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According to my sister, Onions will kill a dog as it builds up chemicals in their system.  As will chocolate among other things....

How 'bout peanut butter? You and ol' red enjoy any peanut butter together?

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How 'bout peanut butter? You and ol' red enjoy any peanut butter together?

Many years ago, when I stilled lived at my mom's, we were taking care of my brother's Cocker Spaniel and my sister's Black Lab & Yorkshire Terrier.  I came home a little lit up one night and decided to make something before I went to bed.  Naturally, I had an audience.

I gave each of them a dollop of peanut butter and just watched.  Imagine the sight of three tongues, big, medium and small darting in and out like a trio of lizards!

Well, I thought it was funny, but I was kinda drunk.

The only thing my dogs (beagles!) won't eat is mushrooms.  I've often wondered if that's a natural instinct protecting them from eating poisonous mushrooms outdoors.

Cassidy has the job of cleaning out our empty peanut butter jars before we recycle them. 

She's pretty good at it too.

Other than that, the only people food she usually gets is whatever she can snag off the edge of the kitchen counter. 

My two furries (a tabby and a chihuahua) are pure carnivores. Neither of them care for vegetables or bread. They love to beg for scrambled eggs and they always know when I take cheese or deli meat out of the fridge. And when I open a can of tuna, well, i can forget about eating in peace.

The thing is, both of them are small enough to jump on my lap during a meal. Those of you with large dogs, be grateful that they can't climb up on your chair with you and 'get in your face' about being fed. Sometimes I have to stand up in order to get them off of me so I can finish eating. They do understand 'Get down!' though. Most of the time...

I know I'm such a bad mom.  
I've almost tripped over both Cole (my chihuahua) and Daisy (my cat), and both times I was carrying food. I wonder if it's modified hunting behavior. Why settle for kibble, or waste energy chasing squirrels, when you can just trip up your mom when she's got a plate of food in her hand?

Ahhh... FRESH cat poop....

Our dog can hear you get treats out of his bag from across the house and upstairs.  That dog has super hearing, at least when it comes to food.  Open the fridge, he's there.  Open the microwave, he's stuck to your leg.  Brush the treat bag with your hand and he comes running.  Yell at him for being lazy..... he rolls over and goes back to sleep. 

geekette28 wrote:

Those of you with large dogs, be grateful that they can't climb up on your chair with you and 'get in your face' about being fed.

My cat headbutts.

Mine's a butthead.

Our dog, Sophie, has some fascination with putting everything she can get her paws on in her mouth. We've actually gotten a heads up on child proofing the house just from keeping her out of stuff. I've seen her go after lint balls on the carpet.

That said, we keep her on Science Diet CD blend due to her propensity for UTI's. (She hasn't had another one since we switched her from Eukanuba) However, she also gets treats made from duck and salmon. Her favorite treat is essentially 'duck jerkey'

Very occasionally, I will give her cheese or cottage cheese. She loves cheddar, but I'm mindful of her weight - so we keep that to a minimum. When I'm making squash and pumpkin pies, I will let her lick the spoon when I'm done. She absolutely LOVES pumpkin and butternut squash pack. Our last dog, Dolly, also like butternut squash, but she preferred it uncooked. Sophie prefers it boiled down, but is otherwise equally fanatical.

I can attest to dogs extremely fine sense of smell and hearing as well. I've seen Sophie run in from another room when I even open a cabinet; and she can smell treats in my hand before I even get to the door.