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Old 09-22-2013, 02:48 PM   #1
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Is he the only one?

We have an overwhelming number of cucumbers growing in the garden. This is good, because Charlie,below, had developed a strange love of cucumbers, Charlie is not fussy and will eat hot peppers I pick and leave on the counter, seeds and all. But he seems on a mission to consume cucumbers (we have two varieties, he loves both).

Has anyone else had a dog who craves cucumbers? He drinks (and spills) a good deal of water so he should not be thirsty.
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I had a dog (border terrier) who loved cucumbers, carrots and broccoli. Preferred these to dog biscuits and would come running when he heard me get out the cutting board to make a salad!
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my dog eats carrots, never tried cucumber, but last night she got into our garbage and ate half an ear of corn on the cob, not pretty all day today.
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Old 09-22-2013, 06:56 PM   #4
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Our vet had recommended carrots as treats. I can understand them liking them-they are sweet, but to me cucumbers have no flavor. And he is on a mission to eat them.

Charlie has devoured ears of corn, ear and all, but never seemed to be bothered by the extra fiber. also likes watermelon with the rind. He will eat anything you toss towards his face but change his dog food and his tummy suffers for days.
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It might be about the crunch of them; when's the last time your vet took a look at his teeth?
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thanks, Pax. Charlie is pretty young and in great shape. No teeth problems. I wondered if it might be the cold crispiness but it hasn't been hot out.

I think it may just be that they are.
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Our Buster loves cucumbers! He also loves apples, carrots, onions, celery, grapes, watermelon - I could go on and on. Gypsy dog loves most of them, but not cucumbers as much.
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My dogs love potatoes and apples. Roxie, our "puppy" will eat pretty much anything. George, our old man, is more picky.

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Our Daisy hasn't discovered cucumbers yet but she loves carrots and flat out begs for broccoli. If I am cutting up broccoli for dinner, she will lay on my feet and whimper until I "accidentally" drop some for her. She also loves zucchini and yellow squash. If you smother it all in peanut butter, she will love you FOREVER.
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My lab mix Rosie loved cucumbers and just about anything else...would not eat mushrooms. She would pick blackberries off the vine and eat them. She also did not enjoy peanut butter or anything flavored like peanut butter but would eat peanuts. She ate a batch of cookies that were cooling on the table. I went out to talk to my neighbor and Rosie slowly pulled the tablecloth until the cookies would fall in the floor. She also stood up and picked up a crystal candy dish off a shelf and devoured about 10 ounces of chocolate kisses. I know that say chocolate is bad for dogs but she ate any she could get her paws on and never got sick plus lived to be 16 years old.
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Charlie tends to eat whatever food like substance is around and has eaten lots of things he shouldn't chocolate, grapes, onions to name a few. He has also eaten a few non-edible items-wall board, plastic, and a few whole squirrels that were dead on the side of the road.

I never know where to draw the line. Nothing seems to upset his stomach, other than changing his dog food.
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I had a cat who loved peas. I think sometimes pets just decide they like the taste of something.

I couldn't cook them and leave them out on the table while I got the rest of the family to the dinner table because he would be on the table with his head in the bowl chowing down.
I wasn't happy the first time I saw that!
So I always made sure to give him some peas when we had them and he was happy.

He has been gone now for many, many years. He was a silly crazy cat.
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I think cucumbers are ok. I do know that grapes cause pancreatitis (got
the vet bill to prove it), raisins and onions also do a number on dogs.
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Do you know if the size of the dog matters in regard to grapes? Mine love them but my son had warned me about pancreatitis. His friend's dog got very sick. I wonder if the size makes a difference. Mine have eaten whole onions and never had a problem, although I know they are on the bad list, too.
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Be careful with table foods! Grapes, raisins, onions and chocolate are all toxic to dogs!
That being said - my Meg LOVED watermelon! I think because it was juicy.
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