Fresh Fruit allowed what to avoid

[catcmartin]

I am really trying to start my diet and loose the weight I have put on over the festive season.  I have a big tuperware full of diced up fresh fruit in the fridge to nibble on and as charlie neary sits on my head to get his share I was wondering what apart from grapes he shouldnt have.  Is fresh pineapple, oranges, apples ok for him to have a piece all in moderation of course dont want to give him the diawotsit.   

[jann]

The only fruits I don't give are grapes,which includes raisins and sultanas.

  They love all other fruits, eg apple, orange, pear, banana, strawberries,raspberries, melon and pineapple. Also all raw (and cooked) veg

including carrot, swede, sprouts, broccoli, cabbage but not raw potato (although this is ok cooked) !

[Nicola]

Those are all ok, although Tilly the walking stomach is the only one of my lot who will eat oranges They all love apple, banana, pear, melon etc.

Fruit wise the ones to avoid are grapes, raisins and sultanas. Apple and pear pips and other fruit stones contain very low levels of cyanide but the dog would have to crunch them up and ingest a lot of them for it to do them any harm.

Posted at the same time as Jann!

[catcmartin]

Great thanks I knew about the grape, raisin sultana, he also like all raw carrot, etc didnt know about raw potato so no more of that whenh I am peeling the spuds.  he usually sits on my feet in the kitchen when I am peeking veggies so I wont forget to give him a peice,.  Just wanted to make sure fresh pineapple which is my favourite is ok for charlie. 

[catcmartin]

I need to take more time when I am typing spelling was awful on last post.

[tigs71]

Mason loves all of the above but his faves are celery, carrots and pears 

[tots]

jet loves fruit and veg, my oldest two wont touch it, jets favourites are raw sprouts

[catcmartin]

Charlie will eat any kind of fruit anf veg.  We always thought he loved bananas until I lost my oldie girl Belle ESS in September as they would queue up to get a piece of banana when hubby was making his all bran and banana.  Since my angel belle left us Charlie spits out or ignores his piece so we rekon he never liked banana at all and only queued up for his piece in case he was missing something that Belle wanted. After 10years together we find out the boy never ever liked banana.

[hollyd443]

Look at all these doggies getting their five-a-day!! Mine have Apple and Carrot and a few other bits and pieces when I'm preparing lunch/dinner. Rio will eat ANYTHING..except mushrooms (unless cooked, then she'll eat'um!). With the Bunnies and Chickens up the garden there isn't much spare though for the doggies!! 

[Bounty]

jet loves fruit and veg, my oldest two wont touch it, jets favourites are raw sprouts

do they make her fart?

[Cockertime Blues]

Figs and cherries are on my list not to feed as well. ??  (Glad you made me get my list out as I was eating dried figs t'other night and gave the dogs one apiece.)

[tillydog]

Lady loves cucumber, capsicum, carrot, iceburg lettuce, watermelon (seedless variety), apple (sliced and peeled) and occasionally depending on her mood a little bit of mango!

[Hurtwood Dogs]

My two will eat anything but I try not to give them too much fruit as I'm concerned about the natural sugar and acids in a lot of fruit affecting their teeth (I'm not a person that cleans my dogs teeth, I leave them to it with sticks and bones etc) so that would be my only caution - veg is a lot safer for their teeth.

However, at the moment I am popping a few bits of pineapple in with their kibble as seemingly, it has an enzyme that can help them digest things more thoroughly and should help discourage any poo eating - i.e. they shouldn't have an urge to eat things twice to get the most from it. My darling Weim discovered the joys of frozen poo with all the snow recently, a habit she's never had before so I'm hoping to break it before I have to ban her from the house

[hollyd443]

My darling Weim discovered the joys of frozen poo with all the snow recently, a habit she's never had before so I'm hoping to break it before I have to ban her from the house

Iwww, never again!! Roxy used to do that delightful habit when she was a pup  You can really go off'em when they do things like that can't you! Pineapple didn't work for her, I found a product online that worked well, it meant adding a tablet to all of their dinners for about a fortnight and it stopped alltogether. I think it was Brewers Yeast that was in them? Not 100% sure though - would have to check. Hope you get it sorted soon 

[ginnygirl]

Ginny loves her fruit and veg...sits on my feet whilst I'm chopping in the kitchen; she is flinging a carrot all over the living room as we speak and having little nibbles after chasing it