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Is it ok to do this - dogs?

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  • puddy
    puddy Posts: 12,709 Forumite
    no, with a dog and 2 cats we dont use any stuff on plants or the lawn
  • dehydrato
    dehydrato Posts: 55 Forumite
    You could use the food as his rewards when clicker training, that way he is using his c;ever collie brain as well. If you you tube you can get loads of tips on hopw to do it
  • WolfSong2000
    WolfSong2000 Posts: 1,736 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Chris n TJ made the sensible suggestion of "bulking up" his meals with raw veg. My mother did this with an old and hideously overweight lab she took on (owners were moving abroad and couldn't find a home for him, so my family took him on). Just add some raw, chopped up veg to bulk out the meal (carrots work well), and the dog wont feel so deprived. Obviously check with your vet first.

    As for food scattering...when our dogs were younger we used to have a big bard ball that you could fill with kibble and when the dogs nosed it along the ground it would randomly drop out bits of kibble. The dogs loved it and it gave them hours of entertainment.
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