Pets and Their Food Fetishes

[CFrance]

What odd things do your dogs, cats, birds like to eat? Our cat Fletcher looooooooooved olive juice (don't ask me to explain how I found that out). Another went for pickle juice--preferably sweet.

Queenie the Cat, any kind of cookie you offered (or she stole).

Crosby the golden is Ca-RAZY for lettuce, the crunchy parts. Not a good catch, he can nevertheless nab a piece on the fly like nobody's business.

His other fetish is raw asparagus. Other crunchy things, not so much.

What about yours?

[KARENNN]

Winston likes the crispy worms on the sidewalk :mmmm:

[graciegirl]

Our cats refuse to eat any people food except some deli chicken and will not eat any pet food bought with a coupon or in any way not the most expensive.


It is most annoying but we live to serve.

[Patty55]

Mine loves sushi.

Years ago I had a dog who loved broccoli and arugula. He'd grab it and take off running. Like I wanted it back?

[KathieI]

Sam loves when I cook (which isn't often) and will sit in the kitchen at my feet the whole time. He knows that when I'm chopping, 50% of it lands on the floor and he's my vacuum. He'll eat anything that falls, garlic, onions, potatoes, zucchini, even broccoli (well, maybe not broccoli) but its gone in a NY second. On the other hand, Maggie Mae doesn't have a clue what to do with any people food unless she can steal it off the table. If you hand it to her, she just stares at it.

I once had a schnauzer who used to sneak up on my drink of Scotch & water, and lap up the drink and get drunk. I couldn't break her of the habit, she just loved it. I know that wasn't smart, but she was a happy drunk dawg...

[CFrance]

Sam loves when I cook (which isn't often) and will sit in the kitchen at my feet the whole time. He knows that when I'm chopping, 50% of it lands on the floor and he's my vacuum. He'll eat anything that falls, garlic, onions, potatoes, zucchini, even broccoli (well, maybe not broccoli) but its gone in a NY second. On the other hand, Maggie Mae doesn't have a clue what to do with any people food unless she can steal it off the table. If you hand it to her, she just stares at it.

I once had a schnauzer who used to sneak up on my drink of Scotch & water, and lap up the drink and get drunk. I couldn't break her of the habit, she just loved it. I know that wasn't smart, but she was a happy drunk dawg...

:1rotfl::1rotfl: I love it. A 12-step program for schnauzers.

[Trayderjoe]

Our friend Jenny loves bagel dog bones from a local bakery. She literally runs down into the basement (our Sunday morning spot) when it is time for her dog bone, and she tracks the bag holding the dog bone until the bone is given to her.

[CFrance]

[QUOTE=Trayderjoe;887068]Our friend Jenny loves bagel dog bones from a local bakery. She literally runs down into the basement (our Sunday morning spot) when it is time for her dog bone, and she tracks the bag holding the dog bone until the bone is given to her.[/QUOTE
Wait... There was a shop in Muskegon that sold those. It's a bagel store; can't remember the name.

[socrafty]

Piper our shih tzu/bichon won't eat anything green. She loves blueberries, carrots, apples and popcorn.

Years ago I did have a german shepherd that loved pancakes, only if they had syrup on them.

[CFrance]

Back during some war food rationing, my parents' dog ate a pound of butter and then threw it up in the yard.

[redwitch]

I had a cat that loved mushrooms. I could chop any meat, even chicken, with no reaction from her. The second I washed the shrooms, she was in the sink (knew the counter was a no-no) waiting for her chance to steal one. She was in kitty heaven if I happened to drop one or two while chopping them.

[CFrance]

I had a cat that loved mushrooms. I could chop any meat, even chicken, with no reaction from her. The second I washed the shrooms, she was in the sink (knew the counter was a no-no) waiting for her chance to steal one. She was in kitty heaven if I happened to drop one or two while chopping them.
Shrooms... a flower-child cat!

[CFrance]

Back to Queenie the Cookie Cat. She was the meanest cat. But she could be bought. You would pick her up and she would yell, "I HATE YOU! Got any cookies?"

[jblum315]

My cat Simba loved gingersnaps. No other cookies. Agatha adored shrimp shells, not the shrimp.

[Cisco Kid]

Many Many years ago I had a dog that I removed from a abuser.
He weighed about 85 pounds. Alex.
You could not leave a beer unattended around him.

[judynlee]

I do recall my ol' tomcat, Snoopy (this is in late '50s) rolling in the drained green olive juice in the sink! It looked as if he were on catnip.

I now have a Siamese (yes, the one in the picture) who is so butter-addicted he would give up all his body parts-except the tongue to lick it with-for even a smidgen.

[kittygilchrist]

Queen Emma only accepts dog biscuits to be polite, and then deposits them on the floor.
But when she smells a morsel of chicken jerky, she acts doggishly eager--almost forgetting her manners, and you can see there's wolf in the bloodline way back.

[Taltarzac725]

Beau loves Subway's roasted chicken and pretty much anything else with chicken in it as well. Same with our pooch Sport.

My dad was eating a Subway Meatball Marinara Sandwich and a meatball rolled down his shirt leaving a sauce trail. It then hit his shoe after going down his pants and rolled into the open mouth of Sport. After leaving a four feet path of sauce on the tan rug. Sport would always hang around whenever we were having Subways especially Meatball Marinaras.

