DIY Doggie Diner

Step 7 Serve.

And watch your best friend enjoy a healthy, satisfying meal.

Comments

[profquatermass]

I was told by a Dog Trainer that if you feed your dog less meat and more veggies then this type of food is like a low status wolf in a pack getting the left-overs the pack leaders won't eat from a kill. Therefore if fed this type of food the dog will become less aggressive and will accept you as pack-leader more readily. No idea if its true. Certainly sounds plausible.

[bgentry]

Dog trainer never saw a kill then. The alpha gets the stomach and its contents. Any predator will eat the stomach/intestines first (and pull the colon apart and ROLL IN IT).
They may be less aggressive because their blood sugar is steady and they don't have vitamin deficiencies.

[mirre]

The canine "food pyramid" is a little opposite from ours. Ours is more veggies than meat, theirs is more meat than veggies. Wolves eat herbivores which contain small amounts of vegetation in their bellies.
They don't eat trees full of rabbits. They eat rabbits full of grass. Diets are all about balance! :]

[profquatermass]

I'm fully aware of that dogs are carnivores and that all animals need a balanced diet. Which may include a little vegetables for dogs.

I don't see why you need to repeat what I've already stated. :-)

[mirre]

From my perspective I wasn't repeating what you stated good sir. What I saw was a statement about more veggies possibly being a good way to change the behavior of a dog. I'm sure you understand the woes of an internet crusader.

[TamarGirl]

My 2 dogs eat raw meat every day, get very little veggies, but certainlyknow who's the leader of the pack.
1) Me - @ 73 kg
2) Bill - @ 3.3 kg
3) Ozzi - @ 6.6 kg

Bill holds his place, too!

[profquatermass]

You should of course feed your pet a variety of food, including different meats, to ensure they get all the vitamins and amino acids that they need to remain healthy. :-)

[mz_bear82]

It depends on what school of training you think is right. Dogs haven't been wolves for a very long time, just like tug-of-war doesn't mimic power struggles (they actually cooperate to take down prey, not fight over it), eating last or eating worse doesn't translate into a less aggressive dog.

[Wasagi]

That would make sense, eating vegetables always made me feel less important... Do you think that it applies to humans?

[TamarGirl]

LOL!   :~ )