[drfong]

I just stick with the dog food myself, the dogs get what ever they want. LOL.

[Cooperstown]

Our Ridgeback very rarely gets human food, but when he does, we trick him so he never thinks it comes from the counter, plate or table. We get up, walk away from what we are doing then present him with it as a treat.

Last weekend, we did this with a beef rib, and then he sat down to eat and chew it....then I was curious. I have tried to train him to let me either grab his food, or put my own face down in his bowl while he is eating, to get him used to it and not be protective of his food. He wasn't having it with this rib....he growled low then snarled, and growled much louder with a teeth snap in my general direction when I inched my hand closer. Totally uncharisteristic of him, and as a result he lost his rib to the garbage!

[Curbside Prophet]

Well done Cooperstown. Have you worked on the "drop" or "leave it" command? This may be something you can work on with your dog. Discipline goes a long way in curbing possessive tendencies, and you did the right thing by taking the bone away...but I never like to leave on a negative note. So if you can teach "drop," your potential to reward for good behavior goes up. Just something to consider.

[Cheetah]

Unfortunately, that can teach him he was right about being guardy because in his mind, you took it away from him forever and so he was right about trying to hold on to it lol...

Perhaps for chew stuff you could try the trading technique of you haven't already lol...

[seth]

my dog gets his food as well as our leftovers and he usually eats leftovers first

[dogluver101]

My Jack Russell loves baby carrots but my Golden retriver will spit them out. My dogs do get table scraps and my sheltie gets pop corn too.

[woofalf]

Originally Posted by JulieRuin

I know it's bad to do this because it causes begging, but I do give my dog human food sometimes. She does beg now because of it though. She absolutely LOVES cheese... goes nuts over it, but I will rarely give it to her as a treat. Also, she gets excited when I'm about to pop popcorn because she knows lots of it always gets all over the floor and she loves eating it. Well, anything that falls on the floor she will eat, except for vegetables.

hello, me and my hubbie give all our dogs and ferret all kinds of human food. they especially LOVE icecream.

[Killerdrgn]

ooof don't give them too much or too often they can develop diabetes like people.

[doghaireverywhere]

I know there are a lot of people doing the BARF (Bones and Raw Food) diet, believing that the diet is a 'more natural' and healthier diet but there are many risks with this diet, to both owner and dog. There are many other receipes one can find to feed that involves cooked food.
Another thing to consider is the bird flu scare that is growing. Feeding raw chicken has been linked to several cat deaths and there is no need to risk a dogs life with the BARF diet. Just wanted to put my 2 cents in there. I don't wish to offend anyone but jsut want to make sure everyone is weighing the risks.

[kellymac]

Daisy gets whatever we are eating. She always has. She also gets to lick the plate when we are done eating. I know it's probably not a good thing. But she does not sit at the table and beg anymore. She knows that she has to leave the room until we are done. She is doing much better in the training department.

[poodlepooch04]

Yes, I let my dog eat human food, she really likes bacon and noodles. I try not to give her too much becuase I would think it would be bad for her....... is it?