Hot X Buns and Dogs

We've had two dogs who liked apples but left the pips behind.

My older Border Collie loves his carrots. The younger one isn't so keen.

My Alsatians favourite titbit was to eat the bees from the lavender bush in the front garden

M first dog ate anything without any ill effects - grapes, nuts, dried fruit. It’s the same as with humans, some are allergic to these things, some aren’t. My mother in law used to save chocolate digestives for her.

My current dog loves raw carrot but I’ve seen articles on the internet saying carrots are indigestible for dogs.

There’s a lot of scaremongering on the internet. I’m not saying feed your dogs anything regardless, by all means be aware, but use common sense too,

Nora

We didn't allow our springer, Beth, to eat either fruit or veg as they both gave her terrible wind 

Forget the internet Trafficlady, ask your vet, they are your friend in this regard.

My vet does not recommend feeding grapes dried fruit, nuts, onions or garlic, as well as a few other things.

I wouldn't want Alfie's illness on my conscience, so abide by my vets recommendations.

Just remember that a dog can't make an informed choice on what it eats ,they will eat anything they can find ,so it's up to us their owners to make that informed choice for them 

Meg has a carrot, every morning for 'elevenses' and has been doing so for the last four and a half years with no ill effects whatsoever.  She also has sparkling teeth which both I and the Vet feel is partly down to the beneficial effects of crunching through a carrot.

We have to limit our Lab to four small carrots a day. He absolutely loves them, goes crazy if we put a hand on fridge door, all four paws off floor followed by some weird doggy dancing! It's so funny to watch, I admit we do often give in to him! But he's thriving on them, as are his sparkly teeth!

Interesting to note that you have also noticed the sparkly teeth ttda.  Meg has absolutely no plaque on her teeth whatsoever and given the major issue that dental treatment can be for some dogs, I am more than pleased.  Likewise with Meg - I just have to say "would you like a carrot" and she dashes across the kitchen and sits by the fridge door - so excited! It never ceases to amaze me just how much dogs understand - especially when it comes to food