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kikil · 08-17-2013, 01:03 PM

how many of u feed ur yorkie table food or just dog food all the time. we have giving her table food we just wanted to know what u all feed urs. we seen other show giving some food and every time we ask the vet about it they say we shouldn't give that. so we never know what to really give her. we don't give her pork and eggs so far and sometime they try to say we are killing her by giving her beef or something like that. that what they lady that work the phone at the vet office. just wanted to see what other people do. and thanks for taking the time to read this post.

Britster · 08-17-2013, 05:09 PM

No, you can't feed a dog JUST "table scraps". Some people homecook for their dogs but it has to be properly balanced and get recipes formulated by a nutritionist.

As far as people food goes, I think just being smart about it and using common sense... I don't know when people got this idea that feeding dogs 'human food' was sooo bad. Of course, I'm not talking about cheetos and potato chips and french fries. I would say most things that are terrible for us are also terrible for them lol. Just little bites and use common sense- most dogs won't have issue with a bit of chicken now and then, etc.... you're not going to kill your dog with one bit of beef. But of course look out for what it's marinated in, or flavored with, etc. There is also certain things they cannot have (grapes, raisins, etc).

KazzyK810 · 08-17-2013, 06:33 PM

I feed ZoE quite a bit of table food. But, I eat my own food very plain. For me a hamburger is just that... a burger on a bun...nothing on it. I rarely care for any seasonings or sauces, so most things I make for me, ZoE can eat too.

So she gets a lot of plain baked chicken, a little fish, pork chop, burger. She always gets veggies...carrots, cauliflower, broccoli & I buy her green beans & peas (which I don't like). She also gets apple, banana & she loves watermelon & also likes honey dew & cantaloupe. She also likes scrambled egg and she likes steamed rice.

Some of the above she gets as dinner (or breakfast on the weekend), but much of it I use as healthy treats throughout the day/evening.

kikil · 08-17-2013, 07:02 PM

we don't give her thing that have season on it. all her food is plane and mix up with her dog food a little at a time. I know she might eat just our food over her dry food most of the time. but she does eat her dry a lot more then we think she does. if it was easer and cheap to feed her human food then we would do it over the dry food we been giving her. the dry is up there and it's the best that I have find so far that don't have meat my-product in it.

Lovetodream88 · 08-17-2013, 07:14 PM

Human food and table scraps are different. There are many human foods that are good but it should be considered a treat and only make up 10% of there diet otherwise it may keep them from eating there regular food, they might not get the nutrients they need, and they might gain weight. Dogs should never have fatty foods like ham, grapes, onions or garlic.

Lovetodream88 · 08-17-2013, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kikil

we don't give her thing that have season on it. all her food is plane and mix up with her dog food a little at a time. I know she might eat just our food over her dry food most of the time. but she does eat her dry a lot more then we think she does. if it was easer and cheap to feed her human food then we would do it over the dry food we been giving her. the dry is up there and it's the best that I have find so far that don't have meat my-product in it.

If you home cook then you have to get a recipe from a vet nutritionist and use a supplement.

kikil · 08-17-2013, 07:18 PM

we do make her food plain but we don't give her pork since the vet said not to give her or even hotdogs either. the only meet we do give her is beef chicken and some veggies but not all of them and we do mix it up with her dry dog food too.

kikil · 08-17-2013, 07:40 PM

we don't give her any ham or grapes onions or garlic. we added to her dry food. I know she might just eat that but lot of the time she does it the dry with it. it just depeond on how hungry she is that night.

kikil · 08-17-2013, 07:45 PM

lovetodream88
I do home cook her food sometime. but we do mix it up with her dry food too. so she getting everything that she needs or at lest we think that she is.

lovespandp · 08-19-2013, 08:37 AM

What dry food are you feeding her?

The dry food she is eating, she should get all her nutrients from that. You should really be home cooking or feed her dry- Either or. Do you want to home cook for her or feed kibble?

Peanut is very limited on what human food he gets.

