i didnt know u can feed a dog peanut butter. what else can they eat other than dog food? why peanut butter?

Question

can puppies eat this also? do u have to mix it i there food or just give it to them. does salad make there poop softer?

any particular type of apple? does peanut butter have the same effect as nutri cal?

Answer 1

Our dogs eat a regular diet of dog food, occasional raw chicken back, not fed at same time kibble is fed.
Don't attempt to feed a dog anything raw without checking out a raw feeding site first. Here is one I used:
http://www.rawdogranch.com
It's very informative and does not teach, like most raw sites do, that a dog has to have an either/or diet (either all raw diet or solely commercial dog food diet.
If you choose a commercial dog food diet, check the ingredients for these key things:
Avoid products that say "meat meal" or "meat" anything without listing the source of that meat. If the ingredients list, for example: Chicken meal, meat meal, ..
that "meat" could be anything from roadkill to same species "meat".
avoid products that list anything "by-product"
avoid foods preserved with "BHA and/or BHT" or "ethoxyquin" which are preservatives found to be toxic.
avoid foods that have less than two percent linoleic acid.

For treats, compressed rawhides do not have to list it, but often have formaldehyde in them. Some of the real white rawhides have been soaked in BLEACH.
Some dogs that are voracious chewers can chew off large pieces of rawhide and get all kinds of digestive problems.

What I give my dogs dried chicken strips, Nylabones (inedible) and hard holistic dog biscuits to exercise their teeth and gums.
I also get those treats that are small and for "teeth and breath" or "skin and coat" or "immune system booster" etc.

Occasionally they get a "Busy Bone".

They LOVE LOVE LOVE Frosty Paws Doggie Ice-Cream, sold in some grocery stores like Randall's, some Krogers, some Super-Targets. Call large stores in your area and ask who carries it. Comes in four pack of little cups with lids. My dogs go freaky over it and get it once a week.

Occasionally they get a bit of yogurt, some lean meat scraps (no fat on it, nothing spicy).

Salad will likely make your dog have a loose stool and/or throw up. A bit of alfalfa sprouts, why not? But unless you are making a home cooked studied meal, leave the balance to the food you feed your dog with the content guide above in mind.
Apple slices (no apple seeds!!!) are great from time to time if your dog likes them and mine like occasional frozen banana slices.

Answer 2

I hope dogs can eat peanut butter because 1 time a week i have to give my dog a pill and she will only eat it with peanut butter, and i don't think she is dieing just make sure they take a drink of water after it so it doesn't get stuck in there throat

Answer 3

I know a vet that recommends a 1/2 peanut butter sandwich when you have to give pill form medicine. Dogs will eat almost anything if you let them. It doesn't mean its good for them. I had a dog yrs ago who loved grapes. After she ate half a bag I saw a news report that grapes were poisonous to dogs! My rottie will eat everything except onions and tomatoes. I would say 1/2 peanut butter sandwich 2 times a month wouldn't hurt. Even though its full of fat its also a good source of protein, and the oil in it wont hurt their skin and coat.

Answer 4

Peanut butter is high in saturated fats; it is just a treat often used for training. It is not something to be routinely fed and like all treats combined, should never exceed 10% of the daily calories.

Grapes, raisins, and chocolate are mildly toxic so should be avoided. Some foods are hard for dogs to digest like uncooked or whole corn (but cooked corn flour is highly digestible and more nutritious then some grains like wheat or rice). Straight fat should be avoided except in small amounts as it can cause pancreas expansion. Bones, whether cooked or not, should be avoided as should raw meats. Other then that and within the bounds of being a treat, dogs can eat most human foods. I've seen some take raw carrots as treats!

Answer 5

Well, to be honest with you, I think people feed peanut butter to dogs mostly because it's funny to watch them eat it! But on a more serious note, it could be dogs like it because it contains lots of protien which dogs like (dogs are carnivorous, meat eaters, and meat contains lots of protien and therefore, they are attracted to foods that also contain it). Another interesting fact is that dogs cannot really taste the food they eat, but they can smell out what nutritional value the food has, that is why, if you have noticed, most dogs won't eat lettuce among other things because it has little or no nutritional value. And that is also why dogs will eat some pretty disgusting things such as vomit and feces. To add onto that, ... because a dogs sense of smell is so much greater than ours as humans, things that smell good to us, actually smell bad to a dog, and the disgusting things smell good to them. Pretty wierd huh?

Answer 6

You can't really FEED them peanut butter. You can give them little bits here and there.. But peanut butter isn't a meal replacement or anything.. It will give them diarrhea if you give them too much.. You also risk choking them if you are putting bit blobs on their tongue and expecting them to be able to swallow it easily.
Why not stick with the dog kibble.. You eat the peanut butter.

Answer 7

Peanut butter is great for a treat, but it should never be used in place of dog food. Dogs just like the taste, and it's not bad for them, so its ok now and then.

Answer 8

They like the flavor, although I wouldn't feed peanut butter to a dog in large amounts. They make peanut butter flavored dog treats, by the way.

Answer 9

well one of my family members has a dog and since we got it we have been feeding it human food. it dislikes the taste of dog food completely. and for around 5-6 years this has been going on. there is no health problems with the dog so we keep feeding it. i am not sure about peanut butter havent tried it out on the dog. but what im trying to say is that human food isnt alll that bad on dogs.

Answer 10

Honestly, it's not a terribly good idea to feed your dog human food in general. It could develop pancreatitis if you feed it too much human food (or too many treats). But my dog absolutely LOVES cheese. We only feed her little bits of it maybe once or twice a month, though.