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Originally Posted by sbgooljar  Troy has great taste!! Romeo likes his french fries with ketchup... that plus some cherry icee from BK and he's a happy camper. |
One caution I'd throw in about people food is to be careful of the amount. Since yorkies are so tiny, they do not eat much i the course of a day. If you fill them up on people food, they might not eat their dog food which, hopefully is one of the premium brands that contains a good mixture of ALL the nutrients he needs.
You would be surprised how little it takes to fill them to the point they don't want their dog food. I was anyway. Too many treats was a problem for us. I have to break treats into tiny pieces so they can still have several a day but not ruin their appetite for good dog food.
I don't give mine much in the way of people food. Vegetables here and there are not a problem, and a tiny nibble of meat on occasion, the last little 1/2 teaspoon of ice cream from my bowl, 1 chip broken in a few pieces one in a blue moon, but not much more than that. Never a daily sort of thing -- more like a very occasional treat. That way they don't expect it, fill up on it, or try to wait out their dog food for something they like better. Just something to think about.
(PS -- Pls don't think badly. I know potato chips are terrible foods for them but like I said, I might break up one chip in several pieces once every 2-3 months. I RARELY eat chips. But when my son is home, I will have them around the house and partake a little myself on occasion. Ice cream is my vice and I have it often. I don't give them anything resembling a serving. But Annie knows the last bite is hers. When she hears scraping on the bottom of the bowl she comes running and stares patiently until I give her that last tiny dab. I don;t think such tiny amounts will ever hurt them. But some make sure to never give them these types of food and that is a good idea too. The main thing is
to not interfere with their regular diet of dog food or home-cooked balanced diet regimen.)