Fruits & Vegetables

Puma · 02-02-2009, 17:55

Hi,

We would like to know if anyone else is feeding their Csw fruits or vegetables. Ottokar likes carrots as treats so far and i would like to introduce other types of fruits or vegetables to him.

He's been given meat snacks/treats and i think by introducing healthy treats once in a while is a good idea

Just a thought.

Rosie

Backman · 02-02-2009, 18:04

Hi! Yes I give cooked carrots with food a few times every week. and every evening before bedtime my CzW's eat a carrot

They like it

Also apples and berries of all kind they eat themselves outside in garden and in the forest..
My female Blazy eat blackcurrants straight from the bush last autumn :O I had to take her away from the bush, she would have eaten all my berries..
So yes my dogs eat carrots and apples and berries

Jenny

tikaani · 02-02-2009, 18:47

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Originally Posted by Puma

Hi,

We would like to know if anyone else is feeding their Csw fruits or vegetables. Ottokar likes carrots as treats so far and i would like to introduce other types of fruits or vegetables to him.

He's been given meat snacks/treats and i think by introducing healthy treats once in a while is a good idea

Just a thought.

Rosie

i blender fruit and veg and mix it with meat, i dont cook it though, all raw, better for vitimins. but NO grapes though, poisonus like chocolate....

Vaiva · 02-02-2009, 21:12

My wolfdog loves tomatoes

Also she gathers various berries in the wood, sometimes eats apples, cucumbers - never from shop, only from own garden, carrots are just toys, seems like she likes to chew, but not to swallow.

I have also seen her once trying to taste canabies leaves straight from the plant

Hanka · 03-02-2009, 07:58

We have "our round" where we walk in the nature. It is border of fields, there are trees and bushes. Our dogs have thear special place, where they always stop and eat grass, place, where they eat wild cherries (they can tear it from branhes by land), place, where they eat black raspberries, and thear favorite trees with pears. They eats pears what are in the grass. Very cheap food

. But interest is, when old dogs teach to eat it young dogs or pups.

miihar · 03-02-2009, 10:55

Alaska loves carrots, Chinese cabbage and pieces of tangerines. Everything crunchy seems to be her favorite

. She also eats raspberries and black currants in the summer.

However, I read somewhere that dogs should not be fed with raw root crops / vegetables because they are not properly digested in their stomachs. I still give Alaska sometimes raw carrots as a treat because she fancies them so much. It is almost impossible to eat carrots or Chinese cabbage in our house without Alaska hearing and noticing it!

Miia

Vaiva · 03-02-2009, 11:56

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Originally Posted by miihar

However, I read somewhere that dogs should not be fed with raw root crops / vegetables because they are not properly digested in their stomachs. I still give Alaska sometimes raw carrots as a treat because she fancies them so much. It is almost impossible to eat carrots or Chinese cabbage in our house without Alaska hearing and noticing it!

Miia

So it means that if you want your dog to get extra vitamines from carrots and other similar food, you have to smash them or boil a little, but if a dog just likes to chew or likes the taste of vegetables, so it is ok to give them as they are

Puma · 03-02-2009, 14:45

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Originally Posted by Vaiva

I have also seen her once trying to taste canabies leaves straight from the plant

Hi all,

today Ottokar has had a taste of an apple ... or should i say a lick of an apple. From the weird look that he gave me, seems like he doesn't like it at all! And he doesn't like cooked fench beans also.
So far what interest him are only cooked carrots..

Grapes and raisins are toxic/harmful/lethal to dogs. We were told that greens should be cooked and not fed raw.

Food for thought. I was reading through some of these articles which were interesting.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/grapeandraisin.htm

http://www.starbreezes.com/11/foodsafe.html

saschia · 03-02-2009, 15:17

So I managed to find a veterinary article on grapes and raisins causing renal failure in dogs and all cases had exposure of at least 3 g dry matter per 1 kg dog body weight, that means around 100g of raisins or 500g of grapes for 30 kg wolfdog. So if your dog eats a pack of raisins or big chunk of grapes take it to the vet. I think one or two grape berries once in a while are safe.
Good to know, especially for apartment living dogs.

