Dogs eating cheese ?

[novocastrian]

so we are dog sitting a jack russel for a few days

i dropped some cheese & the dog was on it like a shot & ate it

i was worried but my daughter says he eats cheese all the time at home..

is this normal? he didnt have a lot literally just crumbs but do dogs eat/should have cheese ?

[Gryff]

Ours all do in fact I use cheese as a puppy training treat

[littlelish0544]

Dogs are cheese addicts! My pom would mug you without a second thought for any cheese at all.

[TheHughesCrew]

"Cheese" is the first word my dog ever responded to! It's definitely a high value treat here. Usually reserved for the times we need to get tablets into her!

[Chilli-pepper]

Mine loved cheese - If they were fussy in taking any tablets/medication, I used to get the plastic cheese squares and rip a bit off and squish it round the tablet and down it went.

When I used to puppy classes there was a women who used to take a tube of primula cheese to use while training her dog. It was small dog so she found it easier to hold the tube down for it to take a 'blob' rather than bend down with treats in her hand.

[Claudette]

Cheese spread was one of the high value treats at puppy training class. We nearly always have a tube of primula in for treats and for taking tablets. Both dogs know the word “cheese”.

[novocastrian]

Thanks everyone

perfectly normal then... just seemed a bit weird to a non dog owner

and as above he does seem to know the word 'cheese'

[dannigizmo]

yes totally normal...u say cheese in the house or bring it out the fridge and my Border Terrier runs faster than Usain Bolt!

[shirley]

You learn something new every day! I would have thought cheese being dairy iso good fy dogs, but obviously not lol xx

[Chilli-pepper]

One of mine loved ice cubes too, even opening the freezer drawer would have her at the side of you lips smacking in your ear waiting for a cube to chomp on.

I had a cat that loved quavers and Wotsits too