Not all human foods are safe foods for dogs and it's always best to check if you are unsure whether it can be given to your dog. As long as you are familiar with what is good, bad and healthy, your dog will be happy and
When you are looking at a pair of soulful eyes as you enjoy your own dinner, it can be tempting to give them a treat.
Below is a complete list of human foods that are healthy and harmful. There's a pdf attached you can save to print out too.
| SAFE FOOD | UNSAFE FOOD | |
| FRUITS | Acai Berries Apple (no seeds) Apricots (stone removed) Banana Blackberries Blueberries Cantaloupe Clementines (no rind) Cherries (stone removed) Cranberries Coconut Honey Dew Melon Kiwi Lemons (no rind) Mango (stone removed) Nectarines (stone removed) Oranges (no rind) Papaya Peaches (stone removed) Pears Pineapple Plums (stone removed) Raspberries Strawberries Tangerines (no rind) Watermelon (rind and seeds removed) | Avocado Citrus Rinds Currants Fruit pits Grapefruit Grapes Raisins Rhubarb |
| VEGETABLES | Asparagus (cooked & chopped) Broccoli Brussel sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Chicory Cucumber Green Beans Kelp Lettuce Parsnips Peas Peas Potato Pumpkin Radishes Squash Spinach Sugar Snap Peas Sweet Potato (skin removed) Yams Zucchini | Edamame Eggplant Garlic Jicama Leeks Mushrooms Onions Potato skins Raw Potato Tomatoes |
| MEAT | Beef Chicken Lamb Organ Meat Pork (only small cooked portions) Rabbit Turkey Venison | Fatty/Junk Food Fat Trimmings Fish Bones Poultry Bones Raw Eggs |
| FISH | Catfish Cod Flounder Herring Mackeral Salmon (cooked) Sardines Shrimp (in moderation) Tuna Whiting | Albacore tuna (canned) King Mackeral Shark Swordfish Tilapia Tilefish |
| DAIRY | Cheese (in moderation) Cottage cheese Eggs (cooked) Greek Yogurt, Plain, Low Fat Eggshells, finely ground | Milk Cream Butter |
| NUTS & SEEDS | Cashews Chestnuts (plain) Chia Flax seeds Hemp Peanuts (unsalted, unsweetened) Pumpkin seeds Quinoa Sesame Sunflower seeds | Almonds Brazil nuts Hazelnuts Hickory Macadamia Nutmeg Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Seeds from pits from fruit Walnuts |
| HERBS & SPICES | Catnip Cinnamon (small amounts) Coriander Ginger Oregano Parsley Peppermint Turmeric | Black pepper Garlic Powder Nutmeg Onion Powder Salt |
| SWEETS/SPREADS | Honey (small amounts) Peanut Butter, natural, no sweetener | Candy Chocolate Gum Salty foods Sugary foods Xylitol |
| OILS | Olive oil Flax oil Fish oil Coconut oil Avocado oil Sunflower oil | Essential oils |
| DRINKS | Water Coconut water | Beer Caffeine Cocoa Powder Coffee Liquor Tea Wine |
| STARCHES & GRAINS | Oatmeal Polenta Popcorn (plain) Rice Whole Grain | Moldy bread Popcorn kernels Raw potatoes Yeast dough |
| FLOURS | Barley Buckwheat Chickpea Coconut Flaxseed Meal Millet Oat Pea Quinoa Rice Sorghum Whole Wheat | Soy Wheat Corn |
| BAKING PRODUCTS | Baking soda Baking powder |
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