Rona · 04-02-2009, 14:57

Tina used to like all sorts of vegetables and fruit, including cucumbers, berries, melons, certain kind of grass, etc. Lorelei too, is fond of apples carrots, parsnip, courgettes, cooked leeks, tomatoes, nuts... She likes even bananas and red peppers - naturally just bits from time to time. But I was most surprised when I found out that my pup loves... bread and butter!

Margo says that wolfdogs tend to like the same kind of food their owners do, and it seems to be true

BTW Does anybody know if it's OK if the dog eats a piece of orange from time to time?

02-02-2009, 17:55	#1
Puma Ottokar lovers Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 271	Fruits & Vegetables Hi, We would like to know if anyone else is feeding their Csw fruits or vegetables. Ottokar likes carrots as treats so far and i would like to introduce other types of fruits or vegetables to him. He's been given meat snacks/treats and i think by introducing healthy treats once in a while is a good idea Just a thought. Rosie

02-02-2009, 21:12	#4
Vaiva ir Brukne Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vilnius Posts: 1,768	My wolfdog loves tomatoes Also she gathers various berries in the wood, sometimes eats apples, cucumbers - never from shop, only from own garden, carrots are just toys, seems like she likes to chew, but not to swallow. I have also seen her once trying to taste canabies leaves straight from the plant __________________ Walkiria Girios dvasia

03-02-2009, 07:58	#5
Hanka Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kadaň Posts: 1,622	We have "our round" where we walk in the nature. It is border of fields, there are trees and bushes. Our dogs have thear special place, where they always stop and eat grass, place, where they eat wild cherries (they can tear it from branhes by land), place, where they eat black raspberries, and thear favorite trees with pears. They eats pears what are in the grass. Very cheap food. But interest is, when old dogs teach to eat it young dogs or pups.

03-02-2009, 15:17	#9
saschia Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bratislava Posts: 936	So I managed to find a veterinary article on grapes and raisins causing renal failure in dogs and all cases had exposure of at least 3 g dry matter per 1 kg dog body weight, that means around 100g of raisins or 500g of grapes for 30 kg wolfdog. So if your dog eats a pack of raisins or big chunk of grapes take it to the vet. I think one or two grape berries once in a while are safe. Good to know, especially for apartment living dogs. __________________ Saschia (Sasa Zahradnikova) http://www.chiens-loup-tchecoslovaqu...ei-et-damon.ws

04-02-2009, 14:57	#10
Rona Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kraków Posts: 3,509	Tina used to like all sorts of vegetables and fruit, including cucumbers, berries, melons, certain kind of grass, etc. Lorelei too, is fond of apples carrots, parsnip, courgettes, cooked leeks, tomatoes, nuts... She likes even bananas and red peppers - naturally just bits from time to time. But I was most surprised when I found out that my pup loves... bread and butter! Margo says that wolfdogs tend to like the same kind of food their owners do, and it seems to be true BTW Does anybody know if it's OK if the dog eats a piece of orange from time to time? __________________

02-02-2009, 18:04	#2
Backman Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 22	Hi! Yes I give cooked carrots with food a few times every week. and every evening before bedtime my CzW's eat a carrot They like it Also apples and berries of all kind they eat themselves outside in garden and in the forest.. My female Blazy eat blackcurrants straight from the bush last autumn :O I had to take her away from the bush, she would have eaten all my berries.. So yes my dogs eat carrots and apples and berries Jenny

03-02-2009, 10:55	#6
miihar Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9	Alaska loves carrots, Chinese cabbage and pieces of tangerines. Everything crunchy seems to be her favorite . She also eats raspberries and black currants in the summer. However, I read somewhere that dogs should not be fed with raw root crops / vegetables because they are not properly digested in their stomachs. I still give Alaska sometimes raw carrots as a treat because she fancies them so much. It is almost impossible to eat carrots or Chinese cabbage in our house without Alaska hearing and noticing it! Miia