How bad is bacon?

• How bad is bacon? Christine Langley Posted : 8/18/2006 12:14:47 PM Is bacon really bad for dogs?  Eli goes nuts when he smells bacon cooking (which is only on the weekends).  We give him just a tiny bite as a treat.  Is this a horrible thing to do?  It's fully cooked, actually crisp.  I don't want to hurt him so should I stop doing that? LIKE 8 REPLIES 329 VIEWS LAST POST RWM59 Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dyan Posted : 8/18/2006 12:19:01 PM Bacon is not good for any of us!  HOWEVER,,, I LOVE BLT sandwiches,,,and occasional breakfast with it. I give Bubblegum a piece after its cooked. It not very often so why not.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• mudpuppy Posted : 8/18/2006 12:23:37 PM mmm. Bacon. I took some to doggy class last night as a "super training reward" and ended up eating most of it myself. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dogslyfe Posted : 8/18/2006 12:28:29 PM I swear bacon should be its own food group. And Chocolate. yum. I will on occasion let my dogs have a bite. Not regularly, but every now and then. Most of the time it never gets pause between the plate and my belly. [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Christine Langley Posted : 8/18/2006 12:37:51 PM Thanks!  I guess I won't do any irrepairable harm if he gets an occasional bite. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• fuzzy_dogs_mom Posted : 8/18/2006 12:56:40 PM Same here.  We don't eat it all that often, but when we do there's no way I could not give Max a little bit. [] Is there anything better after Thanksgiving than a nice big turkey & BLT club sandwich? Joyce 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• rwm59 Posted : 8/18/2006 7:37:23 PM As a Former Meat Market owner,the smell of bacon cooking would sure make the customer and myself pretty hungry,its like smelling fresh flowers in a green house to us butchers. But, I would give it to the 4 legged pals very sparingly, one reason, it is high in Nitrates as is all smoked meats,and also fatty which could trigger pancreatitis,which I'm paranoid about anyway.But,I doubt a few bites once in awhile would hurt. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• loveukaykay Posted : 8/18/2006 8:28:56 PM *Occasional bite* is key.  And try not to give the fat.  Pork fat is the #1 cause of pancreatitis and having lost my Kayla to exactly that recently, I avoid it completely. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• rwm59 Posted : 8/18/2006 9:16:50 PM I'm very sorry about Kayla, do you have any clues on what triggered the pancreatitis?   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login