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Michael Romanos · **Corgi treats -** 02-07-2008, 04:53 PM

Watch out you don't ply your Corgi with treats daily.

An American survey of 8000 dog owners showed that most give their dogs treats at the rate of 2-4 per day (47%). Eighteen percent as much as 4-6 treats a day and a sizeable 10% gave their diogs more than six treats a day.

Treats can be really worthwhile and rewarding for a Corgi or they can be a disaster. Too many treats can result in promoting weight problems. There is not only the case of havng knowledge of the kind of treats you give to your Corgi but remembering to take into account the treats meted out in arranging your Corgi's daily feeding regime.
Many treats are not healthy for a Corgi and they can become a counter to good health and well being.

missfancypants25 · 02-07-2008, 10:29 PM

I break Waeryn's treats into tiny little pieces and give them to her when we're practicing the things we learn in class

Michael Romanos · 02-07-2008, 11:18 PM

Obviously, breaking up one treat piece into little pieces is giving only one whole treat.

missfancypants25 · 02-07-2008, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

Obviously, breaking up one treat piece into little pieces is giving only one whole treat.

Yes, obviously, but I can treat her more times that way without actually giving her very many treats. One treat goes a very long way with us.

KJohnson · 02-08-2008, 12:09 AM

Westin has all different kinds of treats....
but usually, if he's going to be "practicing" we've found it's easier to give him carrots or apple instead of fatty things like liver treats.... that way he can still have one each time he does something wonderful!

Cheetah · 02-08-2008, 12:51 AM

Shippo gets treats on a daily basis and is in perfect condition. He gets only training-sized treats, and I am very picky about ingredients, so that he doesn't get a bunch of crap he doesn't need or that could be bad for him. The store-bought ones are the Zuke's Mini Naturals and the Charlee Bear treats. Then for homemade, I can use teeny pieces of meat such as chicken, or tiny pieces of cheese. Sometimes, I'll use a bit of hot dog, cut into VERY small pieces and cooked to a crisp in the microwave.

He doesn't get any of these things just for the heck of it - only during training, and his meals are adjusted accordingly. I'm super paranoid about overfeeding.

MyPemCharlie · 02-08-2008, 03:34 PM

I almost had Charlie weaned off too many treats as training rewards. Then he became a teenager. LOL I'm back to bribing and luring him with lots of food. I put his whole day's ration of food in a ziploc, and he gets a small breakfast. I give him quite a bit of kibble as rewards during the day, and whatever's left is his dinner. Other than that, I keep little frozen packets of diced boiled chicken anytime we need "extra" temptation, and we just starting using more peanut butter yesterday for walks, which I'll wean him off later.

I think the apples and carrots for treats is a great idea!

Beppo&Georgie's Mom · 02-08-2008, 04:06 PM

Beppo and George get 1 milkbone biscuit in the morning and I give them pieces of lighter treats during the day... I tried giving them carrots, but didn't like those very much....I did find out one night while making dinner, that they cucumbers....When they are at work with me, they end up getting a little more than usual bacause unfortunately my parents collie has a few medical and social issues.
My parents had Rembrant a year before I got the boys and when I brought them over for the first time- it was the first time I had ever seen Remmy play.

They're good therapy for him

Beppo&Georgie's Mom · 02-08-2008, 05:51 PM

Apparently Beppo had other treat choices

Michael Romanos · 02-08-2008, 06:25 PM

If a Corgi doesn't enjoy or like carrots, try boiling them for 3-5 minutes before presenting them to your dog. None of my Corgis liked raw carrots per se but if cooked - a different matter. Another way of doing it is to mix cooked carrot in with their dinner.
Interestingly, I now have a baby Indian Ringneck parrot and he and another young ringneck like carrot the least of almost all the veggies and fruits they are presented with.
Cucumber mist be the most non-fattening treat or dinner supplement of all.

KJohnson · 02-08-2008, 11:54 PM

I wonder if they would like celery!?
NEGATIVE calories!!!
lol. burns more calories when you're eating it than it has total.
talk about a low-fat option.

Cheetah · 02-09-2008, 12:51 AM

Mine will eat anything I give them, including celery... it's interesting watching them eat it because of it being "stringy."

Louwants · 02-09-2008, 04:47 AM

I take a lot of the store treats for Duncan and Chloe and cut them in half or if they are big enough, into quarters. They get a couple of those a day, about two small helpings of peanut butter in their kong a day, and a cup of food. Duncan will eat carrots as a treat, but Chloe is a junk food junkie. Guess that's because of her previous owners, they were a young couple. In fact, it was pizza that brought her around to my husband. She was pretty aloof and avoided my husband as much as possible when we first got her, which lead me to believe that she had been mistreated by the guy some. Anyway, my husband was having pizza while I was at work one night, and as soon as he took it out of the oven, she was there wagging her tail.

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