Garlic

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Bought Lulu's usual dried food today and received some freebies from the manufacturers. One of them was a guide to training your puppy and in it was a section on nutrition.  It mentioned that garlic was to be avoided and also onion because they can be dangerous for dogs.  Any idea why?
I thought that garlic was used to ward off fleas...
Oh yes, grapes were also mentioned...not that I would even want to feed her with them!  

Pop and Lulu Longleggy {naughty girl was found with a bagel in her mouth whilst standing on the kitchen table this morning       }
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[Curtisio]

One question should be 'why would you want to train with garlic?'

I've heard this about grapes too, intersting to know why.

[Mary P]

I give garlic pearls everyday to my two - adult cockers. Tia gobbles up onion if I drop some whilst chopping - and I can't see any problem!?!  

[PennyB]

I think too much onion is bad as it makes them anaemic.

Garlic's OK as I was advised by a vet here to give wilf a clove a day in his food for a skin problem he had and its also useful against fleas

Grapes and especially raisens can kill a dog---I think its like chocolate in that they can't assimilate it very quickly or at all so toxins build up in the liver

[sashal]

All ours have garlic everyday. As Penny says onion, raisons and grapes are to be avoided.

As an aside so is the painkiller Nurofen

Alex

[Sheila]

I also thought that garlic was good, helps with digestion and wards off fleas.


Lottie used to love grapes, but I read on here that they weren't good for them so she doesnt get them now.
You should see the dirty look she gives anyone eating grapes now she doesnt get one.

[KellyS]

Ours get garlic power added to there food every day.

[Magic Star]

I thought Garlic was good too, its supposed to help prevent Pyometra is unspayed bitches   Perhaps they mean tons of raw garlic