# Do You Dump Your Food Rejects On Your Dog? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839 "2010-07-07T12:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/1 "2010-07-07T12:39:13Z")
I was watching an old episode of _Petticoat Junction_, usually Kate Bradley and excellent cook made a huge error with a meatloaf. Anyway it was ruined so she gives it to the dog. I must admit if my mother ever burnt something she’d do the same thing. “Oh just give it to the dog, at least he’ll be happy.” My dog used to benefit from all sorts of “food errors” as he didn’t care what he ate, for the most part. So what about you all? ---
**Author:** ![Baracus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/2 "2010-07-07T12:47:14Z")
No. My dog has a sensitive stomach and if we did so the food would end up regurgitated on the carpet (always the carpet!) a short time later. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/3 "2010-07-07T13:05:03Z")
Oh, hells yeah. I mean, not all of it if it’s too much, but he definitely gets the part that’s stuck on the pan. Works way better than soaking it. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/4 "2010-07-07T13:08:32Z")
My dog was really chubby when I got her, so I watch her food intake. (Last week the vet said that on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being way too fat and 1 being way too thin and 5 being perfect, my dog is a 6.) She rarely gets “people” food. Having said that, a few weeks ago I burnt some shrimp and I gave it to her. ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/5 "2010-07-07T13:12:54Z")
Rarely. My parents always gave the dogs every-damn-thing, including cleaning out the refrigerator into their bowls. Result:fat dogs. Mine only get meat scraps and juices and things like leftover stock that I know won’t get used in time. This weekend I scrambled the eggwhites leftover from chocolate cream pie for them, that was a first. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/6 "2010-07-07T13:34:28Z")
Never. Normally the only people food they get is a small piece of cheese once a week or so. If they’re sick they get poached chicken and rice. Can you imagine some people say they’re spoiled?? They both have sensitive stomachs and while we don’t have the throwing up on the carpet issue we do have the needing to let them out every 20 mins as well as the cleaning liquid poo out of the backyard issues when their diet changes. We cry real tears when a dog food they are happy with is discontinued. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/7 "2010-07-07T13:40:11Z")
I give my dog the last bite of whatever I’m eating plus whatever I accidentally drop on the floor. Sometimes, I’m pulling chicken or something and rather large chunks will “accidentally” fall. They never hit the floor. 😉 The cat will steal seafood right outta my hands and run off with it to share with his dog. If I have to separate eggs for a recipe, whatever isn’t used the dog gets. My rule of: if it’s good enough for me to eat, then she can have it too. I eat a very low-fat fish-and-chicken only diet, so the dog gets lots of fresh fruit (except grapes!), veggies (except onions and garlic), and some scraps of protein. I avoid giving her carbs, sweets, or anything really fatty. She is not overweight at all. But she is _very_ concerned about the Food Shortage™ at our house. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/8 "2010-07-07T13:43:19Z")
Not directly from the kitchen, as in ruined recipes. But they get my pickle stems and mooshy berries, for example. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/9 "2010-07-07T13:46:49Z")
Yeah, of course. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/10 "2010-07-07T14:07:53Z")
No. Too many years in vet clinics taking care of dogs who have gotten pancreatitis that way–they don’t need the vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, and I quite frankly don’t need to shell out a few hundred bucks for the privilege of cleaning up their puke and liquid shit. Besides, I don’t like for them to get the idea that they’re allowed to eat things from the stove/oven/counters/dishes. They’re a pushy lot and would take that as permission to eat things they weren’t meant to have. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/11 "2010-07-07T14:18:18Z")
Sometimes he gets bits of leftover meat in his food bowel but the basic answer is no. I don’t like begging or even lurking around when I’m eating or preparing food, so he has had to learn that he will never, ever get anything that way. Ideally he would never even know that human food is edible but my wife likes to share. She’s a lot nicer than me. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/12 "2010-07-07T14:25:26Z")
The dog gets a little bit. The sheep/goats get a little of what’s appropriate to them. The chickens and turkeys get most edibles left after that. And the compost pile gets moldy vegetative or bread stuff. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/13 "2010-07-07T14:34:48Z")
Yes, our dog gets our “errors” and also things like questionable lunch meat. I hate to waste food. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/14 "2010-07-07T15:02:22Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > No. Too many years in vet clinics taking care of dogs who have gotten pancreatitis that way–they don’t need the vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, and I quite frankly don’t need to shell out a few hundred bucks for the privilege of cleaning up their puke and liquid shit. > > Besides, I don’t like for them to get the idea that they’re allowed to eat things from the stove/oven/counters/dishes. They’re a pushy lot and would take that as permission to eat things they weren’t meant to have. I had a dog with IBS/IBD and _that_ dog got _nothing_. There is nothing quite like waking up in the morning to numerous liquid poo puddles. Could you elaborate more on exactly how dogs can get pancreatitis that way? Because whenever I toss a chunk of chicken or something to the dog, I justify it by saying, Hey, people feed their dogs on the BARF (Bones and Raw Foods) diet, so what’s the difference if this chicken is cooked? Is pancreatitis about the fat content, the sugar, or something else? But yeah, my dog is 14. AFAIC, Old Dog can have _any_thing she wants. Someday very soon, I am going to sorely miss the begging and demands for scraps.☹ ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/15 "2010-07-07T15:24:57Z")
My dogs get everything except for things that are bad for them like onions etc. They have stomachs of steal, never vomit or have runny stool. Leftover porridge and cereal in the morning, veggies and meat scraps at dinner and always the last bite of whatever I’m eating. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/16 "2010-07-07T16:10:32Z")
Little morsels of chicken when I’m shredding chicken, because otherwise would be illegal under the Corgi Covenant. Also, OOPS! I dropped a cracker OOPS! I dropped a baby carrot. (Actually, I drop them in duplicate, because two dogs = two oops.) That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/17 "2010-07-07T16:22:24Z")
Very rarely. We spend too much on quality dog food to water it down with our stuff. I’ll toss in the occasional goose egg, or giblets from the TG turkey but that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/18 "2010-07-07T16:33:49Z")
> [@](#): > > The cat will steal seafood right outta my hands and run off with it to share with his dog. You have a cat that SHARES? With a DOG? My cats won’t even share with other cats. I have to carefully portion out the tuna juice when I open a can of tuna. All three cats like that. However, one cat won’t touch other human food, one wants to sniff the bit of chicken or fish, while the third will happily scarf down many things that you wouldn’t think a cat would be interested in. She likes corn, asparagus, and avocado, for instance, in addition to meat. When we had dogs, they got bones and meat scraps on occasion. I sometimes make stock, and I would give each dog a cooked bone. I’d freeze the leftover bones for summer treats. One dog had apparently never had a bone of her own before, and she carried her bone around with her for a day or so, licking it every now and then. When she ate the kibble, she’d carefully set her bone down where she could keep an eye on it while she ate. However, our dogs were German shepherd mixes, or Chow mixes. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/19 "2010-07-07T16:38:05Z")
The only time we give her people food is if we have steak - then I put a little bit of the fat I’ve trimmed off into her bowl. I have two little kids and I was sort of hoping, when we got her, that she’d help out with some of the stuff that gets dropped under the dinner table. We have the only dog in the world who isn’t interested in dropped food. I spilled a half box of Cheerios the other day. She walked over, sniffed, ate one, and walked away. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839/20 "2010-07-07T16:56:29Z")
My big dogs will eat anything. I give them any food that I don’t keep unless it has onions in it. They don’t get chicken bones though. We almost lost my little dog years ago when my daughter gave him a drumstick. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-dump-your-food-rejects-on-your-dog/545839.md?page=2)