My pugs used to eat anything and everything that hit the floor, but then I started them on a salmon-based kibble...which is excellent for their coats...now the little darlings turn up their noses at anything that DOESN’T have fish in it!  I’ve even had to switch to dog treats made with fish because the standard Milkbone just won’t do.

My Riley will eat just about anything...he doesn’t even take the time to figure out what it is half the time.  Baxter, on the other hand, his palette has changed as he’s aged.  He used to love bananas and carrots, but won’t eat them now.  They both love grapes and american cheese.  Baxter is always cautious and takes his time investigating exactly what he’s being offered!

Hi Brenda,

I’ve actually heard of this before and researched it...it’s only toxic if they eat a multitude of them at one time...sugar overload.  Thanks for your concern…

When Benjamin & Henry were pups we used to give them grapes.  Then we heard they were bad for dogs so we stopped.  Then we heard they were OK and then they weren’t.  We just heard so much conflicting information that we decided not to give them grapes anymore.

Now if they ever say that pumpkin bread is bad for dogs, Benjamin is going to demand a complete investigation with a full report.

Here is the recipe for all those out there that aren’t too fond of cooking.

- Head to your local Bob Evans for Dinner during the Fall

- Get pumpkin bread with your meal

- Ask the waitress for a few extra slices to take home

Now, if Baxter & Riley take to the pumpkin bread like Benny you are going to have to be real careful on where you store the pumpkin bread in your house.  When I let the pugs out the crate, the first thing Benny does is smell my hands.  He will know right away that I had pumpkin bread and if he smells it he will not rest until he has some.

If you like to bake, we will have to talk to Ann.  She has a great pumpkin bread recipe that Benny loved.

hello.. i love your blogs about your babies… i’m about to try your special meal diet on my 2 pugs next week. i would just like to ask: in one of your blogs i saw that you cooked the ground turkey already for the week. then do you just add the other stuff (yogurt, oatmeal.. etc..)when they are about to eat? thank you for your time on this.! more pug power.

Mine picks through her mixed dog food to pick out the bits that she likes.  The stuff she doesn’t like will end up on the floor, all around her bowl.

I am shocked that there are so many discerning pug pallets out there! Someone once told me because of their flat faces, that pug taste buds were not as fine-tuned. My pug, Belle will eat just about anything -including rocks and tree bark - if we’re not careful! We’ve starting chopping up baby carrots and using those as treats instead of cookies!

My pug Bennie is almost 3 years old, and to date I have not seen him turn down any food.
And in fact, he has often eaten non-food items such as kleenex, paper, feathers, and even once a pen cap. We’re working to learn not to be a pug vacuum cleaner.

Pugsley won’t eat mushrooms or olives..

My Hailey will eat just about anything if she is able to chew or swallow it. but she knows when her food limit has been reached and doesn’t consantly visit her regular food dish. the one thing that worries me with her begging at the counters while you are cooking is that ONIONS are bad for dogs and they always end up on the floor when you chop them!

I’m Winston (named after the old Nascar Winston Cup Series!) and I love my Hill’s Science Diet Dog Food...mommy tried giving me carrots once....didn’t quite take to them, I don’t know what they are, they don’t taste like dog food...Mommy is nervous about giving me anything other than dog food after she spent Xmas night at the vet with me after I ate wallpaper...I think she wants to give me apples...any advice from anyone for my mom?

Thanks Benjamin, Harry & Luna for your advice, I’m looking forward to trying out these new apple “treats”

Winston

The only “human” food I eat is carrots, I actually like them now! apples (as a special treat when I’m really good!), lettuce (I like to play with it) & a bit of vanilla yogurt (my fave) - I’m not a picky eater however, I don’t think mommy likes to give me human food - she finds it’s too processed and even she has trouble digesting it sometimes. I’ll stick with my puppy food, better be safe than sorry…

MY PUG OTIS WILL EAT ANYTHING!GREEN PEPPERS,TOMATOES,PICKLES,APPLES,LETTUCE… YOU NAME IT WE CANT FIND ANYTHING HE WONT EAT I FIND THIS REALLY STRANGE IS THIS NORMAL. HE GOES IN MY 3 YEAR OLDS ROOM AND EATS ANY OF HER SMALL TOYS HE CAN FIT IN HIS MOUTH… THEN I FIND THEM IN THE YARD OF COURSE.... LOL PLEASE HELP