He is always on the lookout for a veggie snack at any time of the day, and what's more he always finds one, be they tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, pumpkins and the latest treat zucchinis.
Busted this morning by Gary sneaking into find zucchinis.
Although the common belief is that dogs are carnivores, they do get benefit from having vegetables in their diet, especially older dogs. Oscar is 8 and had recently been diagnosed with an impacted bowel, and our vet told us to stop giving him bones, which unfortunately he loves and make sure he has two to three meals of veggies and rice a week. In Oscars case this is not a problem and many of our friend also have dogs that enjoy veggies. Cooked or raw it doesn't matter, although in Oscar's case he prefers his carrots cooked. The good news is Oscar is back to his normal.
So consider enriching your pets life by letting them have some of the veggies in the garden, not only keeping them busy, but keeping them healthy as well. Leave a section of the veggie patch for the pets and like us put up barriers to protect the rest, it really works, keeping everyone happy.
As you can see it is exhausting work for Oscar and he usually ends up sleeping in the sun to recover, then it's off for another hunt.
Make sure you are familiar with foods that are dangerous for your dogs, like onions, garlic, grapes etc., this is only a few foods so look up on the internet for a comprehensive list, we love them and want them well.
Happy gardening
Bronwyn
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