Dog food diet?

My puppy says he has excellent stamina at agility "thkool" because of Blue Puppy Longevity. He recommends snacking on cheese, pupperoni, and fuzz ripped out of your favorite toys.

Sorry, can't say I've tried that. But you should do it, let me know how it goes!

This^^

I'm sometimes starved like a dog, does that count ? it works.

Honestly, I would be in MUCH better shape than I am currently if I ate my dogs' food. I keep my dogs on a stricter paleo than I do myself. We all cheated with some popcorn last night, but they will never feel guilty, just I will. Seriously, they eat more organs, bone marrow, and all that stuff I can't bring myself to eat but I know is sooo good for me. They get salmon multiple times a week, and I hardly ever eat it. Yes, they are much healthier than I am. I cannot believe people think it's hard or expensive to do it right... $300 for a decent freezer, and $ 300 a year in meat to feed a 50 and 65 pound dog. "Quality" kibble for them would cost $1200-1500/ year. I say "quality" because I think it's about as rare as unicorns.

♥ This! I like to hear when people feed their dogs well.

My personal pet peeve is when people eat paleo, but feed their best friends crunchy, little, carbohydrate dense, allergy-causing-mite filled nuggets that can sit around for months without decomposing. In what universe is that stuff "food" for any species except maybe the mites in the bag?

I saw a commercial for IAMS dog food on television the other night, and one of their first selling points was that they don't add gluten. I was like, jackpot! Then they said something about "100% animal protein." And that made me wonder... which animals?

wouldn't you rather eat some nice people food? it tastes better!

Yum, people food!

Wait, um, you mean food FOR people? Oh, never mind . . .

wouldn't you rather eat some nice people food? it tastes better!

Yum, people food!

Wait, um, you mean food FOR people? Oh, never mind . . .

"Soylent Green"

Can't tell if serious or joking...

Me neither, but any way I don't have a dog.

Can't tell if serious or joking...

She is being sarcastic trying to make fun of other mfpers who mistakenly use the forums to ask advice.....

Or, just having a little bit of fun. No need to assume that it's meant to ridicule.

It could work...

My dog is almost 10 years old and has never had a weight problem.

... but then again, his go-to cheat meal is litter-covered cat turds, which he sneaks when no one's looking. I wouldn't want anyone to know how often I was cheating on my diet because I had cat litter stuck to my nose.

I think I'll just keep doing what I'm doing....

Mia and I pretty much eat the same things...and I have to admit, my coat has never looked better. Sooo shiny and soft!

From Answers.com

There are some issues that arise from consumption of dog food, however:

Pet foods may be made from animals in which the presence of prions, which cause encephalopathies such as BSE in cattle and variant CJD in humans, (Mad Cow Disease in human form) may be likely. According to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), animal by-products in pet food may include parts obtained from any animals who have died from sickness or disease provided they are rendered in accordance to law. As well, cow brains and spinal cords, not allowed for human consumption due to the possibility of transmission of BSE, are allowed to be included in pet food intended for non-ruminant animals. As prions are not exactly living microorganisms, even cooking cannot prevent the transmission of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Nutrition in pet food is often substituted for a cheaper alternative. You may have noticed that pet foods are measured for "crude protein" or "crude fibre". Both have nothing to do with protein content and fibre content we have become so accustomed to in human foods. Crude protein is calculated by taking Total nitrogen multiplied by the nitrogen conversion factor = 6.25. Crude protein can therefore be artifically raised by adding non-protein nitrogen. Non-protein nitrogen (or NPN) refers collectively to components such as urea, biuret, and ammonia, which are not proteins but can be converted into proteins by microbia in the ruminant stomach. Due to their lower cost compared to plant and animal proteins their inclusion in a diet can result in economic gain, but at too high levels cause a depression in growth and possible ammonia toxicity (microbes convert NPN to ammonia first before using that to make protein.) Crude fibre is the term given to the indigestible part of foods, defined as the residue left after successive extraction under closely specified conditions, and has nothing to do with dietary fibre. Therefore long-term consumption of dog food may not be enough to meet a human's dietary needs and could possibly cause problems due to inability to use NPN to efficiently create proteins.

My puppy says he has excellent stamina at agility "thkool" because of Blue Puppy Longevity. He recommends snacking on cheese, pupperoni, and fuzz ripped out of your favorite toys.

HOLY CRAP That's the spitting image of my boy mike jones!
edit: I switched my profile pic so he's just visible in the background; unfortunately no better pics, but he wasn't six years old they could be twins.

It could work...

My dog is almost 10 years old and has never had a weight problem.

... but then again, his go-to cheat meal is litter-covered cat turds, which he sneaks when no one's looking. I wouldn't want anyone to know how often I was cheating on my diet because I had cat litter stuck to my nose.

I think I'll just keep doing what I'm doing....

I am literally crying I'm laughing so hard.