Barbara Schuler wrote 02/15/2010 10:11 PM Fruit for RAW feeding #265371 - 02/15/2010 10:11 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	An earlier post by someone else mentioned feeding fruit, and I'm wondering how much if any, is a good idea. I've fed watermelon during the summer but lived to regret it - it went right through Falcon. I'm assuming this was due to the amount of sugar. Is fruit a good idea, and if so, what varieties are recommended?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/15/2010 10:27 PM Re: Fruit for RAW feeding [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #265376 - 02/15/2010 10:27 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Barbara Schuler An earlier post by someone else mentioned feeding fruit, and I'm wondering how much if any, is a good idea. I've fed watermelon during the summer but lived to regret it - it went right through Falcon. I'm assuming this was due to the amount of sugar. Is fruit a good idea, and if so, what varieties are recommended? A little, IMO, except for being pretty free with the very low-sugar exceptions like blackberries and blueberries. That is, the produce is a small part of the diet, anyway, and the fruit is a small part of that. They are loaded with antioxidants, so I do give up to a quarter of the produce as fruit (averaged out), sticking mainly to berries, melons, apples, apricots, and the other low-sugar choices. No bananas, mangos, dried fruits, tangerines .... OK, to be honest, they love bananas and they do get the occasional bite. It's just not one of the regular rotation foods. If you look around for berries in season and freeze them on cookie sheets, they can then be bagged up and won't freeze in a clump. My dogs love frozen blueberries as training treats.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/15/2010 10:32 PM Re: Fruit for RAW feeding [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #265379 - 02/15/2010 10:32 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	PS Rhubarb is low in sugar too, and so are cranberries, but I don't have any rhubarb- or cranberry-loving dogs. Maybe they see the look on my face and get their cue from me.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 02/15/2010 10:32 PM Re: Fruit for RAW feeding [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #265380 - 02/15/2010 10:32 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Good to hear - thanks!
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Cat Richter wrote 02/16/2010 01:17 AM Re: Fruit for RAW feeding [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #265384 - 02/16/2010 01:17 AM
Cat Richter Webboard User Reg: 02-04-2007 Posts: 359 Loc: Richmond, B.C, Canada Offline	my dog would eat raspberries straight off the bush, hilarious to watch old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to- unknown
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Tracy Collins wrote 02/16/2010 08:52 AM Re: Fruit for RAW feeding [Re: Cat Richter ] #265400 - 02/16/2010 08:52 AM
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008 Posts: 1917 Loc: St. Louis, Missouri Offline	Mine love frozen strawberries. I buy jumbo sized bags of frozen sliced strawberries and dole them out as treats. Cinco | Jack | Fanny | Ellie | Chip | Deacon
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