Is It Wrong to Feed.........

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Is it wrong to feed the furry creatures at the supper table?

Poll closed Mar 9, 2022.
  1. Yes

    30 vote(s)
    40.0%
  2. No

    14 vote(s)
    18.7%
  3. You mean like the two cats eating out of your plate?

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    2.7%
  4. Like the 3 dogs surrounding you that your feeding?

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  5. All of the above except yes

    28 vote(s)
    37.3%
  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Pistachios are awesome.
     
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    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    I was at a bar in Montana. They had a sign: No dogs on barstools at the bar.
     
  3. lovesthedrive

    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    Thankfully Goober will only eat ffrom the bowl or plate AFTER we are done. He only wants to smell the food if the plate/bowl is full. Beer on the other hand........
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    The mini dachshund Oliver likes Budweiser or Stella no IPA's lol, has to have his little bowl around 8pm every night like clockwork
     
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    yes. i was told that it really teaches them to beg.

    when we had cats, they were NEVER allowed to even sit on any dinning room or kitchen chairs.

    they were fed in thier particular spot, either in the kitchen area, or the spare room, which was thier room, with a litter box and thier bed mats.

    in all my years, i can not recall any of them, coming up to the table for a hand out.

    we never had dogs, but same principle applies, you eat first, you're the alpha. once you feed the dog(s) before you eat, that basically let's them know they are first, and i was told, get an alpha dog complex and run the house.

    YOU run the house!
     
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  6. Dave_in_AZ

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    Well being one of your pets would suck then.
     
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    Voted No.

    I don't see a problem feeding the cats the same time as the people eat. They just probably should not be fed most human food. It's bad for them.
     
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    Dog walks in to bar with bandage on foot. Tells bartender, I aim to find the man who shot my paw!!!! Lame, I know
     
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    Dad Joke lol
     
  10. Rideandrepair

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    Yeah it’s wrong, but like a lot of things that are supposedly wrong. I do it anyway. What’s wrong is the way they love you either way.