People food is so aromatic to dogs compared to their own food that they cannot resist! But do not feel sorry for your dog because dog food doesn’t tempt your taste buds.

Dog food is the best food for dogs. And a variable diet is one of the worst things you can do to your dog. Our yorkie dogs get diarrhea when fed table scraps. Dogs can also become constipated from people food. And many ingredients in people food are toxic or even worse, poisonous to dogs. Diarrhea and many other health problems that are the result of eating table scraps can cause other health problems, putting your dog’s health at risk and possibly shortening your dog’s life.

About table scraps I say ‘abstinence’ is the best policy. Once the behavior begins it becomes a vicious cycle, and each time a dog is fed a table scrap it gets harder for the dog and the owner to stop.

We have felt like we are letting the dogs down after feeding them table scraps and then stopping. But if the behavior is a problem already one must stop completely feeding table scraps. One ‘relapse’ and the dog will learn that with enough persistence they will get just one more table scrap.