He gets about a tablespoon of boiled skinless chicken in the morning. He doesn’t really eat in the morning so this helps gets something in his tummy. Every once in a while he will get a couple coconut chips sprinkled on his kibble

Besides his chicken he gets, his dog treats. yogurt, shredded cheese, and strawberries, carrots and green beans. These items are once in a while, not a daily or even weekly thing.

He use to get a lot of human foods.. then he was diagnosed with Pancreatitis. I think all the human foods I was giving him plus he ate a Texas Toothpick did him in. That is why now I’m super strict with what goes in that mouth.

His dog treats and chicken are really the only thing he gets consistently.

These lil babies are sensitive, since they are small it really doesn't take much. Pancreatitis can happen to any of our babies. Please be careful what you are giving your baby.. it all adds up.

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kikil · 08-19-2013, 09:38 AM

she get blue buffalo Longevity that's she been getting for a month at lest something like that. since this one don't have added weight or something like that. but we do mix dry food with the human food so that she will eat more and get all the things that she really need out of her food.

lovespandp · 08-19-2013, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kikil

she get blue buffalo Longevity that's she been getting for a month at lest something like that. since this one don't have added weight or something like that. but we do mix dry food with the human food so that she will eat more and get all the things that she really need out of her food.

What human food are you putting in there?

kikil · 08-19-2013, 09:57 AM

we don't give her human food ever night. and sometime we give her some of the something 2 or 3 night if she don't finish it off or something it looks alright. some beef, chicken, cheese, green beans, sometime peas and cheerio and some other vagge every now and then. but we don't give her all this every week. there some week we do wet food with the dry from blue buffalo it just depend on what we have for supper that night. and all the human food is plain food. we have given her some paste but not that much any more.

lovespandp · 08-19-2013, 10:03 AM

So when you cook your food you end up giving her some of the meat from whatever you cooked correct? So you don’t use any seasoning on your food?

Nothing wrong with giving chicken, as long as it is boiled, skinless, boneless and no seasons. I would really watch her cheese intake as well as beef.

kikil · 08-19-2013, 10:07 AM

we make her own so it don't have anything on it. we do backe the chicken ever now and then with nothing on it and it own pan. I don't give her that much cheese or beef there might be some weeks where she get more beef or cheese but I do try to go long time with her not having this kind of things.

08-17-2013, 01:03 PM	#1
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	about food how many of u feed ur yorkie table food or just dog food all the time. we have giving her table food we just wanted to know what u all feed urs. we seen other show giving some food and every time we ask the vet about it they say we shouldn't give that. so we never know what to really give her. we don't give her pork and eggs so far and sometime they try to say we are killing her by giving her beef or something like that. that what they lady that work the phone at the vet office. just wanted to see what other people do. and thanks for taking the time to read this post.

08-17-2013, 05:09 PM	#2
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	No, you can't feed a dog JUST "table scraps". Some people homecook for their dogs but it has to be properly balanced and get recipes formulated by a nutritionist. As far as people food goes, I think just being smart about it and using common sense... I don't know when people got this idea that feeding dogs 'human food' was sooo bad. Of course, I'm not talking about cheetos and potato chips and french fries. I would say most things that are terrible for us are also terrible for them lol. Just little bites and use common sense- most dogs won't have issue with a bit of chicken now and then, etc.... you're not going to kill your dog with one bit of beef. But of course look out for what it's marinated in, or flavored with, etc. There is also certain things they cannot have (grapes, raisins, etc). __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

08-17-2013, 06:33 PM	#3
KazzyK810 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan USA & Sheffield UK Posts: 4,119	I feed ZoE quite a bit of table food. But, I eat my own food very plain. For me a hamburger is just that... a burger on a bun...nothing on it. I rarely care for any seasonings or sauces, so most things I make for me, ZoE can eat too. So she gets a lot of plain baked chicken, a little fish, pork chop, burger. She always gets veggies...carrots, cauliflower, broccoli & I buy her green beans & peas (which I don't like). She also gets apple, banana & she loves watermelon & also likes honey dew & cantaloupe. She also likes scrambled egg and she likes steamed rice. Some of the above she gets as dinner (or breakfast on the weekend), but much of it I use as healthy treats throughout the day/evening. __________________ Karan & ZoE (Chelsea )

