Can Dogs Eat People Food?

Many dog owners feed leftovers and table scraps to their furry friend. Can dogs eat certain foods meant for humans? Join Trace as he discusses certain foods that dogs can and can’t eat.

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http://parkinson.cos.ucf.edu/Courses/...
“Comparative analysis of mammalian genomes provides important insight into the structure and function of genes.”

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“In the story of how the dog came in from the cold and onto our sofas, we tend to give ourselves a little too much credit.”

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Kibble Me This: The History of Dog Food
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“More than 2,000 years ago, Roman poet and philosopher Marcus Terentius Varro wrote the first farming manual.”

The Evolutionary Basis for the Feeding Behavior of Domestic Dogs and Cats
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“The dentition, sense of taste and meal patterning of domestic dogs and cats can be interpreted in terms of their descent from members of the order Carnivora.”

10 “People” Foods for Dogs
http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles...
“Can my dog eat that? Apples, salmon, pumpkin, beans, yogurt... people foods that are safe for your dog to eat.”

‘People’ Foods Your Dog Can Eat
http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/features/p...
“As a rule, keep your food to yourself. But as a rare treat, these foods may be OK.”

People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-...
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