Mine too. It looks like that because much of it might very well be.

Mine too. But they all (3) know that TV remotes, etc. will result in bad, bad things.

Mine does not. Seems you are right. No seems about it, actually.

No I do not. But, I will not pass poor judgment upon you if you try some and report back with your findings.

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

Wild how dogs can do that. And without thumbs.

We once had a dog that could take an entire bowl of beef stew. Eat every bit of it with the exception of what seemed like every green pea, left in the bottom of the bowl. Licked clean.

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

I believe that dogs are onmivores.

Onions are lethal to dogs.

My Akita loves bananas.

I had a dog that would eat avocados that had fallen from the backyard tree.

She had the smoothest, silkiest coat I've ever seen on a dog.

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Current Benzes

1989 300TE "Alice"
1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
1991 300CE "Beowulf" RIP (06.1991 - 10.10.2007)
1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"

Res non semper sunt quae esse videntur

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Not in this weather!

Yup, dogs are omnivores.

No grapes, raisins, walnuts, and onions.

My dog gets fruit and veggies in limited quanities. Loves bananas, gets a small piece of mine every morning. I made the mistake of giving him a small chunk of green cabage that had fallen on the floor. Big mistake, one very long night of the atomic eye watering dog farts. Funny thing is he handles red cabbage just fine.

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79 240D (no name yet) 203K Miles Maple Yellow
98 2500 4x4 HD Dodge 24 Valve Cummins TD
83 Chevy Van (Dead-Trans. shot)

That's funny.

In addition tot he Akita I also have an older Aussie. She is old, nearly blind and arthritic. She, however, is a champion farter.

she sleeps on the floor, by my side of the bed. And let me tell you, she can let out long, noisy farts.

fortunately, they are not the eye watering kind.

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Current Benzes

1989 300TE "Alice"
1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
1991 300CE "Beowulf" RIP (06.1991 - 10.10.2007)
1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"

Res non semper sunt quae esse videntur

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Not in this weather!

My dog's favorite treat, by a LONG way, is peanut butter.

He cannot get enough peanut butter and he now recognizes the sound of the jar opening. When he hears that, he's on you like white on rice!

It is good to have a dog that likes peanut butter though - makes getting him to take pills a breeze.

I forgot to mention old shoes, the smellier the better. There's big bucks for whoever can figure out how to recycle old shoes into doggie treats.

Mine's a Labrador Retriever. He's terrific at retrieving your shoes. He just won't turn them over to you after he's got them.

We once had a dog that could take an entire bowl of beef stew. Eat every bit of it with the exception of what seemed like every green pea, left in the bottom of the bowl. Licked clean.

And we're supposed to be the advanced species cause we have opposable thumbs. Try that with your opposable thumbs.

Dogs also love pumpkin pie. I found this out when I put a pie outside on a low wall to cool. Everything was gone except the center, which apparently was still too hot to eat.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

I had a box of chicken, liver, beef dog treats once and noticed the green, brown and tan treats all tasted the same to me.
My dog had no preference either so, I called the 800# on the box and ask them which color was what flavor.
I was told they were not for humans. I ask to speak to the dog there that could answer my question.

Chewey and Chester really like the taste of squirel heads. Sonnie Girl (AKA Fat Biotch) will eat anything. She has a thyroid problem and is on meds for it.

We had a 12#, yellow, 4-legged oscillator - named it Rusty (the yellow had a tinge of red in it, therefore the name...)

Wife was into making chocolates - melt the stuff, pour it into forms, wait for it to harden up. Simple? Not with a dog in the house.

She made up 2 pounds of this stuff, laid it on the kitchen table.

She needed me to run her to the store for some stuff - we couldn't take Rusty with - so she put on the leash, then put the owner-end on around the table leg. Rusty wasn't able to get up on the table. Right?

Wrong.

When we came back - all the chocolates were missing from the molds (all the molds were still on the table!) and the dog was looking at us like, "Where's the dessert?"

I call a vet (This is a Saturday, of course!) and I'm told that there's a good chance Rusty will be pushing daisies if he's not given a $45.00 "shot" that will mitigate the effects of chocolates in the ratio that was consumed (2# of chocolate -vs.- 12# furball).

