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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 07:45 PM
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My dog sleeps with his food
He's home alone all day and has access to large milkbones. He's never been an overeater, he's kind of a skinny guy under all that fur.

Anyway, I came home tonight and there were about five uneaten large milkbones in his doggy bed. Sleeping with food, whatever comforts him...
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Bronco69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 07:47 PM
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1. Awww
It's in case he wakes up in need of a snack. :-)
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:00 PM
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2. Many dogs do that. It seems to be a survival instinct. They save them
Edited on Thu Mar-17-05 08:08 PM by BrklynLiberal
in case of the unlikely event that you do not return. My dogs hardly ever ate when I was not at home, no matter how much food or treats I left out for them. They might drink some of the water I left out for them, but rarely, if ever ate any of the food that was out.

EDIT: I am out of work right now, so I am home almost all the time. Did not mean to imply that I do noth ave dogs any more.
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:02 PM
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5. thats exactly how mine is
as soon as I get home he's hungry again
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:01 PM
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3. My dogs would never let a Milkbone sit around uneaten
I mostly feed carrots for snacks now. They like them better, and they're virtually calorie free! My little pup gnaws on them like a rawhide bone. The coolness helps with teething.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:06 PM
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8. I buy the baby carrots and my GSD just loves them. That is what I
Edited on Thu Mar-17-05 08:06 PM by BrklynLiberal
stuff his big stuff-a-ball with.
He once actually used his big nose to open the refrigerator, and grabbed the bag of carrots and took it to his bed and ate the whole bag. Since he is usually my shadow, I noticed that he was MIA and wondered where he was. Caught in flagrante derelicto (sp?)...plastic bag and all, with carrot shreds still dripping from his mouth. I thought he had pulled it out of the garbage or something. I could not believe it when I walked into the kitchen and saw the fridge door wide open!!! He knew what he wanted and went for it. Left everything else alone and went straight for the carrots.
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:46 PM
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15. My moms dog loves them too
I think some of that might be the texture. My dog gets instant diarreah from any kind of veggies though.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:02 PM
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4. My dog snores
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:03 PM
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6. Mine does too, but he denies it.
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:17 PM
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12. Don't forget the farting!
can we say that here if it's not a human bodily function? :shrug:
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:41 PM
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14. Fweep
"Oh, god HAAANK!!!"
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:04 PM
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7. My dogs take huge mouthfuls of food and go off to a corner
and spit the food out and eat it piece by piece.

They also don't eat when we're gone and then empty their food bowl when we walk in the door (like we've starved them all day or something).

You dog's just dreaming of the milkybone way!!
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:10 PM
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9. Maybe I'll take to my bed with a box of Godiva chocolates!
for sweet dreams
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:16 PM
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10. No way...take some red hots to be with you!
hehe :evilgrin:
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:16 PM
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11. my dog, when she stays outside for any length of time,
buries her water dish

of course this spills all the water . . .
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:20 PM
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13. A friend sent this pic of her new pup. It seems perfect for this thread
Edited on Thu Mar-17-05 08:41 PM by BrklynLiberal


Here is another friend with another tired pup
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:48 PM
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16. that is so adorable!
We've gotta have more puppy threads around here!
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 08:54 PM
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17. madison, you KNOW the rules- a picture is required!
Article 9, paragraph 3- When posting about your pet dog or cat, a picture is required. Come on now, lets see the puppy!
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