[nagdu] People food

[Cindy Ray]

Well, I'm sure it all varies with dogs, and I'm sorry you wasted your fifth message on a response to mine. <Giggle> I think I may be up to five now, too, so my lips are officially sealed.

CL

On Dec 5, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> I'm not saying he's perfect; he will snap up a French fry at the diner if
> it's in his path.
> But I do think rules make a difference.  One rule is no begging.  If he
> begs, he gets nothing but a scolding.  If he acts like he's not that
> interested, he may get something. And he never gets anything inside an
> eating establishment.
> My rules may not have made him behave better when he's out, or they may
> have.  I don't really know.  But they certainly haven't made him any worse
> than he was when I got him.
> 
> Now I've written my 5 messages, and have to shut up.
> Tracy
> 
>> I'm not sure how your having rules keeps your dog from scrounging for
>> food. I don't give my dog people food ever. I'm not saying he doesn't find
>> ways. We have rules; he scrounges for food anyway. The only people food I
>> ever give my dogs is carrots. At Starbucks they have a doggie latte that
>> is essentially a small cup of whipped cream. Nope. The dog begs enough.
>> And I've seen dogs that got people food go into places and wave their
>> beaks around like a sweeper, and this was a GSD. I don't really get the
>> concept of giving the dogs people food. Understand, though, that this is
>> just my view and the man to whom I used to be married. He was very strict
>> about such things, and I have followed suit.
>> 
>> CL
>> 
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