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Basenji Feeding
  • Well, drat. No more hashbrownies for my dogs. :p

  • On occasion we give our dogs yogurts & hot dogs for training. I also know people who give frozen yogurt & cream cheese in kongs.

    I feed our dogs Merricks wet & dry….looks yummy enough for ME to eat :D :D

  • Oh for goodness sakes….talk about scaring people! Most of these things would hurt anybody if eaten in large quanities! No offense to you ChaseandZaharasmom :)

    I certainly don't place liver, garlic and raw fish in the same level of concern as string and tobacco! Yes, you wouldn't want your dog to have a diet of any of these things in large quantites...but it isn't like most of them on occasion..and I do mean rarely, are going to cause them to fall over dead.

    Drs Foster and Smith were probably sponsored by a dog food company to post that list....."don't feed your dog anything but dog food" kind of thing

    P.S. I knew a cat that ate a sizeable amount of marijuana. The cat was fine...but a little weird for the rest of his life ;)

  • P.S. I knew a cat that ate a sizeable amount of marijuana. The cat was fine…but a little weird for the rest of his life

    ROFL!!! HYSTERICAL :D :D :D I would be too huh?! LOL!

  • No offense taken Andrea, I thought some on the list where a little over the top or weird, especially the potato thing.

    When I first got Chase, my first dog this list was a good guide for me since I didn't know anything. I learned a lot about how bad the supposed "good" dog foods were by going to dog training and learning how to read the labels. The commercials make some of them look so great how could they not be wonderful, right? You need to watch out for their food ingredients like you do your own.

    I just switched to Inova and I see a good improvement in Chase and Zahra's coats.

    Now, if only I could figure out how to get Zahra to stop smoking at the dog park! LOL!

  • @Now:

    Well, Niccorette gum isn't on that list, so there IS hope!! :D

  • P.S. I knew a cat that ate a sizeable amount of marijuana. The cat was fine…but a little weird for the rest of his life.

    Is this the cat?

    http://home.tiscali.dk/ulrich/screencleaner.swf

  • @Basenji_Boy:

    Is this the cat?

    http://home.tiscali.dk/ulrich/screencleaner.swf

    Oh, dear…that is kind of pathetic...but REALLY funny ;)

  • The cat is fabulous. Thanks for the list it will come in handy. I had no idea about the onion thing, which is good to know because we use onions in everything.

  • A couple of years ago, I discovered that Lexi was getting into a bowl of candy that I didn't think she could reach. I thought my hubby was just not throwing his wrappers away until one day I was sitting there and over walks Lexi and boom, she jumps on the table like it was no big deal (she NEVER gets on tables), reaches into the bowl, and daintily pulls out a Hershey Kiss from the thread. She then placed it on the ground and proceeded to unwrap it JUST SO. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was like she had little fingers and just took the foil right off and put it on the side!!! She never acted funny or anything and of course we removed that from her reach. She still goes NUTS if she smells chocolate in the room!!

  • I've got nothing constructive to add here, but OMG - ROFLMAO at smoking in the dog park and stoned kitties!!! :D Thanks for the giggles - I really needed them today! :)

  • This thread is turning out great! LOL! No joke on needing the laugh today and this thread is really helping get a laugh!

    BDawg, I love your Hershey's Kiss story, I could almost picture Zahra doing the same thing.

    Not that this is a food, well it might have been but one of my two furbabies ate the delete key off of my laptop, I found it in the kennel this morning partially chewed. Can I add computer keys to the bad food list?!

  • I'm going to get fired at work :eek: from laughing too much at my desk! No one is going to believe I'm WORKING :D

    BBOY-ROFL Luv the kitty!!

  • BBOY-ROFL Luv the kitty!!

    I have one of dogs licking the screen somewhere too.:D

  • @Basenji_Boy:

    I have one of dogs licking the screen somewhere too.:D

    Oh I wanna see :) My dh wants that as his screensaver :)

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    We switched our 2 boys to raw from kibble about 6 months ago. The switch came because we were simply exhausted from walking them 3 times a day because they had loose stool (we don't have fenced in yard, so we need to walk them to go to the bathroom). Our vet recommended more fiber in their diet to help with loose stool. This intuitively just didn't resonate with us. Basenji are one of the most ancient breeds of dog… why on earth would more fiber be a solution to their problem (I know the theoretical why, but logically it was counter-intuitive)? We read many sources or literature on the raw diet and thought this would be a good switch for them. Again, they are an ancient breed so moving toward raw foods seemed appropriate and logical. It took that about a month for them to get really accustomed to eating raw chicken quarters, rabbit halves or pork shoulders but now they have no problem gulping their meal right down, bone and all (for those of you who don't feed raw, gulping is a normal behavior and bone is an essential part of the diet). Their digestion issues have vanished and we've even seen marked improvement in their destructive behavior. Two super happy boys now, two super happy Basenji owners!!
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    The biggest difference in most puppy foods and small breed foods is the fat and protein contents. I have one that needs the higher calories found in the small breed and puppy foods. If he has a sensitive stomach then you will need to transition very slowly to any new food and he may not transition to a new food.
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    @Ellusionz: I've just swapped my dog to Wellness Core. It's high in protein which I was told is really good for the basenji breed with how active they are. Also grain-free. But they say it shouldn't be fed to dogs younger than a year. They sell it at Petco. There's also the regular Wellness that Petsmart carries thats been rated just below the Core. I researched the ingredients in the brands on dogfoodchat.com I thought about going with a high protien …. i'll deff look into that for next time after this huge bag is done :)
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    @agilebasenji: If you and your vet are happy with their weight, I would not change the amount you're feeding them. However, my pups need more calories in the winter to maintain their weight. Treats - my pups love sweet potatoes and raw (or cooked) zucchinis. sometimes dogs like green beans or carrots. at my house, tri-ing is really bad about taking the carrots, chewing them up and spitting them out all over the place. Yea, thanks Jet. Otherwise, they also like cheese, waffles, eggs, etc, but given you pup's allergies, you may not want to try the later. LOL…. leave it to the "Tri-ing" to make a mess out of the carrots!!!!