I think Homer would do the samething!

3 of the shorthairs will eat anything and then maybe later think about it I have a mastiff that loves pickles LOL

Moose, all my GSPS love veggies....my "full-figured" gals get baby carrots instead of cookies! Never had one with a penchant for hot peppers though.....

Came home today to an over-powering smell of.....well, house smelled like a laundromat, big time!! Seems the girls (boys went to work with me today) found the new box of dryer sheets & liked them.....emptied from one end of living room to the other. They smell QUITE fragrant now, were quite obviously rolling in them, guess it's better than rolling in dead critters. (which they also like)

Rocky loves red grapes and I cannot leave a bowl of fruit on the table as he will grab the grapes when no one is looking. He had his first taste of zucchine yesterday and loved it.

Marie,

Be careful with grapes around your dog.  Please read the following:

"Grape and raisin poisonings in Dogs

Recently, there was a letter in the AVMA Journal from Dr. Gwaltney-Brant and others at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center discussing grape and raisin poisoning in dogs. Apparently, grapes and raisins can be toxic to dogs when ingested in large quantities.

The grapes and raisins came from varied sources, including being eaten off the vine directly. The dogs exhibited gastrointestinal signs including vomiting and diarrhea and then signs of kidney failure with an onset of severe kidney signs starting about 24 hours after ingestion of the grapes or raisins. The amount of grapes eaten varied between 9oz. and 2 lbs., which worked out to be between 0.41 and 1.1 oz/kg of body weight. Two dogs died directly from the toxicity, three were euthanized due to poor response to treatment and five dogs lived. Due to the severity of the signs and the potential for death, the veterinarians at the poison control center advocate aggressive treatment for any dogs suggested of ingesting excessive amounts of grapes or raisins, including inducing vomiting, stomach lavage (stomach pumping) and administration of activated charcoal, followed by intravenous fluid therapy for at least 48 hours or as indicated based on the results of blood tests for kidney damage.
 

I have fed my dogs a few grapes every now and then for years, so I don't think there is a need to panic if a dog eats three or four grapes but if the whole bunch is missing from the table one day, it would be good to think about watching for any signs of a toxic reaction.

Michael Richards, DVM
6/5/2001
 

Michal Update: You may wish to give your veterinarian a call if you suspect your dog has ingested  grapes but aren't sure. It's a good idea to know where he is going to be if you might have an emergency later, in case you need to make other arrangements . You both may decide to assume that the dog has eaten the grapes and treat the dog. Whatever the decision, letting your vet know that there is a potential problem going on is a good idea. Newer information from Animal Poison Control has indicated that as few as 7 grapes can be toxic.

02/21/2007"

About a year ago Jasper was obviously under the weather but the vet didn't find anything suspicious so she said to wait and watch for a bit.   We-e-l-l as I soon discovered (you can guess how) he had gotten into a plateful of the discarded (cooked) shells from some broiled big shrimp!  Apparently the shells did NOT feel good going through  his system.  No permanent damage done, though.  

Should have never complained about the smell of the dryer sheets, Duece found a new friend last night while running at the gamelands.......a little striped friend. Went straight to the grooming shop, dog smalls OK now but even though he was crated the van still stinks a bit!!

Sadly we've had quite a few dog vs skunk run-ins, the most famous being Dulcie and Rogan in lead one night in front of the cart stopping to play "It's MINE!" "No, it's MINE!" with a young skunk that (understandibly) objected to this rought treatment. 

Our experience is that if you can get the dog into just plain ol' water ASAP, it will help a ton in keeping so much stink from setting up in their coat. From there you can try almost anything to get the rest of the smell out, but that initial 'time to dunking in liquid after the spray' seems to be critical.