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My dogs know a word that many dogs may not recognize: carrot - as in, "Wanna carrot?"
Every day, they each get a half, or sometimes a whole, raw carrot. We've been doing this for a month-or-so.
Esther approached this new (to her) food with her usual unabashed gusto. If you give her a whole carrot, she will actually chew it, but no part of that carrot will ever touch the ground. Molly was much more tentative but decided that, if it's good-enough for Esther, it's good-enough for her. (Actual thought process: "If I don't eat it, Esther will.")
Carrots are relatively cheap. A whole carrot is about 8 calories, with no fat. They are something to chew on that won't get them in trouble. And they like them.
I tried giving one to my son's lab mix Duke when they were visiting last weekend. Duke would eat the tires off your car, but wanted no part of his carrot.
Maybe it's an acquired taste.
Every day, they each get a half, or sometimes a whole, raw carrot. We've been doing this for a month-or-so.
Esther approached this new (to her) food with her usual unabashed gusto. If you give her a whole carrot, she will actually chew it, but no part of that carrot will ever touch the ground. Molly was much more tentative but decided that, if it's good-enough for Esther, it's good-enough for her. (Actual thought process: "If I don't eat it, Esther will.")
Carrots are relatively cheap. A whole carrot is about 8 calories, with no fat. They are something to chew on that won't get them in trouble. And they like them.
I tried giving one to my son's lab mix Duke when they were visiting last weekend. Duke would eat the tires off your car, but wanted no part of his carrot.
Maybe it's an acquired taste.