Hello Corso lovers, we have a 4 month old completely FOOD DRIVEN puppy!!!!

[Camila]

Shes awesome and a total love, some issues with challenging me when Dad's not around... so I lure her away from jumping/nipping at me with treats... don't want to put her in harms way a/k/a potential bloat.... so I have been using fruits/veggies...

Any suggestions on what other things to give her as snacks? I have been giving her frozen carrots, celery & banana, sometimes stuff a kong with those frozen treats and kibble or just as individual peices - she loves it... any other suggestions?

Thanks for any feedback

 

[DMikeM]

Fruits and veggies can potentially be even more of an issue. The dogs don't have the ability to fully digest plant matter so it sits in the gut and ferments until it passes. Better to low fat treat like jerky snacks or something like that. Fruit or veggie snacks might be okay once in awhile but I wouldn't do it.
I dehydrated chicken feet and just cut them in half for snacks good for them treat.

 

[Camila]

Thank you very much, I was concerned about jerkey (bully sticks) being too salty... I haven't seen anything about celery/carrots in moderation being dangerous - thank you for the info, I will look into that!

 

[DMikeM]

I look at it like the story of a guy said just one rawhide treat won't hurt, $3,000.00 and 5 days later he got his dog out of the hospital. Somethings I just don't want to risk. Our dogs are supposed to be the toughest dog types on the block but bloat, grain, chicken allergies, bug sting allergies, difficulty breathing, joint issues, mange and all this other junk just makes me think they are also the most fragile.

I am sure someone else will chime in and give you more detailed advice.

 

[BlackShadowCaneCorso]

We use some liver brownies or just pieces of liver lightly baked in some garlic powder.

There is lots of great info on the breed in that section as well as some great info in the Health and Training section.

 

[musicdeb]

I bake chicken or beef liver and cut into small pieces. I even tried cooked bacon cut into small pieces.

 

[DennasMom]

We use carrots (raw or frozen)... frozen broccoli stems... apples (fresh or dried)... dried sweet potato slices...
They seem to go straight through, no digestion at all... which then made Denna think her poop tasted like treats (unintended consequences!!).

I would take a portion of her daily kibble, and use those as treats.
Save the high-value ones for training sessions.

Bully sticks prepared for dogs shouldn't be that salty... I don't remember seeing an ingredient list, other than "beef pizzle".

We also use "etta says" sticks - processed rawhide and other meat parts, ground together and formed into sticks. They don't last long, but they're not too expensive, either. Since they're ground, the problem of bowel obstruction is removed.

I might chime in here that luring and bribing her not to nip and jump might be inadvertently rewarding the behavior (depending on your approach), so be careful!
Most here have had good luck with the "ouch" method and ignoring, then removing yourself from the vicinity (i.e. removing the target of her desire). The puppies learn quick that bad behavior means no play, no fun and no mommy around... when they behave well, all the good stuff comes back.

 

[thelady_v2010]

My dog's favorite treat is all beef hotdogs. I tear a tiny piece off for training, one he basically just swallows. Training treats need to be small so the dog doesn't have to stop to take it. I would not lure the dog to get it to stop nipping though. I would redirect to a toy, say ouch, or turn my back and ignore.