Just wondering if I could give some as treats every now and then? Of course, I could do my own research, but it's much nicer to get your opinions on here...
My girl has a sensitive tummy, so I'm a bit paranoid, and since it's chilled cheese... I'm just not sure 😅
Thanks a lot! And if you have any other ideas, I'd love to hear them.
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I give her homemade pesto myself; Oxane gets long strings of drool in front of the oven when she smells the savoury palmiers. (She’s allowed one warm palmier with pesto, ham and parmesan.)
Remember to keep your belly to the ground and stay perfectly still when he looks at you so you don't rouse his suspicions. If you give off enough calming signals, you might just wear him down!
Stop it, I’m howling just picturing the scene... 🤭
At home, my dogs eat their dry food, sure, but bits of fat, cheese rinds, pizza crusts, mini cheese cubes and so on are also part of the deal. Never had any tummy troubles on that front either!
😂 Honestly, I might as well say right now that I’m not sure I’ll manage it! He’ll spot me a mile off! Even when I just put a spoonful of salmon oil in her bowl, he makes sure to tell me it’s only for every now and then. (Don’t go thinking he’s being mean to her, he’s a total doting dad). But when he digs his heels in, he’s even more stubborn than me or even Orphée!
It’s going to be a proper battle of wills tomorrow, I’m sure of it.
And I bet if he does finally say OK, he’ll be the one overdoing it afterwards! Men, honestly!
All your advice and experiences have really put my mind at ease! Right, the husband is off work tomorrow so I’ll get stuck in 😉
(Oh, I’ll just mention this here, OT never mind, but there’s been no stiffness for a few days now. It was probably just a little growth spurt, but after a few days of rest, it’s all cleared up! Yes!)
It’s true that back in the day we didn’t overthink things as much, and dogs just had scraps or food that wouldn’t be recommended nowadays... I remember my parents’ dogs and they lived to a ripe old age.
The thing that really gave her the runs was this one time at my mum’s. She’d given her the marrow from a cooked marrow bone in the evening; she’d made some broth, and since my mum doesn’t eat much meat and marrow isn’t really her cup of tea, she gave it to Menza. Blimey, there was a massive cow pat in the kitchen the next morning. LOL
Oh, we were exactly the same at first—it was all "no, no, no, absolutely no human food".
Except with my family dog back in the day, he ate everything, and we used to give him little bits of everything. Even my dad, who was really strict about training, would sneak him scraps from his plate. So it was always a bit of a losing battle with me, and I agree with Lorna—it would be really unfair if she didn't get to have a taste.
Whenever his back was turned, it was "here you go, mate, have a bit of cheese, have some of this", lol. And when my friends came over and wanted to give her a bit of salami, I let them because that’s part of how you build a bond, among other things.
So anyway, she won't eat anything sweet though; she's definitely a savoury girl. My mum tried to give her a bit of cake once and she just walked off looking proper annoyed, like "get that away from my nose!!"
