Well, dogs are NOT capable of distinguishing locals from non-locals. They are capable of knowing strangers from people they know and strange behavior from that what THEY conceive as normal or familiar behavior.

Nienke

I beg to differ, my dog barks only at foreigners but not Thais. Doesn't matter if he knows the Thai or not, he doesnt bark but does bark at all foreigners, including Malaysians and other Asians. And he has had contact with foreigners his entire life (including myself, who he doesn't usually bark at) so he is used to their behavior as well.

Anyway, not the subject, so I'd like to get back to the veggie issue. Some veggies are bad for dogs, such as onions, I believe. I've managed to get my dogs to eat carrots, cauliflower and green beans well enough, and the chinese kale if its chopped up small enough. cabbage may be too bitter and that's why they eat around it.

That's interesting a Nationalistic dog!

The other interesting part is that your dog sees familiar things in Thais, that aren't there or are different in foreigners. But what that exactly is (language, movement, smell ????) you've got to ask your dog ...

As for the veggies, I've read that even chopping doesn't break all the cell walls inside the ingredients; blending or slightly cooking does. Therefore, for a good digestion is best to do one of those. Also, if you blend the whole thing together, the dog isn't able to leave those veggies s/he doesn't like.

Cabbage in small amounts is good, but in large amounts not so good. Why exactly, I need to look that up again.

Nienke

flatulence, I believe. Cabbage can cause it in humans, so why not dogs?

As for Scruffy (he's my avatar at the moment) he even barked at a Thai girl who grew up in the US. He can differentiate between Thais and other Asians as well (including Malaysians, Japanese and Filipinos). He came right up to my 20 year old nephew who was visiting from the US tho. He's an odd old fellow

Some more interesting links for those who like to know:

www.rawlearning.com

www.rawmeatybones.com

www.rawfed.com

Nienke