What my GSD should NOT eat! ???

[Rich73Kelly]

As the most of you know and probably don't need to be said, most large dogs are like a garbage disposal and will eat pretty much anything we put down in front of them or they can get out of the garbage! Not to bad mouth or be negative but, we all know, if there is meat scraps in the trash, the dog wants it! This is all I'm saying!
Now to the point of me starting this discussion, ... If any of you have read my previous posts, I was pretty adamant (sp?) about not feeding my girl table scraps! Well, last week we went to PetSmart to review and compare some brand name foods to get Sheena off of Pedigree and put her on a healthier diet. There happened to be a rep there from Nutro. <Yea, we ended up getting her Nutro Max for Large Breeds.> Anyway, this rep explained to us that dogs are carnivours (sp?) and need variety in their diets! So, we decided, we will give her bits of what we are eating {IN HER DISH} mixed with her kibble. I am not going to look through 78 pages of discussion to see if this has been covered so, my question or, suggestion is this, maybe a Moderator could place a "Sticky" with the rest on food no-no's or something to that effect. This rep did rattle off a bunch of stuff they shouldn't have ... like we all know, no chocolate for our canine friends ... but, I am almost 60 and forgot half of what she rattled off before we left the store ... lol! I would like some kind of, maybe printable list to put on the refrigerator, of people foods thst are "Good" for them, what they can do without, what NOT to give them, what bones are ok to give them, what bones, say, will splinter, so they should never have ... maybe, what "Fat" off of cooked meat is ok for them ...... etc.
I realize for most of you seasoned owners, this is all common sense but, this is a new thing for us and we want only the best for her.

[Kittilicious]

Off the top of my head....

onions
garlic
grapes

[Jax08]

Pistachio's
Alot of fat (could cause pancreatitis )
Green potato skins
Chocolate

Do a search for foods poisonous to dogs

[msvette2u]

Hops
Any medication meant for humans
Sugarless gum (or anything else) with xylitol in it. It is used in mouthwash, toothpaste, gums and mints and is deadly to dogs.

Chocolate, especially dark chocolate
macadamia nuts

[NewbieShepherdGirl]

Fruits and Veggie list

[ChancetheGSD]

My biggest no-no for what any dog should eat is Nutro. It's toxic waste, go read up on the dogs and cats who are dying and becoming very sick (lots of kidney/liver failure) because of their crap. You'd be better off feeding whatever is IN the garbage. Oh and when your pet gets sick, don't expect them to give a **** because they wont. Been there, done that. Hate when those reps try to talk people into their food.

Though as far as "people" foods go, my dogs eat everything for the most part. I don't feed chocolate, alcohol, macadamia nuts, grapes/raisins, anything with xylitol or potato skins. And no cooked bones unless it's been pressure cooked to the point you can smoosh them between your fingers. Raw bones are the only OK bones to feed otherwise. Anything else is pretty much free game. I do even feed onions and garlic though some people will say it's a no-no or say that garlic is ok but not onions. Our families dogs have always lived long, happy and healthy lives with no issues on either. Obviously I'm not going to feed them a whole bulb but a little in some stew or something has never killed them and some garlic powder/pills each day works wonders for flea control.

If you just want a short list, you can't go wrong with the following:

Any kind of muscle meat
Plain yogurt
Cottage cheese
Most veggies and fruits (Most popular tend to be things like carrots and apples )
Eggs (Some say to hard boil because of the avidin in it which is destroyed by cooking, I've always just fed them raw...Never had a dog with a vitamin B deficiency because of it nor have I ever heard of it happening )

[jetscarbie]

I don't feed any of mine cooked bones.

and No chocolate.

Or broccoli. I've heard good and bad things about dog's eating broccoli, I just don't feed it to mine.

My oldest boy has a sensitive stomach, so I am a little picky about what he eats. The other two are pretty much fine with anything.

[GSKnight]

I didn't feed it to him... but the bar of soap was missing from the shower yesterday

My hope is that he hid it somewhere and didn't eat it. He is acting normal so I am not worrying about it.

[ladyfreckles]

Electrical outlets
Carpet
Wires
Clothing....

In all seriousness though, the big ones I hear are chocolate, dairy, and onions. Something about onions destroying blood cells. I have no idea how true that is or not.

[GSKnight]

Originally Posted by GSKnight

I didn't feed it to him... but the bar of soap was missing from the shower yesterday

My hope is that he hid it somewhere and didn't eat it. He is acting normal so I am not worrying about it.

BTW... just found the missing soap. It was not eaten. But, somehow... it mysteriously made it from the shower to down in the couch cushions. I wonder how that happened?