IDC . I don't have dogs and don't care about them.

Next time I go to the petshop I will have a few questions

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Farm dogs get sheep ribs with not much meat and lots of bone. They crunch up the bone. Grommie is only mildly interested in bones...

I wouldn't waste my time buying most of the shit in supermarkets most of it is immigration you are feeding the to your dogs and meanwhile you are welcoming immigrants to come over here and steal your homes and kids

Love the sarcasm I know what you mean, my dog has most of the forbidden foods, Staffy aged 13 and healthy, full of life. No tinned food, chicken legs, necks, frames, mince, all fresh. Price of all the pretend dog food has gone up in price every week since all of the advertising of fake food.( Don't do this and don't do that) A few things a no no like onions, she is lactose intolerant so no milk or ice cream unfortunately. I learned that the hard way.Her biscuits are out 24/7. Most of us like the snacks. If we follow out instincts more than all the ads and let common sense lead is more help

best buy them dog treats at $10 a packet? why not make your own its easy and plenty of aids on you tube

Every vet marvels at my 8 year old dogs teeth and act shocked when I say she eats a frozen bone every morning.

lol Well said. My dogs lived a very long life on all the forbidens you mentioned.

We had problems with our dog getting cooked bones jammed in her teeth and couldn't open her mouth. The Easter egg chocolate is the worst as it has very strong ingredients to keep it for a lot longer. Grapes are also poisonous to dogs

I know of the odd person that gives their dog chocolate but as it is poisonous to them, I wouldn't recommend it. They don't eat cooked bones in the wild so it makes sense not to give them those either.

So glad I have cats. The only thing toxic to cats is the flower Lilium. It's a hasty death but it is from something that is expensive for humans to enjoy.

I don’t even go to the pet section, ever...my dog knows what is good for him what’s not...he doesn’t listen to any ad or advice...he loves raw chicken necks, any mince, liver...I tried to make him a vegetarian but he didn’t get it so I gave up...every dog is different not just outside inside as well...like humans...some vets are really strange, avoid them, most commercial pet food/ treats//toys are poisonous anyway...he doesn’t like chocolate so I don’t press him to eat it...he is 14, 3 years ago a vet surgeon wanted to amputate one of his legs...now he runs so fast as a cannon ball...and so on and on...

my dog ate everything and if it wasn't good for him it came out as a deposit on the back lawn, he lived till 19 and it was a snake bite that got him at the end, not chocolate, he would go on egg hunts every easter, pretty sure he found more than the kids Edited 20-Aug-24 18:53pm

So who's the big mugs! You guessed it, we silly humans. I've never been caught up in the plastic toy games for dogs. Mind if you don't give them something to play with they will find there own toys. I remember tennis balls were always at risk in our house not to mention Mum and Dad's slippers and yes of course we gave them bones to chew on. I even remember rescuing said bones back off my youngest brother as our dog was too good mannered to rip it back from him.

In the wild am guessing they ate everything they hunted bones and all! Guess they were safe from chocolates as they don't grow in the wild!!

Yes it's a big business - and don't forget the flea shampoos and heartworm tablets and doggies day care centres and vet bills that are more expensive than human services.

Dogs have been domesticated by humans so they would not survive in the wild :( for very long.

I’m sick of all these bloody experts!! I feed the birds that come into my yard bird seed, they love it but apparently that’s not good either! And the possums, oh I’m supposed to give them zucchini and green leaves!! They’ve been fine on bird seed and fresh fruit, and are having babies! Over it.

Dogs are omnivorous. So, they will chew at whatever takes their fancy. Humans are supposedly intelligent and should try to look after their pets' health. Dogs will try to please their human. Humans should be thoughtful about the dog's diet. As an aside, dogs rarely take notice of ads even food ads.

No relevant to me, I don't have a dog

Dogs are not for me. I don't mind them but can't afford to feed them. Edited 20-Aug-24 16:02pm

Poor dog is dead a pat upon the head. If you don't pay for it, it can be deadly.

I won’t allow it

It depends on the type of chocolate (milk vs dark) and how much they ate in relation to their size. My dog ate nearly a whole Lindt easter bunny. It was milk chocolate but after a phone consult with a vet I rushed her there. She weighs just under 12kg. By the time we arrived she was shaking and very unsteady on her feet. Pretty sure wild dogs never ate chocolate.

I agree, if a dustbin falls over, do dags walk by and think I can't eat that

clever advertising

I agree, it seems like the companies just want to make the rules that don't benefit the consumers in any way... but instead favour the company and their profit margins!

I agree, it's getting ridiculous now. Of course, I can understand cooked bones would be bad for a dog, as they can be brittle and splinter. However, when it comes to raw ones, what is wrong with that? What do these so-called experts think wolves (the dog's ancestors) eat? Do they think wolves go to the supermarket and buy tins of Chum or Pedigree, together with Lucky Dog and Schmackos? I was also very sceptical about claims that mushrooms and stone fruit are also bad for dogs. I had a Blue Heeler that used to raid the apricot tree, crack open and eat walnuts and the eat the mushrooms that came up on the lawn, and she reached a ripe old age of 18. I think you may have hit the nail on the head. It is all about ensuring that big companies scab more money out of us by causing fearmongering.

