Legacee Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) My dogs get carrots at least 3 times a week.. I freeze them and they love them!! These are their treats.. Edited January 3, 2009 by ScrappyDoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotties Rock Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Not sure of the nutritional value but I have been giving my dogs carrots since they were pups, great cold to chew on when teething and not as fattening as bones, didn't want an over weight puppy. Also good as a treat and keeps the weight of a working dog. My new puppy loves them too. Too true about the orange poo, can always tell whenthe have had carrots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I have heard that the only way a dog can get the nutrition from a carrot is if the carrot is pulverised. Apparently they are very good for dogs. That's true. Dogs need to have their vegetables crushed to break down the cellulose so that they can digest them. In the wild they would get most of their vegetable matter partly digested from the stomach contents of their prey or rotting fruit/vegetable matter they find on the ground. A whole carrot is purely for chewing and entertainment value Pele loves to chew on a carrot and spit it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Mine get a carrot every morning and they love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swazzie Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 My little lab gets a carrot with meals sometimes, he loves them. It keeps him entertained for ages, good when i need to do something! I don't need to cut them up, his little teeth pulverise them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Deisel steels them out of the fridge oh well at least it wasnt the steak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 My dogs love carrots to. They also love raw sweet potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I have heard that the only way a dog can get the nutrition from a carrot is if the carrot is pulverised. Apparently they are very good for dogs. That's true. Dogs need to have their vegetables crushed to break down the cellulose so that they can digest them. In the wild they would get most of their vegetable matter partly digested from the stomach contents of their prey or rotting fruit/vegetable matter they find on the ground. :rolleyes: I always include a small bag of carrots in the veggie/fruit slops I make up. They go through the blender. The pugs love a bit of raw carrot as a treat also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Grumpy loves his carrots. Always good when you can fool a dog into thinking that a vegetable is the greatest treat ever. Miss Mini tries bravely to like them but she's not keen and makes a sort of hacking sound as she tries to swallow. She likes joining in with whatever Grump does so I give her a little and she pretends to like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 When Hef was home and sooo bored I gave him carrots as chew toys as he couldnt have a bone or pigs ear (too fatty) He loved them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAloof Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I gave Buju one last night. She initially ignored it, then picked it up and looked at me as if I was a nut. Took it outside, played with it on the deck and left it there. I guess she's not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fainty_girl Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 My dogs love carrots! Jessie will eat them when they are finely grated or chopped finely and steamed, and mixed into her dinner. Tilly eats chunks of raw carrot like they are a treat. The other night when I steamed some carrot for their dinner, she sat there drooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laeral Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 My GSD wont eat them unless they are mashed I dont give her many though, maybe once a week with her vegie slops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I never thought of giving the dogs a whole carrot to chew, although they have it grated in their raw mix. Benson loves whole raw apples though and will steal them given half a chance. I gave them a carrot each a few minutes ago and they looked at me like I was stupid, and it took a few minutes for them to realise they can eat them...but they're both chowing down on them now and enjoying them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Zero goes nuts for carrot! He "steals" them (when i leave one on the floor for him) and then he takes off up to the end of the backyard and gnaws on it until it's gone. Poor thing - you'd think i don't feed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) Ours get grated carrot in their dinner every night as a natural filler (especially for Elle who's on a diet). They also LOVE pumpkin ;) We freeze small bits of apple, pear and carrot in summer as treats or just give them each a whole carrot and they munch away. They tend to eat them in their beds though and it stains it orange. Daina won't eat grated carrot unless there's yoghurt mixed with it yet she will eat a whole carrot in minutes Edited January 5, 2009 by Mim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileys mum Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 My 3 dogs are at the moment sitting outside in the shade & blissfully chomping down on a whole icy cold carrot each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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