You’re sitting down at the table for your juicy roast, Thanksgiving meal or Christmas dinner. You’ve spent ages slaving away in the kitchen surrounded by the warm, savoury smells, trying not to demolish the meat whilst carving or potatoes during mashing. You know this is going to be good.
But you’re not alone. By your side or under the table is the whimpering from your pup wanting to try your tasty dinner. After all, he wants to find out what the lovely smells are too. You feel sorry and give in to those puppy-dog eyes.
A familiar scene in your household? Source
14 Human Foods Safe For Your Dog To Enjoy
At this time of year with all the yummy comfort foods doing the rounds, it’s hard to resist slipping our dogs a tasty treat from the table, or leftovers from your meal. We all do it!
Research released from the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association states that three in four (77%) vets believe the pet obesity problem has worsened since 2009. The PFMA estimate that up to 45% of all pets Vets treat are overweight or obese and over 35% of pet owners use ‘human food’ to treat, which can be too high in fat and sometimes toxic.
With this in mind, if you’re going to feed your dog some human foods, it’s best to know what’s safe, and what’s not.
Follow our guide to fourteen human foods safe for your dog to enjoy as treats. We’ll be posting foods to avoid this next coming week, so keep an eye out for that.
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