Dave,
Make sure you do a good worming every now and then if you are giving fish trimmings. Tape worms can come from them and they don't always respond to normal wormers.
If you want a good junk food meaty treat try frozen hotdogs. My grandpa use to give those to his dog. Even though he died before I was old enough to remember him I still remember this because he also gave them to the grandkids for treats. I still get a hankerin' for a frozen dog now and then.
I have been using these treats with the new pup.
https://smile.amazon.com/Redbarn-Pet-Products-Chicken-Liver/dp/B0006NLXL6/ref=sr_1_4?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1500215234&sr=1-4&keywords=red+barn+dog+food+roll
I to had not heard of the carrot thing. Will try that soon.
HAHAHAHAH well why don't you spend your entire life eating pretty much the same dry kibble every day for the rest of your life. Then you might go crazy at the thought of having a baby carrot and veggies as a treat. Though to be fair, Drake would think anything edible is a treat and he'd go crazy for it. I'm not sure he even tastes what he eats.
carrots, mini milk bones, or just about any vegetable cut-off we have laying around before we kennel her. We've only had our dog a yr so I'm no pro but did a lot of reading on how Americans make their dogs as fat as unhealthy as we are so I'm doing a better job with her... not my own diet, but maybe my dog will outlive me.
Tried the baby carrots as treats and both labs love them. 6 month old lab also in love with ice cubes. They both get breath bones after we finish our dinner as a treat after watching us eat. Older lab got to lick up plates after our dinner but not starting that with pup. Older one will eat anything vegetable wise but did have a distain for asperigous as a pup.
I understand. Have heard of some people letting their house pets eat ice cream from the same bowl as them. A spoonful for human and a spoonful for the pet. Now that's where I draw the line!
dehydrated liver treats are a big hit. my wife and daughter have given our springer's pieces carrots, bananas, potato, (no grapes though) the springer's love this but they have also started to dine in the garden!!!!!!!!
I guess my lab, Cap, is an omnivore. He has taken to nibbling on marigolds and zucchini leaves that have crept past the garden fence area. The only things he won't eat are onions and chocolate. Mind you, WE do not give him chocolate, and he just refuses to eat onions.
At the DQ drive thru, they will give you a vanilla "doggie cup" for free if you ask when ordering your cone. Barkley doesn't usually go for the raw carrots, but he eats the occasional apple core. With all of his skin issues, all of his food is grain-free (damn expensive), and treats are grain free (still damn expensive). And he licks lots of plates and gets leftover cooked veggies and meat scraps in his kibble.
I've never given my dogs carrots!!
For training I prefer CHEAP hotdogs cut to the thickness of a nickel and microwave them on a paper towel for about 2 1/2 minutes total ( in 45 sec increments) Stop cooking before they get brittle. If you have kids around you will have to hide the treats from them!! For a chew treat WATER BUFFALO HORNS are the best. My dogs love them , they cannot get chunks off of them and they last a long time (months).
Not sure what you're looking for but my .02 John
That I found hilarious, Paul. However after saying that, I, too, fight over the baby carrots with the pack! Bev and I bought a sack of baby carrots at Costco. I'm betting my labs eyesight is better by now.
Al
