Duke_3 Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 Today I taught duek a new trick. I made him sit, then held a treat over his head and droped it and said catch it and hed open his mouth and catch it with hise mouth. He loved it. It was fun for both of us. And he really likes cookie dough.. Quote
imported_Kat Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 Good for teaching him the new trick but I suggest you use an alternative treat. Cookie dough inflates in the dogs stomach and causes gastroenteritis and colic. Quote
Duke_3 Posted December 10, 2003 Author Posted December 10, 2003 ya..I only gave him alittle bit so dont worry, and after a few hours later (2 or so) after supper we had a roast, i gave him some small peices for treats! :D AND I wokred with him tonight to! using simalar things that wont hurt him. ANd aslo he really likes milk. I give him milk its gone soo fast! why? Does he just liek it better than water? or does he still havehis iner puppy? Quote
kendalyn Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 I'm not an expert, but I thought dairy was bad for dogs. I do know that biochemically lactose is very hard to digest. It requires a ton of enzymes some of which I belive dogs don't have. I would be really careful giving Duke milk. Good job on teaching him the trick though :-) Quote
imported_Kat Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 Erf sorry to yip, but yes milk is not good as dogs lack a lactase enzyme to break down the lactose in the milk, similar to cats. Quote
pei obssessed Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 Kat, how come the yoghurt is good for dogs then? Doesn't it also have lactose? Quote
kendalyn Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 Kat may be able to correct me if I'm wrong here, but I believe yogurt does not actually have that much lactose in it. The bacteria in yogurt (lactobacillus) ferments lactose as a means of energy for metabolism. So althought yogurt is considered a dairy product, the amount of lactose is small. Quote
Duke_3 Posted December 11, 2003 Author Posted December 11, 2003 Ya, i havent given him milk, in a long time so dont worry:wink Plus he also wont eat potato skins. I know he cant eat potatos case he cant digest them and all, but potato skinds he wont touch. Quote
imported_Kat Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 yep the fermentation process is done so that it isn't such an anaerobic process that would produce lactose from the lactobacillus bacteria found naturally in milk. (I'll put everyone off now saying about bacteria in milk!) :P Quote
Deeg Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 Dogs are usually allerigic to milk and shouldn't have it, but a small percentige are fine when given milk...the signs of owning a dog that is lactose intollerent is similar to that of some humans. When given milk, a lactose intollerent dog may have diareha, may vomit, and may have an upset stomach or gas. My dog is not lactose intolerent. He can also eat a large amount of chocolate. A chocolate cake was left on a shelf at someones house that we didn't think he could reach. When we got back, he had eaten the entire cake...but, the vet said he was perfectly fine. No lose of appetite, no vomiting, nothing, and it was a big cake... :lol: Quote
kendalyn Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 Dogs are not allergic to dairy products. They simply cannot digest them. They lack the enzymes necessary for this process. Dogs that do not show any kind of sickness after eating large amounts of lactose are not digesting it. Usually the bacteria in their gut are fermenting it. However, not all bacteria can do this, so that is when you see the negative consequences. Quote
Duke_3 Posted December 14, 2003 Author Posted December 14, 2003 I know what you mean Deeg duke once was locked in my sisers room accedentally, and found her easter chocolate bunny, ripped open the case and ate the whole bunny it was a solid chocoalte bunny to, it isnt as big as a cake, but he still ate it and everyone asaid he was fine to. Quote
Deeg Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 i don't feed him chocoalte anytime....he only gets it when it falls on the ground and I don't get it before him. I ment that they couldn't digest the milk, kendalyn...I just didn't know how to explain it. Sorry. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 12, 2004 Posted January 12, 2004 someone correct me if I'm wrong, cuz this is just what I "heard"... I heard that the reason cats and dogs can't digest milk properlly is because they don't continue to drink it after weaning (sp?). Like humans drink milk from the day their born to the day they die (MOST humans, not including lactose intallernt people, and people like me who hate milk :wink: ) and so their body doesn't build up those enzymes because they have stopped drinking it after a period of time. Makes sense I guess... but don't people NEED milk because it has a good source of calcium? So you'd think if this was the reason, then cats and dogs would NEED that calcium as well, unless they get it from something else? True or false? (sorry to change the subject here Lex, just curious :wink: ) Quote
Deeg Posted January 24, 2004 Posted January 24, 2004 I don't know...I've never heared of it, but it may be true... :-? Quote
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