My dog has an addiction - advice needed!
When I first found a trail of apple cores around the house - I have to admit, my dog was not the first to take the blame...
It appears that my dog (a 3yr old German Shepherd) really has an addiction to apples and I'm not sure if that is an okay thing or not?
We have 2 very large and very laden apple trees in the garden - and originally I thought my dog was using the fruit as a replacement toy. But clearly not.
Wherever I turn there are half eaten apples and he is constantly munching on them.
He even jumps up into the tree to get them down!
Does anyone know - is it okay for dogs to be so partial to apples? Are they doing him any harm? He seems healthy enough...
Oh - and how do I get him to put the cores into the bin??? :what:
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Dogs can eat apples, but many people suggest it's not a good idea to let them eat the core, so it seems he's being quite sensible, all by himself.
You could always try training him, giving him a reward if he drops the core into the bin - might work :D
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Actually - on closer investigation...
There now also appears to be a rather incriminating trail of apple stalks too!
How many apples can one dog eat for goodness sake!
I've found evidence of 27 this afternoon alone :eek:
:flower:
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SnowWhite
Actually - on closer investigation...
There now also appears to be a rather incriminating trail of apple stalks too!
How many apples can one dog eat for goodness sake!
I've found evidence of 27 this afternoon alone :eek:
:flower:
Think you may need a mop in the morning:what:
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Originally Posted by
SnowWhite
How many apples can one dog eat for goodness sake!
I've found evidence of 27 this afternoon alone :eek:
:flower:
Well you may find evidence of some other incriminating kind later on:wink::eek::sick:
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Originally Posted by
SnowWhite
When I first found a trail of apple cores around the house - I have to admit, my dog was not the first to take the blame...
It appears that my dog (a 3yr old German Shepherd) really has an addiction to apples and I'm not sure if that is an okay thing or not?
We have 2 very large and very laden apple trees in the garden - and originally I thought my dog was using the fruit as a replacement toy. But clearly not.
Wherever I turn there are half eaten apples and he is constantly munching on them.
He even jumps up into the tree to get them down!
Does anyone know - is it okay for dogs to be so partial to apples? Are they doing him any harm? He seems healthy enough...
Oh - and how do I get him to put the cores into the bin??? :what:
:flower:
I think its normal as long as he doesn't choke on the cores :sick:, is there anything else in particular he likes to eat?
I taught Rogue (my old dog, german sheperd and i think my sister might have been watching x-men when she gave her that name:sick:) how to walk up and down the stairs she was a puppy at the time.
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Re: My dog has an addiction - advice needed!
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Originally Posted by
Achaeco
Shoot it!
Thats evil!!! :eek: I take it you don't like dogs?
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Achaeco
Shoot it!
Evil person! Shoot you! :what:
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Achaeco - that made me laugh
As for the dog it is a bad idea for the dog to eat the core as the core contains pips. The pips from an apple core contain a small amount of Cyanide one won't do harm but there was one story where I heard a guy saving up the pips from 10 apples and ended up eating them and killing himself through cyanide poisoning.
Not meaning to worry you but if he's still bounding round he seems all good and ther is no cause for concern.
As tiggerbabe says reward him...with an apple :wink:
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Clueless
Achaeco - that made me laugh
As for the dog it is a bad idea for the dog to eat the core as the core contains pips. The pips from an apple core contain a small amount of Cyanide one won't do harm but there was one story where I heard a guy saving up the pips from 10 apples and ended up eating them and killing himself through cyanide poisoning.
it would seem that cyanide poisoning will only occur if you crush the seeds other wise the seed will just pass harmlessly through your system - Urban Legends Reference Pages: Apple Seeds and Cyanide
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Update.
It's morning.
Dog is still alive
There is no 'evidence' of the 27 or so apples he ate yesterday. (Thankfully - I really wasn't looking forward to that kind of start to my day! :sick:)
He is now ignoring his normal food and staring longingly at the apple trees through the window...
In real terms - this addiction can only last as long as the apple season I suppose...
I am obviously relieved he probably doesn't have cyanide poisoning.
And I am saving the option of 'shooting him' for another day! :whistle:
Many thanks everyone
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Yliander
My mum used to tell me that if I swollowed an apple pip a tree would grow inside me:innocent:
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rubyred
My mum used to tell me that if I swollowed an apple pip a tree would grow inside me:innocent:
Bless!!!! But imagine if that happened :sick:
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Crazy Shark
Thats evil!!! :eek: I take it you don't like dogs?
Oh no, i love dogs. they are for me one of the most faithfull animals you could have and not forgetting they roast very well and make a wicked sandwitch.
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Achaeco
Oh no, i love dogs. they are for me one of the most faithfull animals you could have and not forgetting they roast very well and make a wicked sandwitch.
If only that was on the menu i'd try it :whistle::rofl: :innocent:
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Achaeco
not forgetting they roast very well and make a wicked sandwitch.
And of course, great coats! :wink:
(I'm still trying to get mine to make me a sandwich.)
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My dog - a labrador- does the same thing. I think it like when they eat grass and it usually only lasts a few weeks. It did however, give him the trots.... So Sara - keep an eye out for an unexpected runny package somewhere.. :what::sick:
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Were any of the apples likely to have been over ripe Snowy?
Fermenting Apples = Pi55ed animals
He could be an Alchy. . .
Re: My dog has an addiction - advice needed!
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Originally Posted by
Achaeco
Oh no, i love dogs. they are for me one of the most faithfull animals you could have and not forgetting they roast very well and make a wicked sandwitch.
If we are talking hotdogs, I prefer greyhound. I like my fast food fast.