sandymere 8,261 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) A quick biology lesson for all those who keep on with their school boy ideas that carnivore means anything lol. The order Carnivora has over 280 member species with diets ranging from almost exclusively meat eater such as the polar Bear to vegetarians such as the Panda. The majority use meat, fish or insects as a major part of the diet but there are sub orders within this such as the canoidea which are less specialist than others such as the Felifomia (cats). In general the canoidea having a more omnivores diet with less specialized carnassials teeth and digestive systems than the cats although a few follow this form including some of the Mustilids. So carnivore is a populist label not a class, it refers to meat Eating. Dogs are Canoidea, they eat a variety of foods as availability presents, the wolf ancestors of the dog probably had a mainly meat eating lifestyle although to what extent we don’t really know. But as their sub orders suggests they had evolved to be more omnivores than the more specialist Carnivora such as cats. Man then changed the wolf to a dog leading to an increasingly omnivorous biology. So dogs can be carnivores if you feed them meat, vegatarians if you feed them vegtables, pescertarians if you feed them fish or good old omnivores if you feed em a mixed diet. Personally I don’t believe that meat alone is the best diet for a variety of reasons, I’ve written of these before, therefore I feed by dogs an omnivores diet. If you feed just meat and have good results good for you and you can proudly claim your dog is a carnivore if it makes you feel good. I feed a variety of food so mines an omnivore but in neither case is this anything to do with them being members of the order Carnivora! Husky Leopard Mustilids Racoon etc Edited May 22, 2014 by sandymere 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackay 3,054 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Feel better now mate?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 f**k aye ill sleep the night ) every days a school day I guess ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,261 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Yes Makay I can repost every time some egit starts with "my dogs a carnivore" as though it some sort of badge of honour, its getting as bad as people with gluten intolerance lol. Edited May 22, 2014 by sandymere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Cracking post...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickyB 327 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good post but a dog's digestive system is still derived from a predator to digest meat and bone if you feed your dog a raw diet you 'll notice it's crap looks a lot like Fox but bigger even though I do feed a varied diet it would be interesting to know if greens put strain on its digestive system, I found this before and it's a good read it's from 2006 so might slightly outdated lyttp://nutrition.highwire.org/content/136/7/1927S.full Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good post but a dog's digestive system is still derived from a predator to digest meat and bone if you feed your dog a raw diet you 'll notice it's crap looks a lot like Fox but bigger even though I do feed a varied diet it would be interesting to know if greens put strain on its digestive system, I found this before and it's a good read it's from 2006 so might slightly outdated lyttp://nutrition.highwire.org/content/136/7/1927S.full Are you suggesting that a predator wouldn't ever eat greens in the wild? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstory 83 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Think it's more the amount/percentage of greens. Would be very small i would say Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 You said it was going to be quick hahahaha good post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good post sandy,,, I always like your posts , always worth reading. I new I was right about them being carnivore,,,thanks for clearing that up... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good post sandy,,, I always like your posts , always worth reading. I new I was right about them being carnivore,,,thanks for clearing that up... Erm.....not exactly...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Eerrrr yes it doo It clearly says dogs are canoidea,,,,wich is a sub order of carnivore,,,,therefor,,,a carnivore 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Ok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stormyboy 1,352 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Wild carnivores get a lot of 'greens' from the stomach/intestines of prey. Its usually eaten first from a kill. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saluki246 1,053 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 A lot of folk on here say feeding complete, makes your dog crap a lot. Well, i think that depends on the brand you feed. Have you ever fed your dog a whole raw rabbit and watch it crap for the next day or 2 ?? ...and the smell...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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