I ask (beg) for another way - a very disappointed voice suggested that "...2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide (HP) will "help the dog expel its contents..."

I thank the vet, hang up, grabbed Rusty and told the wife "Grab the peroxide and get in the back yard!"

Rusty thinks he's in for the best backyard tussle he's ever had. We are!

I lay him on his back, straddle the dog, grab his muzzle and somehow with two fingers, I plug his nose. Meanwhile the wife's trying to measure out 2 tablespoons of HP and I'm starting to think that the neighbors are getting ready to call the police 'cause the neighbor guy is performing some sick act of unspeakable horror, on a small animal, in the backyard.

Anyways, I see that the tablespoon-thing ain't lookin' too good, so I just take the bottle, open Rusty's mouth (remember, I'm on top of this thing with him laying on his back...) and pour about 1/2 the bottle (4-6 oz.) down his throat.

I jump off the dog. He flips over onto his feet and just like a cartoon, he almost stops in mid-stride and looks up at me like he's saying, "What the...?"

Then it happens...

This 12# ball of fur starts horking up a foaming 2# Hershey Dog-Kiss on the lawn.

Now, I manage to pull Rusty away from his newly formed piece of yard-art when I get the brilliant idea of "washing" the mess away.

I hit the "kiss" w/a spray from the garden hose. Smart move. "Freezes" the mass into a solid mound of chocolate-dog-barf.

That move worked out better than I would have guessed.

With the mass solidified, I was able to "rip" it off the lawn, like a chocolate-colored scab and throw it right into the trash.

Rusty?

He survived.

Neighbors?

Traumatized 'til they asked questions, then they died laughing.

Cops? None.

Wife?

Wondered why I didn't have $45.00 on me.

Me?

Therapy ain't done squat...

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'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

Not all dog food tastes the same to all dogs. Some dogs have more preferences than others. It depends on how spoiled the dog is. Dogs from poor families are happy to get fed. Dogs from middle and upper income families tend to be more choosy. They have had a taste of the good life and hold out for the canned dog food. Pigs ears are universally tasty to all dogs. I retired from the trade a number of years ago, but still retain ownership in one store (keeps the wife busy and out of the house). I believe that at last count, they had over 30 different brands of dog foods and well over 125 lineal feet devoted to the different brands. The dog food industry has gotten out of control with them making a product for every size and type of dog that you can think of. They have food for hunting dogs, sporting dogs, retrieving dogs, working dogs, giant dogs, large dogs, medium dogs, small dogs, toy breeds, etc. I honestly expect that they will soon be coming out with color specific foods for the black, white, brown, gold, etc. dogs. Where will all this madness end? It won't, until people just realize that they are dogs, not humans and that as long as there is a good nutritious food going into the dog, that is what is important. Today, it is all about marketing first, and nutrition last. Market share is all that almost all manufacturers care about. Thirty five years ago, when I first started distributing Iams they had 2 products total. It cost $29 cwt delivered. Today, they have over 200! Don't get me started on cat owners..... they are even worse than the dog owners that ask what a particular food tastes like. Below is one of the best dog food jokes ever.......
I was in Walmart buying a large bag of Purina for my dog Lola - and was in line to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog........

Duh!

I was feeling a bit crabby so on impulse, I told her no, I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care unit with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms.

Her eyes about bugged out of her head.

I went on and on with the bogus diet story and she was totally buying it. I told her that it was an easy, inexpensive diet and that the way it works is to load your pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The package said the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.

I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a tall guy behind her.

Horrified, she asked if something in the dog food had poisoned me and was that why I ended up in the hospital?

I said no.....I'd been lying in the street licking my butt when a car hit me.

I thought the tall guy was going to have to be carried out the door.

My mom makes our dogs's food with fresh stuff...carrots, rice, meat, etc. She used to use chicken liver but switched to lower fat ground turkey... the stuff smells damn good. Sometimes better than the stuff she cooks us! Sometimes I wonder...

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

That is the funniet dog story I ever heard....

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
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87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

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