[MyPemCharlie]

Well everyone has to choose for their own dog. I'll err on the side of caution and not feed nuts to Charlie. Corgis are on the short-list of breeds prone to bladder and kidney stones. I'd personally rather skip the nuts now and hopefully lower the risk of surgery for stones later.

Twenty years ago, people used to scape table leftovers out to the dog's bowl (onions, salt, fatty gravies and all), share chocolate, and give the dog a taste of anything else it would eat. All with no apparent harm to the dog. With the internet information age, we now know that lots of these foods are unhealthy or even toxic at certain levels. When talking about dogs possibly living to be 25-30 years old with the right nutrition, my take is that long lifespan may be possible by using the published information on health and nutrition wisely.