Scraps
I don’t like giving my dogs human food because they have sensitive stomachs, but every once in a while I am curious to see if they would actually eat what they’re begging for.
So I was eating an apple last week and tested Mireille. She turned her nose up at it.
Then Scrappy came around. She took a couple of licks and then went crazy on it, eating everything but the stem. It’s the funniest thing because I had no idea a dog would eat that.
And enjoy the hell out of it.
We all think it’s funny.
Norm said,
September 4, 2009 at 1:38 am
Very cute, Kitty. You just never know what they’ll tie into.
Both our dogs like apples as treats especially our Jack Russell mix. We found out tho not to give them the whole thing as the seeds are toxic to them. Once in a while is okay but not on a regular basis. We core them now.
tysdaddy said,
September 4, 2009 at 7:02 am
Our dog gets a Jones for grapes. We toss them to him and he picks them out of the air like popcorn . . . go figure.
Kitty said,
September 4, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Norm, someone else said that about the seeds. Scrappy must know it because she lets the seeds drop to the floor.
Brian, my dogs love popcorn, they go crazy for that stuff. I heard grapes were poisonous to some dogs.
max said,
September 5, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Your dogs crack me up. Dolph & Loke were like that, one dog would turn up his nose, the other would say, Hey can we order this in bulk?
kitty said,
September 6, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Like I tell Scrappy, an apple a day keeps the vet away.
Kitty said,
September 7, 2009 at 4:33 am
For Scrappy fans there is a dramatic doggie photo of her here:
http://thecuckoosnest.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/drama-dog/
Linda said,
September 14, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Jeez, I love that video…a dog, an apple, a hand that feeds. Will an apple a day keep my vet away??? Would that it were.
L.
Meagan said,
September 15, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Actually apple seeds are slightly toxic to humans as well. They have cyanide in them or something, just in very small amounts, so you’d have to eat a whole bunch to have any problems. http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/apples.asp
With dogs though I think you’re supposed to avoid grapes and onions.
Kitty said,
September 15, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Shocking about the cyanide, I’d never heard that until I posted this video. Thanks for the link, Meagan.
Raolin said,
October 3, 2009 at 5:07 am
Our grandparents dog would run over to the apple tree and find a freshly fallen one and bring it to me when ever I would drive up. She would bark and want me to throw it for her. So I would. 3 times. The third time she would eat it and go for another one to start the process over. I wouldn’t throw the third one she would bring me because I wouldn’t want her to get sick….The funny thing is she wouldn’t eat the apples unless someone would throw them for her the first few times.