Churchill and carrot

[Frenchy]

1. oh come on , I'm not a rabbit
2. I changed spot on the deck , can't you tell I don't want your stupid carrot ?
3. na ah , no no no !

[Frenchy]

1. well if you're going to shove it in my mouth , might as well taste it ...
2. spitting it out , nope , sticking with first opinion , carrots do nothing for me

[14+kitties]

Ha!! Too cute!! Churchill just does not like those orange things. Dip them in gravy and see what he does.
Got a new carreer for you Frenchy. You need to go into weaving rugs. You'd have enough yarn just from Churchill's fur alone!!!

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by 14+kitties

Ha!! Too cute!! Churchill just does not like those orange things. Dip them in gravy and see what he does.
Got a new carreer for you Frenchy. You need to go into weaving rugs. You'd have enough yarn just from Churchill's fur alone!!!

but he doesn't shed that much , yet ...

he's a bit picky .... I have to put wet cat food on his glucosamine pills for him to eat it , but even with that , and hidden in his kibble , I sometimes find half a pill on the ground , so I guess once he tastes it , then spits it out

[14+kitties]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

but he doesn't shed that much , yet ...

he's a bit picky .... I have to put wet cat food on his glucosamine pills for him to eat it , but even with that , and hidden in his kibble , I sometimes find half a pill on the ground , so I guess once he tastes it , then spits it out

He's got your number already huh? You can't hide it in some cheese?

[Frenchy]

I haven't tried cheese yet. Those pills are huge and he takes 2 a day... would take a lot of cheese and I'm trying to get him to loose a few pounds

[14+kitties]

How about yogurt?

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by 14+kitties

How about yogurt?

good idea ! (putting organic yogurt on next grocery list)

[14+kitties]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

good idea ! (putting organic yogurt on next grocery list)

Oh good!! 'Cause I have a cold and am miserable, my head is hurting from thinking of things Churchill can have and I have to go to work soon. Whew!!!!

[Dee-O-Gee]

If the yogurt doesn't work, you could always try a piece of bread smothered in peanut butter then wrap the pills inside.

[ancientgirl]

Well at least we know for sure he's not a vegetarian.

[TeriM]

That would be exactly Riley's reaction . Churchill is so smooshable .

Try cheez whiz for the pills. Works amazing for my dogs .

[hazelrunpack]

Not a salad man, eh, Churchill? Well, at least you tried!

He can really put on a scornful look when he doesn't like something, can't he?

[clm]

Maybe you could try par boiling it for a couple of minutes first. Sometimes things appeal to them more if they have a little scent that cooking provides. Just par boiling it will keep it crunchy but bring out more of a smell for him.

clm

[luckypenny]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

1. oh come on , I'm not a rabbit

[growler~GateKeeper]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

3. na ah , no no no !

Churchill's looking for Jack to come take the offending veggie away for him

[Bearsmom]

Oh he's lovely. And evidently NOT a carrot lover (Bear and Molly don't blame him either)

Question: on his back feet, are his toes misshapen or is it just the way he's laying down?

And I still want him. He's lovely.

[growler~GateKeeper]

Looks like double dewclaws on the back feet

[mummummum]

he reminds me sooooo much of Declan Frenchy

But, seriously...CARROTS!

The least you could do is fry the damn thing in bacon grease!

[Love4himies]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

1. oh come on , I'm not a rabbit
2. I changed spot on the deck , can't you tell I don't want your stupid carrot ?
3. na ah , no no no !

He knows what species he is

Originally Posted by Frenchy

I haven't tried cheese yet. Those pills are huge and he takes 2 a day... would take a lot of cheese and I'm trying to get him to loose a few pounds

You could just shave him, bet that would take off 10 lbs

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by hazelrunpack

He can really put on a scornful look when he doesn't like something, can't he?

he is not easely impress

Originally Posted by clm

Maybe you could try par boiling it for a couple of minutes first. Sometimes things appeal to them more if they have a little scent that cooking provides. Just par boiling it will keep it crunchy but bring out more of a smell for him.

clm

All the other dogs (even the fosters) did like the carrots after a few try. Churchill is taking his time ....

Originally Posted by growler

Churchill's looking for Jack to come take the offending veggie away for him

oh of course , Jack would have been too happy to help his buddy !!

[Winston]

Frenchy you should try the little baby carrots for Churchill....they tend to be a bit sweeter! maybe he just has a sweet tooth!!

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by Bearsmom

Question: on his back feet, are his toes misshapen or is it just the way he's laying down?

Originally Posted by growler

Looks like double dewclaws on the back feet

Yep , like Growler said , his dewclaws. He has double of them on one side and triple on the other leg they were extremely long when I got him so I trim a bit each week.

and Bearsmom , since you already have a St-Bernard , noooooooooooo , you can't have Churchill

Originally Posted by mummummum

The least you could do is fry the damn thing in bacon grease!

bet he would love that

Originally Posted by Love4himies

You could just shave him, bet that would take off 10 lbs

very probably , but then he would be all =

and Jack would laugh his a** off

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by Winston

Frenchy you should try the little baby carrots for Churchill....they tend to be a bit sweeter! maybe he just has a sweet tooth!!

omg bacon , now baby carrots good thing he's not at you guys houses

I dipped them in PB (the gluco pills), he still managed to spit out some pieces of the pill

[Love4himies]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

I dipped them in PB (the gluco pills), he still managed to spit out some pieces of the pill

And I would have thought a dog that size would just gulp down a small bite of food

[Dog Dancer]

Churchill has life figured out. Where's the Beef??? Halo won't eat carrots unless they're cooked, then look out - they're all hers.

[clm]

Sounds like Churchill is going to be one stubborn dog between the carrots and the pills. You just think you've outsmarted them and wham, the show you just how smart you really are not.

clm

[hazelrunpack]

Frenchy, is he food possessive at all? Will he allow you to open his mouth and pop a treat in? If he will, you can probably get him to take pills by opening his mouth, shoving the pill along the side of his mouth and over the back of his tongue. We do it all the time with our dogs. As long as we remember to treat them with something yummy (which evidently would not be carrots in Churchill's case ), they really don't mind.

[Marcha]

Crush the pill between two spoons, and stir it into some butter. Nomnom. Bodhi would eat the spoon too if she could

Bodhi doesn't like carrots either. She totally sympathizes with Churchill. Bodhi will, at times, just grate the carrot for me, and then spread it through the house. Maybe she's trying to tell me the mousies want it more than she does.

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by Love4himies

And I would have thought a dog that size would just gulp down a small bite of food

I know !

Originally Posted by hazelrunpack

Frenchy, is he food possessive at all?

not food possessive with me , but I think dipping the pill in a LOT of PB would work , I just thought that , since he's so big , he would have gobbled it down with the kibble without noticing the pill