Do You Feed Your Dog A Vegetarian Diet?

[ladybirder]

If so, watch out! You could go to jail.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10115771/Dog-owners-face-JAIL-20-000-fine-pets-vegetarian-diet.html

[dannyk13]

Quite right too, dogs are carnivores by nature.

[naomi24]

I wouldn't even think of feeding dogs a vegetarian diet.

[Atheist]

I think that dogs are omnivores, not carnivores. Surely any dog owner knows that.

[dannyk13]

Atheistm, sorry but I have to disagree with you.They are carnivores by nature.

[ladybirder]

Atheist, Danny, difficult to be sure who is right nowadays.
https://avodermnatural.com/blog/dogs-are-omnivores/

[AuntPG]

Dogs are omnivores - scavengers by nature.

[dannyk13]

I am not saying that dogs should only eat meat and I do think that they can eat plant based foods added to their diet.I do not think that a vegetarian diet would be healthy for a dog.

[pixie374]

My personal opinion, is that although they are technically omnivores, that includes a lot of meat. "Omnivore" must vary, but dogs thrive on more meat than we do, less than cats do.
Quite right for a jail sentence, in my view, for a lack of welfare. I would say the same for a small child on a vegan diet who can't consent. You do what they need, not whatever you want.

[ladybirder]

Would any of you report anyone who you knew kept their dog on a vegetarian diet?

[pixie374]

I doubt it, I would speak to them. But it would depend if their dog seemed happy and healthy.

[barry1010]

My vegan daughter cooks meat for her dogs, she has 5o do it at the bottom of the garden because it smells so bad

[burlyshirley]

I couldn't get Jill's usual tinned meat a few weeks ago, all they had was the vegetarian option, s*o I got that, thinking she wouldn't know the difference. Boy, was I wrong ! First of all it looked like mush and when I put it down for her, she looked at it, looked at me, looked at it again and walked off in disgust !! Luckily I had some chicken in the freezer and she had a meal of that instead. Sorry Jill, I won't make that mistake again ....

[pixie374]

I think so, ttt.... can you separate them with a door, to give him a chance? I had one exceptionally fussy grazer... but now there are 4 more, the competition means he eats all his straightaway.

[pixie374]

So do some of mine :-). I would put it down, then remove it when the other has finished. Next time, he might decide he should eat...

[burlyshirley]

Lol I don't think Jill would walk off if I put steak down for her !