Evelyn wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:23:33 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Evelyn" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:32:18 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> W. Baker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Chocolate is also toxic to dogs. Just thought I would add that
>>>>>> in case somebody doesn't know and, unfortunately, they love it.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is true, and one should never let them have any, but dogs
>>>>> have to eat
>>>>> a fairly substantial amount of chocolate to be harmed. Whereas
>>>>> apparently
>>>>> even a tiny amount of "tol" will kill them or cause major organ
>>>>> damage.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the old days, before people really knew, we always fed our dogs
>>>> everything we ate, but there was very little sugar free then.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>>
>>> If I fed my dog all human food we'd have problems. He has a
>>> sensitive stomach.
>>>
>>> Evelyn
>>
>> I only feed my dog(s) veggies and meat, poultry, etc. Nothing that I
>> don't make. So far it's worked really well for them.
>>
>> Cheri
>
>
> I knew some people who fed their dog chips, pretzels, all sorts of
> spaghetti leftovers, etc. Then they wondered why the dogs shit all
> over the place constantly. Brilliant.

We had neighbors who would just put their plates on the floor after dinner.
Their two dogs licked them clean. Eeek! I think they did give them dog
food as well. One of the dogs was dumb as dirt. Killed himself by eating
some broken Christmas ornaments out of the trash. Bled to death.