My wife gets dehydrated beef hearts at the local meat market and then yells at me when I call them “bee farts”. I buy dry roasted edamame for both myself and the dogs on Amazon.
I just take her for a walk; if there are cat turds around, she’s sure to notice and drag me over so she can devour them before I can realize it and pull her away. She seems to prefer those to “regular” dog treats.
She seems to be into recycling as much as I am.
@phendrick My dog prefers chicken turds - apparently they are a gourmet treat. I’ve tried to shame him from eating them, so he does it when he thinks I’m not looking. On the bright side, I step in fewer turds with him around.
@mycya4me HA HA can’t sleep with the door closed. I live in 2 rooms and the bathroom (with the dirt boxes) is off of my bedroom. They will not kill me for what they do not know about fortunately.
Now not being fed (even if there is food in the dish) by when they deem appropriate in the morning is another issue. I get walked over, my face sniffed, meowed at by two of the four… they do know that running towards where I feed them gets them nothing as I don’t head that way until I say, “Let’s go feed the kitties”. Then they bolt to the kitchenette and stand there staring at me, meowing in that whinny tone of “I want my food now!!” meaning, leg rubbing me, standing on back legs with paws on the drawer staring at the counter… They have learned not to jump on the counter as I set it up to avalanche enough times that they are hesitant to go up there now.
I’m not really a “treats” person, but my cat gets a pill twice a day in a greenies pill pocket that’s a treat with a slot in it.
Also, it’s really rewarding when the hardest cat cases at the animal shelter go nuts over Churu. I swear they put crack in those little tubes of goop.
I get both from online PetSmart because they were the only ones who had the senior food I needed consistently in the pandemic, so I reward them with continual auto ships and add on as needed.
@DLPanther PetSmart also does not sell puppies or kittens. Instead, they work with rescue groups and local animal shelters, providing adoption space for cats and supporting adoption days for dogs in events in their parking lot. That says a lot about their commitment to not making things worse.
Mostly my cats are perfectly capable of catching and (sometimes) partially consuming their own treats outside TYVM!
We do keep a small box of Temptations (?) treats (from WalMart of course) to bribe them out of our den/wife’s office if they manage to lunge in there as we enter/exit through the pocket door. They respond well to the container rattling and will gladly come out from behind the recliner etc to scramble across the floor after them if we toss a few out. I’m convinced they don’t really want to be in there, just want to prove they CAN be!
The orphanage.
@yakkoTDI Are you looking at picking up some more kids?
@mycya4me I hear dogs like them. As a cat person it sound suspicious to me.
I just let her raid the fridge.
In the land of make-believe, in which I have a pet…
My wife gets dehydrated beef hearts at the local meat market and then yells at me when I call them “bee farts”. I buy dry roasted edamame for both myself and the dogs on Amazon.
@NapkinEater Yep that is what your spouse does best! hehehe.
Last packages were from Chewie, but I’ve gotten them at Target or King Soops, too.
Amazon
I just take her for a walk; if there are cat turds around, she’s sure to notice and drag me over so she can devour them before I can realize it and pull her away. She seems to prefer those to “regular” dog treats.
She seems to be into recycling as much as I am.
“There’s no accounting for taste.”
@phendrick That is a Major ROTFLOL tale, which I more truth than not! Thank You for that!
@phendrick No wonder cats feel so superior!
@phendrick My dog prefers chicken turds - apparently they are a gourmet treat. I’ve tried to shame him from eating them, so he does it when he thinks I’m not looking. On the bright side, I step in fewer turds with him around.
@macromeh @phendrick
THIS is exactly why I cringe when I see people kissing their dog!
@chienfou @macromeh @phendrick Or letting them lick their faces.
NO pets
Home Goods… best place to get discount pet treats.
My cats don’t get cat treats unless someone else gives treats to them. What they don’t know about they don’t miss.
@Kidsandliz And what they do know about can annoy them if not forthcoming. They have ways of communicating this.
@Kidsandliz I would make sure you sleep with the Door closed. The cats might want to take it out on you while you are sleeping!
@mycya4me HA HA can’t sleep with the door closed. I live in 2 rooms and the bathroom (with the dirt boxes) is off of my bedroom. They will not kill me for what they do not know about fortunately.
Now not being fed (even if there is food in the dish) by when they deem appropriate in the morning is another issue. I get walked over, my face sniffed, meowed at by two of the four… they do know that running towards where I feed them gets them nothing as I don’t head that way until I say, “Let’s go feed the kitties”. Then they bolt to the kitchenette and stand there staring at me, meowing in that whinny tone of “I want my food now!!” meaning, leg rubbing me, standing on back legs with paws on the drawer staring at the counter… They have learned not to jump on the counter as I set it up to avalanche enough times that they are hesitant to go up there now.
Training, in this case, has gone both ways.
What I would say is all of the Above! But that is NOT listed, but should!
They value whatever they find under the fridge or couch more than anything I’d buy for them. Same thing on toys.
When I had a dog, I got them at PetSmart.
I make them myself using ingredients compatible with his medically restricted diet. I also make his regular food.
Pets dot com, because pets can’t drive.
@Euniceandrich dot bomb at it’s finest
I’m not really a “treats” person, but my cat gets a pill twice a day in a greenies pill pocket that’s a treat with a slot in it.
Also, it’s really rewarding when the hardest cat cases at the animal shelter go nuts over Churu. I swear they put crack in those little tubes of goop.
I get both from online PetSmart because they were the only ones who had the senior food I needed consistently in the pandemic, so I reward them with continual auto ships and add on as needed.
@DLPanther PetSmart also does not sell puppies or kittens. Instead, they work with rescue groups and local animal shelters, providing adoption space for cats and supporting adoption days for dogs in events in their parking lot. That says a lot about their commitment to not making things worse.
Mostly my cats are perfectly capable of catching and (sometimes) partially consuming their own treats outside TYVM!
We do keep a small box of Temptations (?) treats (from WalMart of course) to bribe them out of our den/wife’s office if they manage to lunge in there as we enter/exit through the pocket door. They respond well to the container rattling and will gladly come out from behind the recliner etc to scramble across the floor after them if we toss a few out. I’m convinced they don’t really want to be in there, just want to prove they CAN be!
no idea