Blueberries....Just Say No!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

The other night I was washing blueberries when Vern and Fudge came around to see if something good was happening.  I never feed them from the table, but I took two blueberries and gave them each one.  Now, when I say I gave them each one, I mean Vern stood and looked at me like, “what am I supposed to do with this blue thing?”  Fudge took it gingerly in her mouth and decided to take her newfound treat to the dining room just in case Vern was hot on her tail.  Vern was still back in the kitchen deciding whether or not I was trying to poison him or if this was April Fools Day!  Once he saw that Fudge was interested in her blueberry, he decided to give it a shot and took the blueberry from me as if I had just handed him a loaded gun. He promptly ran into the dining room and spit it on the floor. From there, both dogs decided a better place to eat a blueberry would be in the sunroom and picked their bounty up and ran out the door only to spit it on the carpet out there.  I was envisioning having to get the carpet cleaned by the time each of them downed one stinking blueberry.

Fudge finally ate her new treat, but Vern decided there were some things he absolutely refused to swallow and lo and behold, it was a blueberry.  Who knew the dog that eats mud, grass, goose poop, and Kleenex had a discerning palate?  I guess he had to draw the line somewhere.  Luckily, Fudge decided one blueberry was not enough and was more than happy to eat Vern’s.  Fudge has the body of someone who loves fruits and vegetables.  Vern’s body is more of a meat and cheese kind of shape.  I think Vern takes after me, because I like my blueberries with a little sugar on them or with ice cream or even surrounded by a muffin.  Unfortunately for Vern, I have to draw the line somewhere, too. 

 

Is there some food or treat that your dog surprisingly will not eat?

[Amy, Cubbie & Ollie]

you have to make cakes from scratch?!?!  that is just crazy.  Us lazy Americans have a mix for everything :)

[Camilla and Darwin]

Oh the horror!!! No Betty Crocker cake mixes??? 

[Amy, Cubbie & Ollie]

I don't think I would ever "bake" if I didn't have cake or brownie or muffin mixes

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

It was the first time in my life that I've seen cake mixes after I moved to the US. Everything is made from scratch in my country. My grandma used to have at least 3 different cakes every Sunday when we came to visit. All made from scratch and all so ohh delicious!  I got Americanized pretty quickly. I don't eat sweets, but if I need to bake something, I just go with the mix. Sooo much easier.

[Sheila & Finnley]

Oooh, I'm going to try this !

[Donna K & Quincy]

Quincy loves blueberries but only fresh picked Newfoundland blueberries, give him blueberries from the store and he spits them out. One day when we were walking we met a friend of ours who was picking berries and of course Quincy was all up in her business looking for blueberries, she gave him some but in with the blueberries there was one blackberry and he spit them out with such force you would think he was in a spitting for distance contest. He won't eat most fruit not even bananas unless of course they have a little peanut butter smeared on. 

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Yet another reason to come to Newfoundland, Fresh Blueberries!  Yum

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

I love fresh-picked blueberries :)

I remember camping in Quebec in August when I was about 12 or so and I found a huge blueberry patch.  My mom initially didn't believe me that they were blueberries.. but she finally gave in and we had a giant feast!  Blueberry pancakes for everyone!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Sounds delicious!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

LOL about the blackberry. Vern won't eat bananas or green beans, either. He acts like I am scaring him when I put them in his bowl. Silly Quincy....although, fresh blueberries sure sound good.

[F, Calla & Luca]

The dog has good taste : )

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

Lol Quincy! You would think blueberry... Blackberry... Same. I guess not! :D