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by starrchar on 23 June 2014 - 23:06
My 13 month old female doesn't have the best food drive, but I discovered a few minutes ago that she goes bonkers over cheese. I have never seen her so excited over a treat. How much is safe to give? One time in the past my older boy ate about 1/2 lb. of cheese (he snuck it off the counter) and my vet said I was lucky he didn't have a bout of pancreatitis, so I am a little nervous about giving it to my girl without knowing how much is safe. I will call my vet tomorrow, but also want to hear it from others here.
by Cutaway on 24 June 2014 - 00:06
Cheese is unsafe???? Wow i never knew that, i often use pieces of mozzarella string cheese as treats when training and as of yet (knock on wood) i have not seen any ill effects b/c of it.
by Nans gsd on 24 June 2014 - 01:06
Small bites the size of your little finger nail and a one inch in diameter piece to be sure it is not going to upset her system. If not upsetting to her system then you can go a little bit larger; but small to start. My boy will fly for cheese also... Nan
by starrchar on 24 June 2014 - 01:06
Yep, I always use very small pieces of food when training, usually not much bigger than a pencil eraser. I'm going to try and find out which cheese has the lowest fat content and go with that. Thank you!
by Nans gsd on 24 June 2014 - 02:06
You will probably find that to be monzarella (SP) but don't use that as it turns to mushy gluey soft stuff in the heat and after being in bait bag or pocket; I also use something very stinkty, they like the stinky stuff; I tried Romano and Asiago; both my boy came running to me like crazy once he knew it was cheese. String cheese is the same as monzarella. Gluey. Swiss might work. Nan
by starrchar on 24 June 2014 - 02:06
Definitely not mozzarella :) I did a little research and I'm going to go with Swiss cheese. It has lower sodium than a lot of cheeses and has a fairly low fat content relative to other cheeses. I love it too, so that could be a problem, lol!
by Western Rider on 24 June 2014 - 04:06
Un safe forgot to tell my dogs they love it. Steal it if they can. I also use it if one of them is getting a little loose. To much and you can sure stop them up for a couple of days.
Never have they been sick from it. Most one ever ate was about a 3# block I left out on the counter, it was cheddar extra sharp, that is the one who didn't go for a while she deserved it it.
by Blitzen on 24 June 2014 - 04:06
I don't think you have to worry too much about fat content of cheese used as training rewards. Dogs don't live long enough to suffer from cholesterol related diseases or the like. Probably the same for sodium.
by starrchar on 24 June 2014 - 05:06
Thank you!
Blitzen, Not worried about cholesterol-not a problem in a healthy normal dog. As you said, salt probably isn't either. The fat content is my main concern due to what my vet said about pancreatitis.
Western Rider- 3 lbs your dog ate? Whoa! When my boy ate 1/2 lb. he didn't goes for a few days if I remember right.
by Abby Normal on 24 June 2014 - 05:06
I have often used cheese as training reward too. Just normal cheddar, fingernail sized pieces. If I am at a training class, I might go through about 20 of these, don't know how much they weigh though. It woldn't be very much. Generally, the only time I would be worried about using cheese would be if I was trying to get weight off, or worried about putting it on, so generally it hasn't applied. You could try Edam too, that has a bit of a smelly feet smell to it.
Great that you've found something that turns her on!
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