Our dog ate everything to cooked bones raw bones cheap wet dog food to dry food plus scraps of the tables and we ended up having to put her a sleep at 18 years of age she was a good dog very loyal

Im prettty sure if they eat it in excess it raises their blood pressure which can cause heart attacks. Yes, It can happen. My brothers dog had a heart attack. He also had eaten chocolate other times and not gotten sick. He ate a whole bar of chocolate. But if they were to do that, then maybe go for a big Run, it could be a health risk. Bigger dogs are more at risk I think.

Our dog use to steal creamcakes when we did not watch him.He lived to a healthy age.

Our labs have always eaten everything and we have never had a problem

Information today seems not as bad, but I don't want even to take a chance with my little dog. She is too precious to take chances with.

Careless hunters in the beginning of time provided all the food and chews that they required. No charge! Then the fool animals started hanging around the camps, became domesticated, and ended up attaching themselves to some human who did all the hunting and gathering for them. Now, if the human holds out on some of them, they destroy stuff or even worse, bite someone. Big doctor bills. Pay me now or pay me later.......you still pay. Blame it on the Neanderthals.

LOL! The lists of things they shouldn't eat are very general and don't necessarily apply to every dog but instead of listing individual breeds, we are just presented with this general list. I've had large dogs that got into chocolate and didn't get sick, and I let my mini pin have a few peanut M & M's and he lived to be 18, but I would never have given him chocolate daily or large amounts. Avocados is on the no no list, but that is also breed specific and every dog I ever had loved avocados and thrived. (It's mostly the pit that is bad for them.) We had one dog that did get fat eating the avocados that fell on the ground though.

I try so hard to make sure that my little fur-buddy only gets things that are good and safe for him to eat, but it's so hard to say "No" to him when he looks at me with his big, brown eyes that look so much like his namesake's , Freddie Mercury.

Dogs get ill from eating chocolate .Michael

Don't have a dog, so I don't have to worry about anything like this. Thank the Good Lord!

I don't always go by what I read for dogs and my cats. Who knows what they eat when they're outside. I think it's just trial and error just like with human babies/toddlers. Use your gut feeling I always do and fingers crossed all my fur babies have lived to tell the (tail) for the last 30 years.

If you use your common sense you can't go wrong!

I had a Staffy x Bull Mastiff...I couldn't give him bones. He would crunch them up and swallow them with unpleasant results for him...

Your pets would be living beyond 13 years of age if you didn't give them chocolates & grapes, both of which ARE toxic to pets. You have just been LUCKY that no splintered bone or stick got stuck in their intestines. Until you have been through a pet having an intestinal blockage and having to pay thousands to operate on them, then these stupid comments wouldn't be made. If it did happen, you would probably cry poor and say put my pet down instead. As for the all the treats & toys you are being 'marketed', simple, DON'T buy them. Most are harmful too in their own way. Spend some quality time with your dogs and they won't need them.

I don't have a dog. :(

I don’t give my little dog bones

U got it lol My thoughts exactly!!!!

I know we are talking about dogs,but our pet cats loved tinned spaghetti. Ever seen a cat suck up a long piece of spaghetti? 😅. We fed them cat food too,and cream if they got hurt ( tail caught in the door was the most common)

Ours loved Vegemite on toast in the morning if they could get a piece as a treat. Dinner was a bit of a mixture. Sometimes our scraps mixed with dry dog food,sometimes offal like liver( lamb's fry) or kidney as it was cheap and readily available. There wasn't the plethora of food for animals back then. Occasionally they even had fish( tuna or sardines wirh dry food). Ours,all breeds small and large lived a long,active and healthy life.

GOES TO PROVE that watching the idiotbox, makes you an......

The pet industry is worth billions of dollars a year and hey we can only blame our selves because we are the ones that buy it. Our dogs don't drive themselves to the supermarket and pick out what they like, we do. I still buy our dogs a few treats but realised it was cheaper if we gave them Scotch finger biscuits, which they love. Old boy (profile pic.) knows when we are about to have a cuppa and even knows the biscuit container. He squeaks with delight and anticipation. The vets says do your dogs want a treat and I have to say No that's not food or a treat for them. Spoiled hell Yes, loved absolutely. Must be doing some thing right old one is almost 14.

Its all about satisfying the World's new God. Its name is Greed anmd its only food is Money and an endless supply of it. A bit like all Religions, isn't it? They never, ever, have enough money and are always demanding more, especially from the poor and uneducated.Edited 20-Aug-24 09:41am

I give my dog dogfoods only.

Damn corporate BS

Yes when I was a kid mum would by chocolate dog treats, they ate our scraps from tea had bones, fetched sticks, chewed anything they could find as pups, we have two pups now, that to my disgust will try to any animals excrete Ment, will be laying on the ground chewing a branch ripped off a tree or bush, with a meaty bone laying next to them, we make dog food for them and buy the dry food, they love it , but they always want what the other has and chases them all around to get it.

