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srican69

(1,426 posts)
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 04:21 PM Jan 2013

ok .. I dont feel so bad now

for raising my German Shepherd Dog as a Vegetarian .... I give her carrots instead of bones and no wonder she loves it..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/learning-to-love-cereal-was-key-to-the-evolution-of-dogs/2013/01/23/30c47500-6510-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_story.html?hpid=z3

You know that dog biscuit shaped like a bone but made mostly of wheat? The fact that your dog is satisfied with it instead of going for a piece of your thigh may be one of the big reasons why its ancestors evolved from wolves to house pets.

A team of Swedish researchers has compared the genomes of wolves and dogs and found that a big difference between the two is a dog’s ability to easily digest starch. On its way from pack-hunting carnivore to fireside companion, dogs learned to love — or at least live on — wheat, rice, barley, corn and potatoes
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ok .. I dont feel so bad now (Original Post) srican69 Jan 2013 OP
Yeah if she really needed meat you would have found out... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1
My dog loves carrots- my parents think she's weird lol Luciferous Jan 2013 #2
Mine like brussel sprouts notadmblnd Jan 2013 #3
My dog loves carrots Flashmann Jan 2013 #4
My doggies love fruit and vegetables RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #5

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
3. Mine like brussel sprouts
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 04:27 PM
Jan 2013

One is a picky eater, the other one will eat just about anything. But I was surprised one day when I gave them brussel sprouts, they couldn't get enough.

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)
4. My dog loves carrots
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 04:29 PM
Jan 2013

We have 2 Airedales and a Pappi-poo,(½ Papillon ½ Toy Poodle),who all LOVE apples.....Havne't tried carrots,but I will,next time we have some......BTW,they also all love watermelon..

RandiFan1290

(6,226 posts)
5. My doggies love fruit and vegetables
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 04:33 PM
Jan 2013

No grapes though!! Grapes are very bad for the doggies.

Just be careful not to give them too much at once
You will have quite a mess to clean up

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