SAFE FOODS:

• Melons: Watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew are all healthy options for your pooch.
• Sunflower seeds (shelled): Skip the salt if possible, or serve in moderation.
• Peanut butter: Peanuts don't appear to cause allergies in dogs like they do in people.
• Berries (fresh and frozen): Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, huckleberries or raspberries
• Cooked chicken: Ran out of your dog's regular food? Whether boiled, baked, served rotisserie-style or grilled, this food is a healthy substitute
• Scrambled eggs, hamburger, rice, pasta and/or oatmeal can serve as meal replacements in a pinch.
• Bananas
• Apple slices: Lauten recommends serving your pup seedless, organic apple slices, because apple seeds naturally contain cyanide
• Baby carrots: Fresh, crunchy vegetables are good for your dog's teeth.
• Green beans, cucumber, zucchini
• Yams
• Brown Rice
• Organic Baby Food (w/no garlic or onion)
• Cook potatoes (but avoid too much because of sugar)
• Cooked Pasta
• Steamed asparagus, green beans, fresh peas, spinach, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, sweet potato, acorn squash
• Cooked salmon
• Yogurt
• Cooked Oatmeal
• Ground Flax Seed

UNSAFE FOODS:

• Alcoholic beverages - Can cause intoxication, coma, and death.
• Avocado - The leaves, seeds, fruit, and bark contain persin, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
• Beer
• Bones from fish, poultry, or other meat sources - Can cause obstruction or laceration of the digestive system.
• Candy
• Cat food - Generally too high in protein and fats.
• Chocolate, coffee, tea, and other caffeine - Contain caffeine - Can cause vomiting and diarrhea and be toxic to the heart and nervous systems.
• Citrus oil extracts-Can cause vomiting.
• Corn on the cob
• Fat trimmings-Can cause pancreatitis.
• Fish (raw, canned or cooked) If fed exclusively or in high amounts can result in a thiamine (a B vitamin) deficiency
• Grapes, raisins and currants-Contain an unknown toxin, which can damage the kidneys.
• Hops-Unknown compound causes panting, increased heart rate, elevated temperature, seizures, and death.
• Human vitamin supplements containing iron-Can damage the lining of the digestive system and be toxic.
• Macadamia nuts & Walnuts-Contain an unknown toxin, which can affect the digestive and nervous systems and muscle.
• Marijuana-Can depress the nervous system, cause vomiting, and changes in the heart rate.
• Milk and other dairy products
• Moldy or spoiled food, garbage-Can contain multiple toxins causing vomiting and diarrhea and can also affect other organs.
• Mushrooms-Can contain toxins, which may affect multiple systems in the body, cause shock, and result in death.
• Onions and garlic (raw, cooked, or powder)-Contain sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia.
• Persimmons-Seeds can cause intestinal obstruction and enteritis.
• Pits from peaches and plums-Can cause obstruction of the digestive tract.
• Raw eggs-Contain an enzyme called avidin, which decreases the absorption of biotin (a B vitamin).
• Raw meat-May contain bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
• Rhubarb leaves-Contain oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems.
• Salt-If eaten in large quantities it may lead to electrolyte imbalances.
• String-Can become trapped in the digestive system; called a "string foreign body."
• Sugary foods-Can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly diabetes mellitus.
• Table scraps-Table scraps are not nutritionally balanced.
• Yeast dough-Can expand and produce gas in the digestive system, causing pain and possible rupture of the stomach or intestines.
• Xylitol (artificial sweetener)-Can cause very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).