Oh, the things my dogs will eat!

Good to see you, Moo!! Still no internet at your house? Hope you and the family are doing well. My dogs would adore your concoction!

I keep telling my dogs that they're terribly lucky, but they still do that sad puppy dog eye thing at me :-) Still no net at home, which sadly means that myLot is only for special occasions. But I'm away from home just now and am glued to my laptop!

I had another friend from England mention porridge the other day! We call it oatmeal and don't make it with as much milk as you do but Gus and Cookie love it, especially when I give them some of mine that has raisins, dates and walnuts in it. I think they like the warm cereal on these cold mornings, especially since I keep the house at 66° so it's a bit chilly. Your dog sounds as if it was pampered a bit and deserved it! What a cozy picture you have painted!

Hiya dragon, Yes we still call it Porridge from the times we went to School being very small and having it for Breakfast Monday to Friday where would I be without that Porridge? Our Dog was spoiled just a little bit not too much though. He was a Dog that lived for activity and he used to go to work with my Husband when he was a Security Guard and he was a very good Security Guard Dog no one ever taught him what to do he just did things by himself. He would patrol around the Factories and was very clean too. He once got the Maintenance Men on top of a Machine that was very high. They said they were really scared of him which was very funny as he would never attack he would bark for my Husband to see what was there and ask them what they were doing there. They were there unofficially it seems so he did a good Job there. You paint a nice cozy picture of yours too I like it Raisins and Walnuts in the Oatmeal too. All our Dog ever used to do was to forewarn my Husband of marauders on the Premises and my Husband did the rest. He did have to chase a few People off and all thanks to our Dog. Have a great New Year 2011 dragon. Hugs. Sue.xxx

There's plenty provided. The pups were going through that awkward chew on anything & everything stage. It's stopped now.

I was really surprised at the sauerkraut, as it is vinegary. Are you sure your dogs don't need something good to chew? I order bully sticks for my dogs and they are in heaven for hours! They've quit chewing on sticks they find outside and I can leave the trash can in the kitchen when I leave rather than moving it to the enclosed porch.

Oh, cats are just as strange as any dog, but then again, you certainly have the "picky" cat too, but only if they are allowed to be picky - my cats are happy when we put food in their bowls!

Broccoli is a favorite here, too! Cookie won't eat olives but Gus will and they both love salsa, especially the Sam's Club salsa with corn and black beans. Yummy!! I'll spoon some over their dry dog food as a treat and it's very good for them, too. I thought cats were very picky?! I guess I was wrong!

ha ha, my three year old son told me yesterday to get a dog for him, I asked him what you want a dog? he answered I need a small dog for holding and playing, Oh he needs a puppy. I asked him, you are going to school and me, your brother and father will also go to their respective places in morning then who will take care of that dog in day time. His innocent reply came; I will feed the dog before going to school. No, dear first of all we are living on rent and not enough space in our house secondly nobody at home in day time (as both of us are working).

I, in turn, wish you a wonderful new year of happy new beginnings! My house would be very empty without my dogs. As much as they sometimes irritate me with their begging when I'm eating or wanting to play when I am tired, they bring life to the house and comfort to me. There is always someone ready to cuddle with me or comfort me. Before my dogs, even having a fish in the house was better than nothing. Have you thought of getting a pet to liven up your home?

Gus loves the raw potatoes, too! Weren't you the one who was growing her own potatoes last year? Gus and Cookie come in handy the rare times I eat a banana. They each get one end of it but often, Cookie will spit hers out and Gus gets a double treat! I haven't seen you around lately, are you doing okay?

Yep, I was growing potatoes last year. The year before, though, I was growing blue, purple, red, yellow and white potatoes but they didn't do well at all. (Too much rain.) Then, last year, we had that awful drought and high temps that killed everything I had out there. Hopefully, this year, I'll get a decent crop of potatoes, along with everything else. Wish I could grow bananas. I have dwarf banana plants but I've had them for years and they've never produced any bananas. Anyway, I'm not around much these days. I've been so very depressed since last summer, mostly after my husband yelled at me for using a tiny bit of water so my fruit trees wouldn't die. I was working so hard to keep everything alive and even using gray water but once he said what he said, I got so depressed I just gave up. I haven't been able to get motivated since then. Then, when I needed that surgery on my neck in November, that added to the depression because I'm so sick of always needing surgeries. I didn't even get a Christmas tree this year, aside from my little Charlie Brown Christmas tree. No one came over. That was by my request since I got sick the Wednesday before and I just couldn't handle all the preparations and cooking. Everybody seems to want something from me lately but no one is offering anything in return. I'm sure you know how that can get to a person every once in awhile. Ah, life. I'm hoping that Springtime will bring a renewed energy and motivation my way.

Porridge, oatmeal, farina--they love cereal! They especially liked it the one time I splurged on steel cut oats.

My dogs love salads, too! Even without the dressing they will eat tomatoes, lettuce and other salad things. Cookie catches any flies buzzing around and beetles outside! Still, they beg from the table. I think it's just their instinct. Cookie will even chase down mice--she caught one when we moved in and I haven't seen any since--and has her heart set on the wily squirrels!

Cookie is rather picky and will give her banana to Gus but if one of my sons is visiting (I'm surprised how well she remembers them!) she will eat literally anything they give her! Dogs just want to please!

Why not?

Your cat is beautiful! My dog Gus also licks dishes that have nothing in them--I think animals have such sensitive taste buds that they can taste something where we see nothing.

Oh, pickles!! I occasionally get some little hamburgers from a place called White Castle, they're very small, and although the dogs get a little pinch from the last burger they love the pickles the most! I don't like those particular types of pickles but they do! My dogs won't eat lemons but I'm sure they'd eat lemon cookies or cake. They don't get sweets but they'll pick up the crumbs I spill when I have them. Dogs are so funny!

Have you tried freezing yogurt cubes for the summer months? My dogs love them! They have to eat them outside, of course, but it keeps them busy for a few minutes. I used to freeze yogurt in a Kong along with vegetables and that kept them busy for hours. Amazingly, it never thawed on the rug because they were constantly licking it!

Goldens are beautiful dogs and I never figured them for garbage disposals--they seem so majestic! Thanks for sharing that!