Peanut butter for my dog (boxer, natural, pup, food)
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Hi everyone,
I normally give my 3 yr old boxer dog (male, 75 lbs) a tbsp of peanut butter a few times a week in his kong bone to keep him busy while I'm at school.
Today I gave him a tbsp this morning and forgot about doing that so I gave him ANOTHER tablespoon tonight before I realized that I had already given him one.
I used skippy natural peanut butter in case anyone was wondering.
Do you think 2 tbsp is too much?
Thanks!
Abby
Hi everyone,
I normally give my 3 yr old boxer dog (male, 75 lbs) a tbsp of peanut butter a few times a week in his kong bone to keep him busy while I'm at school.
Today I gave him a tbsp this morning and forgot about doing that so I gave him ANOTHER tablespoon tonight before I realized that I had already given him one.
I used skippy natural peanut butter in case anyone was wondering.
Do you think 2 tbsp is too much?
Thanks!
Abby
Low fat cream cheese has fewer calories and less salt. My dog loves it.
Be careful
Some put mfg have started adding different type of sugar that is not good for dogs...
I think,it is form of sorbitol but can't remember article
We don't feed our dog put butter so didn't pay it too much attention
Just watch out it doesn't have any xylitol in it. I think that's what loves2read was thinking of. There is an article in my paper today about how poisonous xylitol is for dogs.
It is in candy and gum, and is 12x worse than chocolate for dogs.
One piece of Ice Breakers gum could be deadly for a 26# dog. I believe it is also in gummy vitamins.
I have heard that frozen plain Chobani yogurt is a great treat for dogs. It gives them probiotics that is good for their system. Freeze it in ice cube trays and give one or two, depending on size. Greek yogurt has the whey strained out, and whey is the culprit in lactose intolerance.
Skippy natural has sugar in it, I'm not sure if they have to disclose if it's cane sugar or something like xylitol. Personally I would change to a peanut butter with out any sugar at all, your pup doesn't need it.
To your original question. 2 TBSP for a big dog now and again is fine, I'm sure he was happy. I would just be sure there is no xylitol in it.
I would hope that they cannot call xylitol or corn syrup "sugar". They are not sugar. Sugar is significantly more expensive than corn syrup. We grow a lot of corn. Cuba grows a lot of sugar. I wonder if this is why we are opening trade relations with Cuba. Corn syrup is being linked to obesity and diabetes I think... more readily than sugar.
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Originally Posted by Dogmama50
Skippy natural has sugar in it, I'm not sure if they have to disclose if it's cane sugar or something like xylitol. Personally I would change to a peanut butter with out any sugar at all, your pup doesn't need it.
To your original question. 2 TBSP for a big dog now and again is fine, I'm sure he was happy. I would just be sure there is no xylitol in it.
It is like antifreeze to dogs
Very dangerous but has to be listed by name
It is NOT sugar which us natural product
Txylitol--thanks for the correct term gentlerts--is definitely man- made
I would use a natural peanut butter that contains only peanuts. No other additives. Cats and dogs do not need the sugar or salt, and their kidneys are stressed by the salt (especially small dogs and cats.) My cat loves peanut butter, and I keep a jar that is just hers because I prefer my peanut butter salted.
We give our medium-sized dog a spoonful of organic, no-salt, unsweetened, smooth peanut butter several times a week. Most health food stores carry some version of that. As a matter of fact, that's the peanut butter I eat myself! If we freeze it in the Kong it lasts a bit longer. Learned that trick from you guys!
I have a heck of a time licking it out of the Kong...
(Couldn't resist that...)
We give our medium-sized dog a spoonful of organic, no-salt, unsweetened, smooth peanut butter several times a week. Most health food stores carry some version of that. As a matter of fact, that's the peanut butter I eat myself! If we freeze it in the Kong it lasts a bit longer. Learned that trick from you guys!
I have a heck of a time licking it out of the Kong...
(Couldn't resist that...)
Recipe for an incomparably long lasting Kong:
1. stuff the bottom hole of the Kong with a piece of kibble to prevent leakage
2. layer some kibble then cheese then kibble then cheese...you get the idea...leaving some space at the top of the Kong
3. place the Kong upright in a microwave safe mug (in case of leakage) and nuke gently...just long enough to melt the cheese all over the kibble
4. fill the top of the Kong with peanut butter
5. freeze the stuffed Kong overnight
Our dogs get frozen peanut butter stuffed Kongs...small size Kongs with small holes to make them work hard for the money...every day we both work away from home. Guessing there is at least three to four tablespoons of peanut butter in each Kong. No issues. I keep our dogs lean so meals on those work days are appropriately reduced.
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