Liver

Not sure, For a treat I ocasionall give my cat boiled chicken or a fish head

 

Hi Woo, your dogs would Love it, but there bowel's wouldn't :0

 

If you are going to give liver, cook it and then chop into smallish pieces and use them for training treats. If your dog isn't used to raw food then it will probably have an upset stomach from having liver added to their food. People who feed the BARF diet to their dogs would give them some liver a couple of times a week (organ meats) but too much liver can cause vitamin A deficiency.

 

My experience of giving a little chopped cooked liver has been.
a) some dogs and cats don't like it, some do
b) can give them the squits....not recommended yea:D

 

Hi Woo, it's good for a dog, but up to a point. It's high in cholesterol, plus the liver is the organ that all the wastes go through - you don't want to be feeding it as a regular part of your dog's diet - just a treat.You can boil it first, then bake it in the oven at low temp. to dry it out. It makes a great treat as a reward for any kind of training, too much will give your dogs the runs.

 

Hi Woo, yes I have to agree with what's been said here. Joyce only gets it now & again (I can't stand it but hubby loves it ) & you always know she's had it by the next day, lol! I was told that that is a good thing cos it 'clears out' the stomach, don't know how true that is.

cheers

 

Well whenever I have it...the following morning....works for me.

 

Only once in a blue moon would my big guys (120 lb German's) get some chicken liver and giblets.
But the amount of meat is small compared to the size of the animal. If it is a very small dog, I'd make the "treats" smaller. There was always the risk for runny bowels too, so I was careful because of that.
A dog does not have to have treats, it is us humans who think they do, they don't know treats exist. Dogs would be perfectly happy with the same food every day, it is our interactions with them that they desire the most.

 

True...but they have this uncanny knack of looking at you in a way that says.....I'm starving dad, don't you love me anymore....I would love a bit of that chocolate or whatever your eating, so that I can sleep peacefully in my bed. I promise I will stop salivating all over the floor if you give me some. :D

 

they will only do this if you started. I have parties with food on the low coffee table and my Sheppard will air nose sniff it 2 feet above the table but never touch the food. I call it the invisible bridge effect. My theory is: if they see you take food from the table with your hand and give it directly to their mouth then the invisible bridge become crossable for them, other wise it is not crossable. If I want to give them treats, the treat is put in their bowl and their bowl is place in the familiar location so they only think the treat is in the bowl. Also when I have guests for dinner, they are requested to down stay at the threshold of the dinning room, to remain until told different. And they do all this with passion and need to please.

To prove above, two Thanksgivings ago, visiting in-laws for the day, and dinner--with my Sheppard- Kirby, the coffee table loaded with snacks, sausages and cheeses (good smelly things). Kirby allowed to roam the house at will, did his usual air sniff above the table and then went to lie down. All was well for the first 3 hours. Then my brother in law said "oh lets give Kirby a bit of sausage from the table, there went the bridge. (he did this before I could intervene and without asking--another thing) Anyway, 1 min. after the bridge was made--good Kirby just help himself. To me it was not his fault. We had to take the things off the coffee table. A few weeks later, at my house, and a party, and the coffee table at my house, I watched, and discovered the bridge was not there at "my coffee table". Good for me.

 

Well I never did...and my dogs leave the room if there is food about...if they don't, I just cough slightly and they know that's the boss talking and go out.

Treats in their bowl...always.

I've trained dogs to leave a plate full of roast beef and gravy etc on the floor in the same room as them and then I leave the room.

They know its not their bowl, they know they shouldn't be in the room with food....they don't touch or even go over to smell it.

And its quite an easy thing to train a dog this way.:thumb: Oh yea, I always train them not to take sweets off strangers or other members of the household. There can be only one leader of the pack...and that's me.

 

That is great.

 

Re: BARF and liver, i never use liver in barf because it can cause major squits and can also make the dog barf!

Liver treats are fine in moderation when cooked and also useful when training. Mine are conditioned to know that grooming tim means the liver treats :D

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