What healthy vegetables can I safely add to my Shih Tzu's dog food?

Hello there! Luckily, most fruits vegetables are quite healthy for our pets. Here are some you want to avoid: Avocado Onion Garlic Chives Apple cores and seeds (apple slices are ok) The green parts of a tomato (red parts are ok) Cherries (seeds, leaves, and stems are toxic) Apricots (seeds, leaves, and stems are toxic) Grapes and raisins Wild mushrooms (grocery store mushrooms are ok) Currants Green potatoes (cooked, ripe potatoes are ok) Rhubarb I find that many dogs like baby carrots, green beans, and peeled apple slices. I hope this helps!

Yes those are good. Never give grapes or raisins as they can cause kidney damage and death. Onions aren’t good or large amounts of garlic. I feed plain canned pumpkin which fills them up and increases the fiber in the diet to keep them regular. In addition please feed a good quality dog food so she gets the nutrients she needs. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Lucy.

Yes, you can feed some vegetables in small amounts. Asparagus, Bell peppers (red, green, yellow), Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Green beans, Pumpkin, Sweet potato are all fine to feed to a dog. Do not feed anything with onions or garlic as they can both be toxic to dogs.

Boiled veggies such as carrots, potato, broccoli etc are all fine to give as treats, but they should not make up the majority of Shiro's diet. You should make sure he is on a balanced diet of puppy food to ensure he grows up strong and healthy. However, if he likes snacking on some potato or carrot, that should be fine to give him - just make sure it is plain boiled and doesn't have any added spices or sauces on it which may cause an upset stomach.

Most fruits and vegetables are fine. You need to avoid grapes, raisins, onions, garlic or any fruits/veggies that are within these families. I would recommend green beans, peas, carrots, apples, bananas, sweet potato, lettuce and zucchini. Please post again if you have any further questions about Cookie!

Stick with peas, carrots, green beans, blue berries, apples and bananas. Some dogs also like zucchini and pumpkin. Fresh, frozen, canned (no salt added) or cooked (no spices/oil) are all fine. I hope this helps.

Great question! Dogs treats from the pet store is fine, but I do not recommend giving Linda bones or rawhides. My dogs love pig ears, and that would be fine as a treat sometimes. NEVER give her cooked bones, they splinter easily and can perforate the GI tract. Some human food is ok as an occasional treat, and I will put a link below on human foods dogs can and cannot eat. Best of luck, I hope this helps! http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/people-foods-avoid-feeding-your-pets http://www.akc.org/content/health/articles/fruits-vegetables-dogs-can-and-cant-eat/