I AGREE! Also, my dog loves to chase grapes.

I dont have a dog but used to and she was very healthy and I had no problems with her so I cant coment on these things

wow , now that's an eye opener !! thanks for sharing !!

Aint that the truth! I swear, nothing you hear today is the truth! Especially in an election year! All you hear today is hiw great Kamala is and what wonders she will do for America if we elect her! But she has been vice president for over 3 1/2 years, and the country has gone to hell! Putting her in charge will just continue the Joe Biden legacy for another 4 years and completely destroy America. Because we know neither Joe or Kamala are truly running the country! It is the Globalists who make all of the decisions and just tell them what to say! Elect Trump who isn’t paid by them or controlled by them! Don’t believe the lies!

My dog likes any kind of potato. He will also eat greens—spinach, turnip greens. Never tried him with mustard greens or dandelion greens as I don’t eat them. Only likes chicken not pork or beef.

Dogs died in the wild. This is natural.

Give the vicious dogs & those that bark all the time anything that will get rid of them.

Just use some common sense

The worst ones are the dog toys made of soft plastic or rubber ... you spend $XX and the toy lasts about two minutes before being destroyed by any dog that loves to chew.

What bribery!

I have no opinion as I do t have pets.

wagon train treats arnt good for dogs eather they can kill them

Good post APB

People are much more cautious now. I had a dog that ate chocolate too and she lived until she was 13. Its better to be safe but things do change a lot.

I really don’t know because I don’t have animals

I don't buy any packaged treats for my dogs. Other than their dog kibble, everything else is home made by me! Raw food mainly - Chicken necks, uncooked beef bones, carrot, spinach, garlic, live culture yoghurt and a bit of flax seed oil for shiny coats

Perhaps the aim is to extend the animals' life expectancy to say-80 yrs. Plus increase the insurance, grooming, veterinary costs and fake toys to indent our pensions. Luckily we loved our dog before all of these add-ons. Pets were not intended to last forever- just love and care for them if/when we have them.

People are fooled and buy into EVERYTHING these days. It's really quite amazing and absurd how far common sense and the ability to think for oneself has fallen. Humanity is quite easily fooled these days. Oh, and don't offer any historic facts (like in the article above), as the feeble minded will be offended.

I think commonsense prevails. Do what you know is is right for your dog, not what they try and influence you to buy.

very expensive to keep a dog pet nowadays

Yeh,,,in the wild, dogs eat chocolate and cooked bones....sheesh! What an idiot! ABP you've outdone yourself this time.....

Emotional attachment to our pets and the desire to be humane by obtaining whatever is currently being pushed as beneficial by the Free Market Economy will always triumph over any misgivings or uncertainty around the necessity or validity of the suggested treatments or remedies available to the public. Child seats are required in taxis and private autos, but small children on aircraft are allowed to ride, restrained only by a parent's loving arms? We wouldn't do that "to a dog, " as the phrase goes.

Not only food and treats, but Vet bills have skyrocketed! When I was a kid, our dogs ran lose, ate everything and lived long, happy lives. Now they can't go anywhere, or eat anything, yet get diabetes 1, thyroid problems, dry eye, cataracts, and allergies! My dog has them all, and now I'm told she is anemic, too! ;-(

LIKE DON'T GIVE THE DOG REAL FOOD BUT NOW A BRAND SAYS ITE REAL FOOD..

My favourite is, let’s buy them clothes to wear. No self respecting dog wants to be seen wearing a pink jacket !

I love animals. We cannot at this time afford one so we do not have one. I do think that they try to go goofy with the suggustions for care. My goodness what ever happened to using your own sense for a change.

Joan H is right, the amount is the trick. My sixty-five pound mixed breed loved Hershey's miniature chocolates as an occasional treat and they never did her any harm.

It has to be at least 7 ounces of chocolate and dark chocolate is more toxic.

I am not a dog lover, I see them as an unnecessary expense. How can people live without them, I do. anyway to your question. There was time when people did give their dogs sticks, bones and more. Years ago some dogs did get injured using these items but if someone's dog not in your neighborhood had an issue you would not hear about it. Thee days if someone's dog, in another part of the world, died from these items you are likely to hear about it through social media.

1 pt no pets

Corn on the cob is not good for dogs either.

my dog loves his treats.Edited 20-Aug-24 00:41am

not my issue - not a pet lover

In theory I do agree but chocolate is poisonous to most dogs but it has to be a good bit plus grapes also. I have had dogs eat both and been OK but seen the other side of that. Sticks, well my daughters dog had a piece of stick go up through the roof of her dogs mouth entailing a vet visit and an op to remove it. Bones do wear down teeth and break them - my dog has had that happen 3 times now. My dog ate a cooked bone my son gave him and it entailed 2 vet visits to remove it. Our dogs survive many years longer than the dogs in the wild all due to the care we take of them but it can be expensive. I guess common sense is the best option.Edited 20-Aug-24 00:14am

Other things are garlic and avocado are supposed to be poisonous to dogs, but a holistic vet said no, they're healthy for your dog lol.

So this dog goes into a cake shop.....:)