[nagdu] dog food and Re: flying, changes, and vet visit

[Larry D. Keeler]

They have that great dog jerky!  I have to stop my son from eating it and 
he's 17!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog food and Re: flying, changes, and vet visit


> Hannah,
>
> People beef jerky has a lot of salt and all sort of spices and chemicals 
> in it.  It's not going to have adverse health effects in very small doses, 
> but I'd proceed with caution.  If you want to give a meaty treat just 
> plain meat of any variety, chicken, beef, frog etc should be fine.
>
> That's the health part of it.  There is a entirely different aspect of 
> your question and that is the behavior component.  Different people have 
> differing views on people food as snacks, treats or entire meals.  I 
> believe that as long as the behavior of the dog isn't affected negatively 
> by the use of food of any variety then it's okay.  It really depends on 
> how you give food and how your dog perceives it.  I don't suggest using 
> food as a bribe.  This doesn't work any better for dogs than it does for 
> kids! *smile*
>
> Julie
>
>
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