Monday 31 August 2009

persuading a dog to eat raw fish

The other night we had another try at broadening Penny's raw feeding diet to include fish.

What was this weird stuff her bowl? Hmm...she carried it over to her eating mat to examine it.

And then the human tried to convince her it was fun...it would be a good reward for obedience...it was worth guarding from food-thieves.




No luck.

In desperation, determined not to waste it, the human popped it into a saucepan with some hot water, lightly cooked it, and, hey presto! It must have tasted good.

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10 comments:

  1. Noah the Airedale31 August 2009 at 19:03

    Oh Penny, we love our frozen hoki fillets. At least you ate it eventually. We love our fish.

    tailwags
    Noah Willow Tess Lucy

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  2. Mary31 August 2009 at 20:07

    What an obliging dog. She seemed to be trying to work out what you wanted and took the fish even when she didn't want to eat it.

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  3. parlance31 August 2009 at 22:03

    Noah, my motto is, if Noah and his friends can enjoy fish, then Penny can too!

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  4. parlance31 August 2009 at 22:03

    Mary, you are so-o-o-o right! She was just being obliging.

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  5. JD and Max1 September 2009 at 01:10

    Hi Penny - we love fish! Actually, um, there isn't much we don't love food-wise, he he he! You made our mouths water in that last video - yum yum, you did look like you enjoyed it! Schnauzer snuggles - JD and Max.

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  6. Duke1 September 2009 at 04:57

    Penny just wanted her fish warmed! It's better that way, right, Penny?!

    Love ya lots
    Maggie and Mitch

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  7. parlance1 September 2009 at 22:40

    JD and Max, I wish you could convince Penny she likes fish - it would be so healthy for her.

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  8. parlance1 September 2009 at 22:41

    Maggie and Mitch, I guess I'll just have to serve up "warmed" fish whenever I want to extend her diet.

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  9. i7 September 2009 at 16:15

    Penny has such an adorable face! And very polite too on giving it a pass. I don't like fish either hehe...Now you've given LS an idea about warming them up a bit.

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  10. parlance8 September 2009 at 10:35

    Happy, I'd really like to get Penny to eat raw fish, so I might try some other types of fish. (She'll eat tinned tuna, but I think that is already cooked.)

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