i have no facts but my grandfather's dogs always did well and they were all
working dogs, Lee
"Robert Miles" > wrote in message
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> I've read that dogs have somewhat short digestive tracts, and although
> they'll eat bread, they can't digest it well.
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> On 12/20/2011 4:53 AM, Ozgirl wrote:
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>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>> so many people are struggling and somebody at food banks finally
>>> figured out that people could keep their pets and feed them if they
>>> took donations, without that people either surrender their animals or
>>> use food they could be eating to give to the animals, which helps
>>> nobody's nutrition... don't get me wrong, if your animals will ea t
>>> leftovers and they are otherwise healthy it doesn't hurt a single
>>> thing to supplement say a dog or cat with mashed potatoes and gravy if
>>> they will eat it, but that should only be a supplement, Lee
>>
>> I remember a time when not only cigarettes and alcohol were on the list
>> of things you couldn't buy with food stamps but also animal food. An
>> animal can be a real source of comfort for people who are poor and
>> or/lonely.
>>
>> As you say, if necessary you can feed an animal leftovers for the short
>> term. Not ideal but better than having to surrender them. I found that
>> it was a good thing to always buy a bit of canned food every week to
>> keep away for lean times, ditto for the family too of course, lol.
>> Amazing what you can live on out of a pantry for a fairly extended time.
>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>>>> that is very good for angela, to let her know that giving can still
>>>>> be done even if you are using coupons to get free things to donate,
>>>>> you still do the work to use the coupon and get it to the food bank,
>>>>> Lee
>>>>
>>>> Yes. We get a lot of coupons we can't use and also store coupons on
>>>> occasion for free things we can't eat. And apparently there is a huge
>>>> need for cat food this year. We saw a cat food donation bin today. I
>>>> tried to find one last year and couldn't. Nice to know that the
>>>> regular food bank will take it. I stocked up on food the other day
>>>> and screwed up as to the kind I bought. They will only eat tuna and
>>>> only certain kinds. I bought the wrong kind and they wouldn't touch
>>>> it. So it went off to the food bank along with the BG kind. I really
>>>> thought they would like that!
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