# What food makes your dog crazy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442 "2018-03-29T23:56:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/1 "2018-03-29T23:56:45Z")
Harry, my chihuahua, begs for just about anything my wife or I are eating. But he goes crazy when I cook Andouille. Much too spicy for the boy, so I can’t share. What food do your pups crave? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/2 "2018-03-30T00:06:18Z")
My beagle only has drool for cat food. I feed the cats up high on a counter and poor Blue the beagle sits down below in the classic beg stance, as if the cats care. Every now and again they will kick her a morsel and look down derisively at her scrambling for it. It’s really kinda sad. My Yorkie could care less for anything, I have a tough time getting her to eat much. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/3 "2018-03-30T00:41:38Z")
My dogs don’t get people food as a rule, especially not from currently-eating humans. If there’s dog-safe leftovers, they might get a taste in their bowl. Zef had half a boiled egg the other day that she was quick to scoff. I didn’t notice any stinky consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/4 "2018-03-30T02:38:46Z")
Cabbage! Georgie will come running from anywhere else in the house when I cut up cabbage. He runs to the kitchen and sits a polite distance from where I’m cutting it up…but the perfect distance for me to toss a piece here and there for him to catch. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/5 "2018-03-30T04:24:00Z")
Ice cubes. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/6 "2018-03-30T06:30:46Z")
Bacon jerky. This is not actually a dog treat, that is, it’s made for human consumption. He gets it only when our grandchildren come over. This is some kind of operant conditioning to keep him from barking at the kids, who are afraid of him (because he barks at 'em, it’s a vicious circle). It works though. He is such a good boy, and he has learned to associate it with the little kids, so he loves 'em and is always happy happy happy to see them. But keeps his eyes on the treat bag. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/7 "2018-03-30T06:53:16Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > My dogs don’t get people food as a rule, especially not from currently-eating humans. If there’s dog-safe leftovers, they might get a taste in their bowl. Zef had half a boiled egg the other day that she was quick to scoff. I didn’t notice any stinky consequences. Same here. I’ve done all I can to nip begging in the butt, even if I get the forlorn “is there some for me?” look from across the room. For special occasions, Vaya’s go-to is steak. We both love ourselves a T-bone. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/8 "2018-03-30T13:53:37Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > My beagle only has drool for cat food. Same here… and the cat really, really wants the dogs’ food. Either critters is weird or animal nutritionists really don’t know their stuff. I’m betting on the former. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/9 "2018-03-30T14:20:40Z")
I caved in to my dogs’ plaintive looks years ago, and that bell can’t be unrung. I made an omelette yesterday and gave them the egg shells. I fried some sausage and gave them the sleeves from which they sucked the remains. I poured the sausage grease into their regular dog food and they ate it completely. They’re 13 and 10, so I haven’t abruptly ended their lives yet. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/10 "2018-03-30T14:35:43Z")
Pizza crust. He can’t get enough. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/11 "2018-03-30T15:08:37Z")
One of my dogs loves spicy food, and it doesn’t seem to cause any issues. Is there some reason you think it will be a problem? One of mine also loves raw cabbage; the other seems to hate it but eats it anyway so that the cabbage-lover doesn’t get her share. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/12 "2018-03-30T19:24:57Z")
Lo Mein. I have to order mine with no onion/scallion because my dog loves it so. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/13 "2018-03-30T19:31:35Z")
Shredded cheddar cheese, they don’t go crazy, but they do love it. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/14 "2018-03-30T19:32:52Z")
I almost forgot, that absolutely love rotisserie chicken, probably more than they do cheddar cheese. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/15 "2018-03-30T19:55:32Z")
All the usual treats–bacon, cheese, steak fat, chicken knuckles and the like of course. There are some oddball items they love though, like French fries, potato chips and, oddly pretzels. They will sit there and drool for a pretzel worse than they will for a bit of bacon. Weirdos. Make it a peanut butter filled pretzel and they’ll take your hand off at the wrist if you’re not quick about it. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/16 "2018-03-30T22:43:01Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > Zef had half a boiled egg the other day that she was quick to scoff. I didn’t notice any stinky consequences. Do you mean scarf [down]? ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/17 "2018-03-30T22:59:08Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Do you mean scarf [down]? Potato potato. [Separated by a Common Language: scoff and scarf](https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2008/02/scoff-and-scarf.html) ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/18 "2018-03-31T00:20:29Z")
Pork rinds. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/19 "2018-03-31T00:21:33Z")
Oh, I forgot. I keep chicken livers for cat treats. Dog-beagle loves them too. You better put it on the dog dish cause you might lose a finger. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442/20 "2018-03-31T01:19:18Z")
They’re no longer with us :-(. But pizza crusts and rotisserie chicken as mentioned above they were wild about. Our dog before that we got a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. She smelled the turkey cooking all morning and was sniffing around the kitchen. She got some later and always loved turkey. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-makes-your-dog-crazy/811442.md?page=2)