[CFrance]

Beau loves Subway's roasted chicken and pretty much anything else with chicken in it as well. Same with our pooch Sport.

My dad was eating a Subway Meatball Marinara Sandwich and a meatball rolled down his shirt leaving a sauce trail. It then hit his shoe after going down his pants and rolled into the open mouth of Sport. After leaving a four feet path of sauce on the tan rug. Sport would always hang around whenever we were having Subways especially Meatball Marinaras.
Did he follow the marinara trail up your dad's shirt?:1rotfl:

[Taltarzac725]

Did he follow the marinara trail up your dad's shirt?:1rotfl:

I believe he was thinking about it. He did get some of it off the rug.

[dillywho]

Our older cat, Sam, eats nothing except dry cat food. Gives you a look as if you are trying to poison her if you even offer anything else. Kitty Kitty, on the other hand, loves plain Greek yogurt and peanut butter together especially (that's our evening snack....just me and her), and will eat most anything else people food. She loves her dry cat food, too. Heck, she's just an eater....period.

[GeoGeo]

Ours, too, were crispy worm eaters. They wouldn't touch them unless they were crispy. Must have been like doggie potato chips. I will say they did a good job of keeping the streets clean and free of dead worms.

[DigitalGranny]

After dinner each evening, our Yorkies share a couple of caramels. It's a bad night if the jar is empty --they just sit and stare at it and whine!

[lovsthosebigdogs]

Our first Great Pyrenees Argus was a TERRIBLE eater but he loved jello and would run through the house and crash through the kitchen doors which were half swinging doors like an old west bar to get at the jello he smelled. Argus apparently loved other strange things too because when we left him at my in-laws to go look for our first house (my father in law was a realtor) we arrived home to find that Argus had eaten a hole straight through the sheetrock from the laundry room through to the garage and was mounted like a moose head as we pulled our car into my father in laws garage. Argus also ate all the bottom shingles off the the back of our house when we left him in the yard. And we had a another pyr that ate the bottom stair when we temporarily leashed her to it on moving day. Big dogs eat big things I guess. What a fun thread. Thanks for starting it, although maybe you had more food ideas in mind.

[CFrance]

Well, yeah, I was thinking food, but you reminded me that my in-laws had a dog that ate a recliner!

[redwitch]

I have a cat that thinks shower mesh nets are absolutely yummy. Sadly, her tummy doesn't agree. If she can figure out a way to reach one, she'll happily get it and eat some of it. I then get the pleasure of cleaning up her trail of bile and plastic. Ain't I the lucky one?

[CFrance]

I have a cat that thinks shower mesh nets are absolutely yummy. Sadly, her tummy doesn't agree. If she can figure out a way to reach one, she'll happily get it and eat some of it. I then get the pleasure of cleaning up her trail of bile and plastic. Ain't I the lucky one?

You bet!

[Bonanza]

The Ws prevail in our home . . .

Watermelon and worms . . . not together, of course.

[CFrance]

The Ws prevail in our home . . .

Watermelon and worms . . . not together, of course.
Tasty!:p

[Barefoot]

The Ws prevail in our home . . .
Watermelon and worms . . . not together, of course.

My little dog enjoys ferreting out dried up portions of worms and geckoes.
Then he snacks on them or rolls in them, a disgusting habit.
I often wonder why I have dogs.
And then one of them looks at me and I remember.
Unconditional love.

I used to have a dog (70 lbs) that suffered from separation anxiety.
He "ate" four love seats, and more than a few carpets.
Perhaps he didn't eat them, just destroyed them, and they were toast.
Still, I loved that dog and still miss him.

[CFrance]

My little dog enjoys ferreting out dried up portions of worms and geckoes.
Then he snacks on them or rolls in them, a disgusting habit.
I often wonder why I have dogs.
And then one of them looks at me and I remember.
Unconditional love.

I used to have a dog (70 lbs) that suffered from separation anxiety.
He "ate" four love seats, and more than a few carpets.
Perhaps he didn't eat them, just destroyed them, and they were toast.
Still, I loved that dog and still miss him.
Awwwwwwwwwww. So sweet. And there's nothing tastier than a love seat.:icon_hungry:

[Trayderjoe]

[QUOTE=Trayderjoe;887068]Our friend Jenny loves bagel dog bones from a local bakery. She literally runs down into the basement (our Sunday morning spot) when it is time for her dog bone, and she tracks the bag holding the dog bone until the bone is given to her.[/QUOTE
Wait... There was a shop in Muskegon that sold those. It's a bagel store; can't remember the name. Actually the place I buy them from is "Big Apple Bagel". Not sure if they are in Muskegon, but we have one in Midland.

[CFrance]

[quote=CFrance;887071] Actually the place I buy them from is "Big Apple Bagel". Not sure if they are in Muskegon, but we have one in Midland.
Yep, that's where I used to buy them in Muskegon. I just couldn't remember the name.

[GeoGeo]

I just remembered back when I was newly married. I was careful with the money I spent, but I broke down and bought a pair of $35 leather shoes. That was a lot of money for me to spend on shoes. One day while we were away from home my Basset Hound, who had never bothered anything EVER in the house, decided to eat those $35 shoes!!!!