I wanted to know what fruit and veg do you give your dogs fresh

Mine love raw carrots and one of mine eats grass alot and digests it

I want to try other things to gove them but not sure what other fruit is ok for them

Ie banannas, apples
tomatoes
cucumber
etc

Thanks

i give mine apples, turnips carrots, banana, etc its a good idea to chop them up fine to begin with. Grapes are very toxic to dogs so that is one to avoid x x

avoid onions and raw potato

ours all love carrots

From reading my books and also talking a lot to people who feed raw they don't need a lot of fruit and veg in their diet, just a small amount pulped and put in their food every few days.
Everyone has their own school of thought on this though, so what works for your dog may not for others.

I do cooked potato
raw:
carrots
parsnip
kale
banana
apple
spinich.
He gets a bit of tomato from his sardines.

Same here, plus brocolli stalks

I give my little girl small pieces of raw carrot for extra roughage, she loves it.

We give ours a variety of raw fruit and veg liquidised. We usually include spinach as it's good for skin and coats and is more palatable when mixed with something sweeter like pears or carrots. 

They don't need a huge amount either, just about a dessertspoonful each per day.

Mine eat everything, bar onions, avocado and grapes as of course these are toxic.

If you're in a hurry, frozen mixed veg or if you are a lazy article like me, those little frozen microwave bags shared between them - actually the veg in these is very good quality and tastes really fresh.  We have them too and the doggies love them!

so is a small amount of veg advised on here recomended for puppies with a bit of a runny belly? out of curiousity?

I get the NaturesMenue frozen pulped veg from PAH and my lot get 2/3 cubes every couple of days...so much easier than making my own. Lazy bones that I am!! LOL
Aileen

No, as veg is digested quite quickly and is likely to go throught them too quickly :-)

hi
my two gsd's have blended fruit & veg every day with their mince in the evening (we feed BARF).

I use:
any green leafy veg
bananas
satsumas/mandarins
tomatoes
apples
garlic
cucumber
cellery
potatoe peelings
all raw

Pretty much anything apart from onions, mushroom, grapes.  Blended to smoothie consistency, a dollop each day per dog (dont measure just a dollop!)

They look amazing on this diet so if its different to others all I say it works for me & mine
good luck

Is there a particular reason why a lot of people blend the veg?  Just out of interest is all... thanks!

There is a belief that veg need to be lightly steamed/cooked and/or blended so that they can digest.Sometimes too much roughage isn't digested or absorbed properly, proof of this is the end result. I personally steam my dogs veg for a few minutes before feeding it ;-)

>Is there a particular reason why a lot of people blend the veg? 

For digestibility. Dogs don't have grinding teeth like herbivores, so can't crush the plant material before it gets into their stomachs. On top of that their digestive tract is much shorter than that of a herbivore, so the plant material passes through before there's been time for the cellulose to be broken down and the nutrients be absorbed. So blending the vegetables starts the process and the dog gets more benefit from the food.

Tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, potatoes (basically anything else from the nightshade family) should be avoided for dogs who suffer from arthritis as they can exacerbate the symptoms.

Super.  Thanks JG and hairypooch for that info.
I shall make sure I lightly steam any vet given. 
I like some others, have grass eaters, one seems to digest it, the other (depending on what type of grass she's eaten) produces it at the other end.  But I do think they could do with some other nutrients in their diet currently, coats don't seem to be too good, and I know they have a huge love of carrots, so I'll consider adding some.
Should I really need to be adding to a complete diet though?  I already do, in that I provide salmon oil from time to time, so would the veggies hurt in any way?

Hi
I am led to understand that it is easier to digest if pulped, plus if the dogs are a little fussy its not poss to pick out what they dont fancy.  I mix it in with the meat so its mushed up.  Hope that helps :-)

Thanks barkingmad, it does.

I am still curious as to whether I should actually be adding to a complete food in the first place, but I don't suppose it can hurt?

Hi
Personally, I dont feed complete because it can contains fillers, cooked meat products (often of not high quality) and grains, additives etc.  I have noticed an amazing difference in coat, condition and vitality since giving up the complete and going natural - GSD's can be fussy eaters and both mine certainly were before the switch but now we never have any leftovers... ever!
You could consider going natural if you do plenty of research and feel you have the time and energy to give it a go.  You could also just try adding a little to the food you already give but in my opinion nothing beats natural food.  I wouldnt give my children processed convenience food everyday, neither would I give it to my dogs. 
Whatever you choice to do must work for you and your dogs and I totally respect that, so, good luck with whatever you do.
x

I think that is a very blanket assumption to make as some complete foods dont contain lots of fillers, grains etc.  I feed Orijen for this very reason.

I looked into going raw but just didnt trust myself to get the balance right, plus I am away at shows alot with no way of keeping meat fresh so it just wasnt gonna work for me.

>I shall make sure I lightly steam any vet given.

Mine prefers them raw :-D

Dear Bnvbiker

If you read my post again you will see that it says 'it CAN contain'. Every complete food has cooked products which I am against aswell.  As to whether it balanced or not, I personally could not trust any food that says complete or balanced on the bag cos how do you really know that it is? Like feeding myself and my family, I like to see what is going in  - I wouldnt trust a dried kibble biscuit. That's my opinion and you have yours.  I also go to shows and its a little tricky to keep wings and meat chilled but where theres a will theres a way. Everyone to there own including there opinions :-)

Thanks for your replies.
barkingmad, going raw/fresh is something I have and will consider again in the future.
As I'm about to emigrate, I'm more worried about the change in food whilst my dogs are in quarantine at the moment! lol

spinach is realy good for their coats too. it cools the blood down preventin hot spots, and also encourages them to keep their coat for longer