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Is there anything wrong with giving my dog some veggies from time to time? I blend them up in the blender.

-My Diamond

My dogs all love vegetables and some fruits as well. Their favorite treat is raw baby carrots.
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Bob

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

Vegetables are a great addition to a dog's diet. In the wild, wolves eat the stomach contents of their prey. So since you're putting the vegetables in the blender you're mimicking that. Plus vegetables have antioxidants, which help to prevent tumors.
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Kadee Sedtal
home of old lady Lucy (boxer/lab/garbage disposal), pretty girl Fancy (beagle), the rats- Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Pachebel, Fillmore, Norbert, and baby Franz, the mice- Vivaldi, Brahms, Schubert, Bartok, Rasputin, Johann, Chaminade, Dorothy, Glenda, and Em, and the *adorable* winter white dwarf hamster- Feather
"I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then, yahoo! I'd have all my money back." -Jack Handey

Just the way I see it!

Veggies have loads of vitamins, but some people get really upset at the thought of giving veggies when "thats not what wolves eat" I know that dog naturally eat raw meat but I still think that the veggies/fruit can be a healthy part of the diet, and they make a great treat. My dog Winston loves apples!! So thats what I use to stuff his Kong toy, it's funny watching, he knows exactly how to get them out now...pick it up and keep dropping it until something pops out D

-My Diamond

Oh yes, mine love those little baby carrots also. They love the crunch. I don't give them veggies that might give them gas, such as cabbage type veggies. I also put a small bit of canned Green Beans, no salt added, on their food sometimes. They love it.

Cheryl

I love to Give mine Fruits and Veggies but Remeber that some Fruits and Veggies can be Deadly to dogs.
This is a Link to the list of the potentially poisnous foods to dogs.
www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/protect_your_pet_from_common_household_dangers/foods_potentially_poisonous_to_pets.html

Good luck!!
Sara