Yorkie or Rabbit?

[Taryn0405]

Gizmo just likes apples. Never really tried carrots. He does like to play with lettuce leafs though.

[sbgooljar]

To Gizmo's Mom... I find that lettuce leaves and spinach are difficult for Romeo to chew. I use romaine lettuce and give him the "crunchy bit in the middle of the leaf" and I eat the leaf. Give that a try and see if Gizmo likes it. Romeo loves green beans but every time he ate he regurgitated it -- it's the only vegetable so far that does not "digest"

[Taryn0405]

Hmmm, not a bad idea. May have a little rabbit on my hands!

[danniko]

Sophie loves raw carrots. I use them as her chew toy all the time....she does a little dance when she sees carrots in m hands.

She also loves raw green beans and freeze dried sweet potato. She typically chooses veggies over normal dog treats...which is fine by me, she has tons of allergies.

On the other hand....she loooooooves McDonald's fries. She will rip open the bag just to get to them...but she isn't like that with any other type of fry. She only gets about an inch of one once in awhile, and we wipe off the salt.

[CruiserCody]

Cody loves veggies --cooked. Celery, carrots, zuchinni. Once when Cody was little -- about 10 mo old. We had a little cocktail party. We gave him a raw carrot (part of a veggie tray). Apparently other guests gave Cody carrots too. At 2:30 a.m., Cody was barking and waking us up to go out -- to get rid of the carrots. Needless to say, what came out of him was orange -- no more raw carrots!!

[Teresa Ford]

Yes all 4 of mine like veggies raw, cooked. Even dried in the food dehydrator the Sweet Potato stays rubbery and they love that, cut like french fries. Steamed green beans and brocoli are a big favorite.

[gracielove]

Gracie loves all veggies and fruits. Since it is apple picking season she has been really enjoying fresh apples. I sometimes give her a big carrot to chew on when we are temporarily out of bully sticks. She will bite into the carrot but not tear it apart. It must be good for her teeth. I don't give her large amounts of fruits and veggies. Just some snacks.

[winston2010]

Winston loves sweet potatoes, green beans raw. I bake the potatoes in the micro give him half, mashed and save the other half for lated.

[sbgooljar]

If anyone is interested, this book was suggested to me by Sonya Fitzpatrick (Pet Psychic) and I've found it extremely valuable.

"The Nature of Animal Healing. The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat," by Martin Goldstein, D.V.M. Retail price $17 but worth it to me

This book assured me that I was doing the right thing by not feeding Romeo pet food

[Nicky08]

My Nicknack is pretty much a hoover!! He loves it when I cook, he sits there waiting for stuff to hit the deck!! Sometimes he can get stuff before I can even think to bend over to pick it up, lol.

[southernbelle04]

How cute is that! I haven't gave Katie Scarlett any veggies yet, but would like to try that in the future to see what she'd like.

[taxlady]

LOL when I saw the title to your thread Yorkie or Rabbit, I thought someone was making comment on your little one, you know Yorkie or rabbit? Cause I have this very elderly gentleman that lives where we walk all the time and thinks Sprocket is a cat on a leash LOL, so we get the nice cat comment, guy can't hardly see, but is very nice. And Sprocket is part cat when he plays in my yarn . Truthfully, Sprocket won't eat veggies hardly at all, so picky, oh well.

[sbgooljar]

"Taxlady" your response has me rolling on the floor. Too funny your elderly neighbor thinks Sprocket is a cat!!!

On my way home I saw a lady walking a Yorkie and my first response was "Oh my, that baby needs some food he is so tiny the squirrels are bigger than he". Romeo eats like a rabbit and run likes one too!

[FlDebra]

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.)

[FlDebra]

One other caution -- make sure you review a few of the sites that list foods poisonous to our dogs. Here are a few links:

Toxic Foods and Plants for Dogs
Dangerous Foods That Dogs Should Never Eat - WebMD Slideshow
ASPCA | People Foods
Foods You Should Not Feed Your Dog

It's good to read through several lists in case there are foods that don't make all the lists. It also reinforces them in your memory. I have a magnet made by one of our Yorkietalk members who sent it in my gift exchange, I think, that lists foods poisonous to our dogs. I keep that right on the fridge and have referred to it several times.