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To: SauronOfMordor

I believe dogs are carnivores. They do better on more than just meat, but they can naturally live on it. All of their teeth are cutting teeth, even the molars.


8 posted on 10/02/2021 5:26:03 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

They are not obligate carnivores like cats are.

In the wild, wolves and other canids will happily eat the nearly digested gut contents of their meaty prey because it adds micronutrients that benefit from.

But they are built for meat.

Tearing canines and slashing molars built for ripping off chunks of flesh rather than flat surfaced teeth like ruminants have, and very short, fast digestive tracts that allow them to eat “iffy” finds.

They can do eat veggies if offered but their digestive systems are not very good at handling them.

“Oh no! The wolves have eaten the wheat crop!” said no one, ever.


12 posted on 10/02/2021 5:37:19 AM PDT by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

Gah.

Sorry for all the dang typos.

Have one laptop on my lap trying to see if meets the Win11 criteria and stretching to use the other laptop for FR.

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14 posted on 10/02/2021 5:43:40 AM PDT by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

Dogs are carnivores. They evolved to eat meat. Not dairy products, vegetables, eggs or fish.


28 posted on 10/05/2021 10:40:56 PM PDT by jmacusa (America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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