950's, when commercial dog food first became widely used, most dogs did eat the same thing their humans had for dinner! People forget that in historic terms commercial food made just for pets is relatively new.
When I want to give my pets a treat, I pull out some chicken--chicken that I cook in the crock pot every week and that the humans use for sandwiches and quesadillas. It's easy and convenient and healthy and (so far) safe.
