Dogs and Snacks

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My beautiful Opal, a maltese shih tzu cross, decided at 2am this morning that she was feeling peckish. It didn't matter that earlier in the evening, she ate more than her younger sister Cleo. Before I continue, I should mention that Opal (picture) is 10 1/2 yrs old. I adopted her last year in February from NSW Animal Rescue,aged about 10 yrs. She has brought more joy and humour into my home ever since. But this morning was the funniest yet. I was nibbling on a carrot, and Opal wanted to see what I was eating, so I jokingly gave her a piece.. thinking that piece is going to end up in the compost bin as no doubt she'll reject it. Low and behold, she happily chews it..and this was a crisp carrot, so the crunches were loud! I give her another piece, she chews that! By the time Opal finished her snack,she had eaten a whole good sized carrot!!! It's not the first time I've had dogs with unusual appetites. My other furbaby Cleo, also a maltese x shih tzu and the reason I adopted Opal to be her companion, even if Cleo is only about 6 yrs, and I adopted her about 5 yrs ago from Companions 4 Life... anyway, she also has unusual tastes! She will eat any fruit I give her..with the exception of apples. But she's eaten pineapples, watermelon, strawberries, mangoes, even oranges and lemons! There is nothing she won't try. Her favourite food is boiled cabbage, but she's also known to eat it raw. She loves fish more than meat! And it leads me to wonder, how many more funny stories out there with dogs and their unusual tastes? What do your dogs like to snack on when it's not a normal mealtime?