08-17-2013, 07:14 PM	#5
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,247	Human food and table scraps are different. There are many human foods that are good but it should be considered a treat and only make up 10% of there diet otherwise it may keep them from eating there regular food, they might not get the nutrients they need, and they might gain weight. Dogs should never have fatty foods like ham, grapes, onions or garlic. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

08-19-2013, 08:37 AM	#10
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	What dry food are you feeding her? The dry food she is eating, she should get all her nutrients from that. You should really be home cooking or feed her dry- Either or. Do you want to home cook for her or feed kibble? Peanut is very limited on what human food he gets. He gets about a tablespoon of boiled skinless chicken in the morning. He doesn’t really eat in the morning so this helps gets something in his tummy. Every once in a while he will get a couple coconut chips sprinkled on his kibble Besides his chicken he gets, his dog treats. yogurt, shredded cheese, and strawberries, carrots and green beans. These items are once in a while, not a daily or even weekly thing. He use to get a lot of human foods.. then he was diagnosed with Pancreatitis. I think all the human foods I was giving him plus he ate a Texas Toothpick did him in. That is why now I’m super strict with what goes in that mouth. His dog treats and chicken are really the only thing he gets consistently. These lil babies are sensitive, since they are small it really doesn't take much. Pancreatitis can happen to any of our babies. Please be careful what you are giving your baby.. it all adds up. __________________ __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so."

08-17-2013, 07:02 PM	#4
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	we don't give her thing that have season on it. all her food is plane and mix up with her dog food a little at a time. I know she might eat just our food over her dry food most of the time. but she does eat her dry a lot more then we think she does. if it was easer and cheap to feed her human food then we would do it over the dry food we been giving her. the dry is up there and it's the best that I have find so far that don't have meat my-product in it.

08-17-2013, 07:18 PM	#7
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	we do make her food plain but we don't give her pork since the vet said not to give her or even hotdogs either. the only meet we do give her is beef chicken and some veggies but not all of them and we do mix it up with her dry dog food too.

08-17-2013, 07:40 PM	#8
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	we don't give her any ham or grapes onions or garlic. we added to her dry food. I know she might just eat that but lot of the time she does it the dry with it. it just depeond on how hungry she is that night.

08-17-2013, 07:45 PM	#9
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	lovetodream88 I do home cook her food sometime. but we do mix it up with her dry food too. so she getting everything that she needs or at lest we think that she is.

08-19-2013, 09:38 AM	#11
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	she get blue buffalo Longevity that's she been getting for a month at lest something like that. since this one don't have added weight or something like that. but we do mix dry food with the human food so that she will eat more and get all the things that she really need out of her food.

08-19-2013, 09:57 AM	#13
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	we don't give her human food ever night. and sometime we give her some of the something 2 or 3 night if she don't finish it off or something it looks alright. some beef, chicken, cheese, green beans, sometime peas and cheerio and some other vagge every now and then. but we don't give her all this every week. there some week we do wet food with the dry from blue buffalo it just depend on what we have for supper that night. and all the human food is plain food. we have given her some paste but not that much any more.

08-19-2013, 10:03 AM	#14
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	So when you cook your food you end up giving her some of the meat from whatever you cooked correct? So you don’t use any seasoning on your food? Nothing wrong with giving chicken, as long as it is boiled, skinless, boneless and no seasons. I would really watch her cheese intake as well as beef. __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so."

08-19-2013, 10:07 AM	#15
kikil YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 567	we make her own so it don't have anything on it. we do backe the chicken ever now and then with nothing on it and it own pan. I don't give her that much cheese or beef there might be some weeks where she get more beef or cheese but I do try to go long time with her not having this kind of things.