The most loving thing you can do for your dogs, is to feed them. They love it! They wait for you to reach for that treat bag, dinner bowl, and will beg if you let them. They are just like us in this manner-food is the spice of life for our best friends.
Keeping this in mind, it made me think twice before I handed off that grape I was holding, to my dog, even though she was really looking at me with that-”there’s the grape, there’s my mouth, what is stopping you look”. You know the one, the old eye communication that they are so good at!
I stopped and thought about it, as it really has become an important thing for us to review her eating habits very carefully. You see, what had happened around 2006, was a rash around her backside, that would not go away. This led me on a rampage of vet visits, and many expensive remedies to solve this itchy rash. Nothing worked, until I stopped, took a breath, and found the solution. Healthy, natural food-consistently and thoughtfully.
We stopped the corn by-product food, and went to a holistic and organic dog food. Not inexpensive, but neither were the many vet visits and skin rash remedies.
So, when I was holding that grape in my hand, and she was staring at me to come on give it to me-I did consider what was in the grape.
Seeds, yes, and they could be dangerous, the skin could have some form of tannin like red wine, and the juice may not be the best options for dogs. Getting up and heading to the computer yielded many blogs on grapes being dangerous for dogs. And, raisins too, the dried up counterparts of the juicy grape. The consensus from many of my dog friends was the same-they have had some renal issues when a large amount of grapes were eaten. One or two should be OK, but any more, that would not be a wise choice for our best friends.
This only brings forward the importance of keeping the right foods in front of them, and making sure we do the right things for our best friends.
So, don’t let those little brown yes fool you. They are just hoping you will do the right things for them. Try a little melon, chicken or yogurt instead.
Keeping this in mind, it made me think twice before I handed off that grape I was holding, to my dog, even though she was really looking at me with that-”there’s the grape, there’s my mouth, what is stopping you look”. You know the one, the old eye communication that they are so good at!
I stopped and thought about it, as it really has become an important thing for us to review her eating habits very carefully. You see, what had happened around 2006, was a rash around her backside, that would not go away. This led me on a rampage of vet visits, and many expensive remedies to solve this itchy rash. Nothing worked, until I stopped, took a breath, and found the solution. Healthy, natural food-consistently and thoughtfully.
We stopped the corn by-product food, and went to a holistic and organic dog food. Not inexpensive, but neither were the many vet visits and skin rash remedies.
So, when I was holding that grape in my hand, and she was staring at me to come on give it to me-I did consider what was in the grape.
Seeds, yes, and they could be dangerous, the skin could have some form of tannin like red wine, and the juice may not be the best options for dogs. Getting up and heading to the computer yielded many blogs on grapes being dangerous for dogs. And, raisins too, the dried up counterparts of the juicy grape. The consensus from many of my dog friends was the same-they have had some renal issues when a large amount of grapes were eaten. One or two should be OK, but any more, that would not be a wise choice for our best friends.
This only brings forward the importance of keeping the right foods in front of them, and making sure we do the right things for our best friends.
So, don’t let those little brown yes fool you. They are just hoping you will do the right things for them. Try a little melon, chicken or yogurt instead.
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