[nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals, especially small ones...

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Anybody know if food meant for humans has higher or different standards then the food meant for dogs?
Or is it like the Simpsons and the beer episode where it all comes from the same sources and we just put different labels on it?

It also may be too that the guide dog schools and vets and everybody else who works in the dog industry has dumbed things done, so any idiot can follow directions.
It's much easier for the industry to say "only give this packaged food" then to explain how and when and what to give.

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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals, especially small ones...

Tracy, As my dogs only eat "people food" I'm going to have to agree
with you here.
I think it is lack of clear expectation on behalf of the human which
creates begging, not the food one does or does not feed.

My other question is, what makes "dog food" dog food?  If "people
food" is things like chicken, fish, veggies, fruits, and such then
dogs are eating "people food."  It has just been baked and formed into
shapes.

Are the shapes what key to making it "dog food?"
I don't think dogs really think of food in these terms.  I could be
wrong, though.

My dogs eat a raw diet-- which consists of raw chicken, beef, fish,
etc.  For treats they get dehydrated meats.  At home they will get a
bite off of my plate, depending on what it is.

My working dog goes under tables in restaurants, does not beg, and in
fact behaves so well that people usually don't know she's there.

I'm not trying to be argumentative here, I'm just very curious about
this whole "dog food" thing.

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