People Food!

[fran]

It was a hard week for My daughter and son-in Law with little Homer. He is so active and they are not used to a baby (human or animal). Like a new Mom she wanted everything to be perfect and thought he would just be a lazy pup . He is very normal !!! Barking biteing and like a baby crying for Mom. My son -in law works nights and needs to sleep during the day for cetain schedules so it was hard for him to get sleep during the day with the little guy.
I don't see them during the week but I talk to her daily and she said last night he is inproveing. according to my son-in-law He was perfect yesterday I am told. My son-in-law put him in his crate after play and he was able to sleep for several hours before Homer stirred. Homer is growing she said .I am going to spend Friday night with her and Homer since her husband works 8pm to 8am all weekend. I will spoil Homer then. I need to get a kennel this weekend for my house so I can keep him here when I puppysit. Paper training is not so good but is is still very young . I will try another photo this weekend and post it
Fran

[bettyeanne]

Originally Posted by fran

It was a hard week for My daughter and son-in Law with little Homer. He is so active and they are not used to a baby (human or animal). Like a new Mom she wanted everything to be perfect and thought he would just be a lazy pup . He is very normal !!! Barking biteing and like a baby crying for Mom. My son -in law works nights and needs to sleep during the day for cetain schedules so it was hard for him to get sleep during the day with the little guy.
I don't see them during the week but I talk to her daily and she said last night he is inproveing. according to my son-in-law He was perfect yesterday I am told. My son-in-law put him in his crate after play and he was able to sleep for several hours before Homer stirred. Homer is growing she said .I am going to spend Friday night with her and Homer since her husband works 8pm to 8am all weekend. I will spoil Homer then. I need to get a kennel this weekend for my house so I can keep him here when I puppysit. Paper training is not so good but is is still very young . I will try another photo this weekend and post it
Fran

Sounds like Homer is a normal little Yorkie boy!! He will take some getting used to! My husband and I haven't had children or a pet in our home for several years and had gotten so used to our "quiet" lifestyle! This is a whole new "ballgame" for us. We quickly got accustomed to toys and "baby stuff" all over the place! And now when Toto wants to just nap on my lap, I can sit down and leave everything to "do later" ... I'm so afraid that she may outgrow this sweet phase!! You're right to get your own "stuff" ... Homer will probably want to come to "Grandma's" house real often!!

[debi_s]

Originally Posted by fran

I had a beautiful little girl for 13 years . We lost her 2 years ago from Pancreatitis . We used to feed her people food and over the years I truly believe her little system could not handle it . I only wish I had realized how bad people food could be for a puppy. My daughter now has a beautiful little boy homer and we will not be giving him people food unless its vegetable or Fruit. Things with any fat are bad for them . This was our holly

Same story here.....My former yorkie, Oscar, was the biggest beggar in the world and everybody thought it was the cutest thing they ever saw......my husband started it all and for the 13 years we had him Oscar would worry the
*#(@^* out of my husband ....didn't want to wait for him to finish his dinner...just wanted his good stuff NOW!!!!!!
He even taught himself the "sit pretty" begging thing!!!!! Any one who saw him beg and beg would give him a bite of something!!!
Eventually we noticed this was taking a toll on him...he began to not tolerate people foods as well even though he continued to beg. At age 12 he was over 13 pounds and aging quickly.....his joints went hurting and he had trouble breathing.....the final plunge came when he got deathly sick and the vet found his blood sugar to be over 700!!!!!!
He died the next day.......
We loved him "TOO MUCH".....and he maybe would still be here with us.
So now, Lil Bit gets NO PEOPLE FOOD....except I have caught my hubby doing it again.....I have convinced him the table food...even tiny bites (she is 2# 5 oz) gives her diarrhea and he will lay off for a while.
But the aging greyhound, Lori, is sooooooo spoiled...we know she is dying and have made it a point to feed her great stuff every day.....she has an iron stomach and loves every bite of it!!!! So when Lori runs to her food bowl....the whole gang follows her.....

[lickthestar]

I do feed Archie some people food, but with extreme caution. he can only have certain fruits, vegetables, cheeses and meats. I would never give him like ramen noodles or anything. dogs for years survived on "people" food before pet food companies started their big campaigns. green apples, hard boiled eggs, cheese, cooked minced meat, etc. are his favorites. I avoid chocolate, raisins, etc.

i have neighbors that feed their dog coffee in the morning. it's insane...