Can my dog eat nuts or peanuts? Is it okay for my puppy or dog to have peanut butter? Why do you think we ask these questions? As American children most of us were raised on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. These are foods that we humans love to snack on.

As we enter adult hood and even into our senior years our peanut butter sandwiches continue to be great. What is one of the first foods that we introduce to our puppy? We share a tear-off of our peanut butter sandwich or we take a swipe of peanut butter from the jar and feed it to our pet. The first time I gave my dog some peanut butter I thought it was funny because the peanut butter got caught on the upper palette of his mouth and he went through such physical distortions to lick it with his tongue. It was very funny watching the clownish antics.

And I am sure you have discovered that dogs have a sweet tooth and your pet wants more peanut butter. Stop, and think a moment. Peanuts in a very small quantity will not hurt your canine friend. Repeating it too often increasing the serving can be the problem.

Peanuts are very high in protein; however, these are the concerns:

• How much salt? - Cardiac problems could arise.
• How much sugar? - Diabetes may be a problem.
• How much fat? - Weight gain brings medical problems.
• What are the chances that your puppy may choke on one of these peanuts?

Nuts like peanuts should be given to our pet dogs very sparingly. I hear of people feeding their pets cashews and pecans. No problems occur in small amounts. My dog loves cashews. In my opinion the hazard of giving nuts to our four legged friends is to forget or without thinking about it give them nuts that are dangerous or deadly to them. Have you noticed how you can be watching your favorite program on television and get so engrossed in your program that you ate the whole can of nuts?

You would feel very bad if your caused your puppy or your dog great harm. The two nuts that are on the danger list for canines are:

1. Macadamia nuts
2. Walnuts

Dogs can eat just about everything that humans eat. Similar to us they can have allergic or negative reactions. They many have an upset stomach resulting in cramping, diarrhea, and constipation or other symptoms considered as allergies.

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