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by RLHAR on 20 April 2009 - 21:04
So, I've recently discovered that my pair enjoy the odd egg with their dinner. Raw, sunny side up please in the bowl. Well, last night I decided to give them the whole egg, shell and all in their bowl.
The male ate all the kibble around his egg and then, after a few snuffles took the egg in his mouth and in two quick bites, dispatched the egg, leaving a nice clean bowl behind.
My female -my Sch girl- who often gets called 'Cujo' around my office because of her pictures with the helper, nosed the egg at first then ignored it till she daintilly ate up all her kibble. Then, she picked the egg up in her mouth, thought about it for a minute and put it back down, unharmed. She nosed it a bit and looked at me like 'Mom... WTF?' Eventually, after a couple more careful mouthings -in which the shell was never cracked- she set the egg down, held it with her paw and delicately nipped off it's end with her front teeth. Thus now into the egg, she proceeded to lap at the yummy insides for a few minutes until she eviserated the egg at which point she trotted off to see what my son was up to.
Leaving behind the nearly intact egg shell for me to clean up.
Sometimes I wonder about my little girl.

by Two Moons on 20 April 2009 - 21:04
I usually don't give mine the shell.

by RLHAR on 20 April 2009 - 21:04
Oh, I'm sure we all do things differently which is what makes for fun stories to share about our dogs.
Do you have any of those, Two Moons?

by missbeeb on 20 April 2009 - 21:04
Mine have been having duck eggs recently... a friend provides us with loads at a very reasonable price. They're huge! I love them and so do the dogs... I've never offered them the shells, might see what they do with that next time.

by Baldursmom on 20 April 2009 - 21:04
Did you never see the Disney's The Biscut Eater? This is called "sucking eggs". I think some like the shell, some don't.
by SitasMom on 20 April 2009 - 21:04
My old Aussie it a "texture" eater. She doesn't like anything slimey or gooey. Raw eggs and liver are not to her liking. I have to break the egg and mix it into her kibble, or cook it. Liver must be cooked or she puts her nose up at it........
The other dogs love it, but I have to give it only on Saturday mornings when we plan to be home all weekend. I have to make sure they have access to the doggie door......

by Shezam1 on 21 April 2009 - 00:04
Frequently adding raw eggs to a dog's diet, especially uncooked egg whites, can cause a deficiency of the vitamin biotin. Raw egg whites are said to contain avidin, an enzyme which binds with biotin making it unavailable for absorption. Biotin deficiency can lead to dermatitis, hair loss and poor growth.
by VomMarischal on 21 April 2009 - 01:04
Yeah, but they have to eat like a dozen raw eggs a day for that to happen. Three a week, if they are free-range, do only good. Store eggs are kind of useless...no Omega 3s.

by Kalibeck on 21 April 2009 - 02:04
Mine get hard boiled eggs a couple times a week, only when it's warm enough to leave the windows open.....!But after reading your story to my husband, he simply stated, " Egg suckin' dog, that's it. That's what they do!" ROTFLMAO! jh

by Slamdunc on 21 April 2009 - 02:04
I give my dogs raw eggs, shell and all a couple of times a week with their meal. Raw eggs with the shell are an excellent addition to the diet.
Jim
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