The problems dogs have with human food

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    WHEN IN DOUBT, DON'T FEED IT TO THEM! I'm not a veterinarian or any other kind of doctor! Everything I've said in this video represents, to the best of my knowledge, the mainstream view of veterinary science on these commonly discussed topics. Some specific sources consulted:
    "Acute kidney injury in dogs following ingestion of cream of tartar and tamarinds and the connection to tartaric acid as the proposed toxic principle in grapes and raisins," (2022) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...
    "Foraging and feeding ecology of the gray wolf (Canis lupus): lessons from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA" (2006) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16772...
    "Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection in breeds of the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris," (2013) academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
    "Natural pet food: A review of natural diets and their impact on canine and feline physiology" (2014)
    academic.oup.com/jas/article/...
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  • @diablominero
    @diablominero 2 місяці тому +3288

    As a general rule, the more recent evolutionary history an animal has eating plants, the better it can tolerate the things in plants. Dogs have a bit of history eating plant food scraps, and a lot of history being carnivorous wolves. Humans have history as herbivorous monkeys rather than just as carnivores and scavengers. That's why we're better at metabolizing caffeine, theobromine, tartaric acid, and a bunch of other phytochemicals than dogs are. Cats have it even worse because they've always been primarily or exclusively carnivorous.

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  2 місяці тому +843

      That's a point I prob should have made time for. Here's another maybe? ANIMALS ARE GENERALLY SUPER ADAPTABLE! PEOPLE AND DOGS ESPECIALLY! We can thrive on all kinds of remarkably different diets as long as we ease ourselves into them, give our microbiomes time to catch up, etc.

    • @Messianic-Gentile
      @Messianic-Gentile 2 місяці тому +64

      The problem is with our produce. It is sprayed with chemicals and even the organic stuff is only really fertilized with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which is nowhere near all the nutrients a plant wants. Someone I know who grows organically and feeds his plants well has a dog that goes around his garden eating produce like a human, but he won’t touch produce from the store

    • @TheElexec
      @TheElexec 2 місяці тому +144

      FYI Monkeys are generally omnivores, not herbivores. While early Homo were undoubtably mainly herbivores, they supplemented their caloric intake with bugs and other small protein sources. The diet of an animal generally depends on or changes based on the hunting tools the animal is equipped with, which -alongside the growing need for protein with enlarged brains - is one of the reasons later homo switched to mainly carnivorous diet.

    • @mzaite
      @mzaite 2 місяці тому +84

      Not just exclusive carnivores.
      OBLIGATE Carnivores. They literally lack the ability to get all their nutrients from anything other than meat.

    • @fidelkva4810
      @fidelkva4810 2 місяці тому

      @@TheElexecNo, hunans have never had a mainly carnivorous diet (except maybe inuits, for survival) and monkeys are generally herbivores. gorillas are leaf eaters, others eat mainly fruit.

  • @shuppagail
    @shuppagail 2 місяці тому +3275

    Extremely well behaved dog

    • @kosmicken
      @kosmicken 2 місяці тому +57

      Ridiculously so. Mine would be all over the place. I want to know Adam's secrets.

    • @MisterVicky9
      @MisterVicky9 2 місяці тому +28

      ​@@kosmickenI've gotten both my lab and my mutt to good levels of food control and what's worked for me is handfeeding them. Teaching them that the food comes from me, not the bowl, and that with good behavior they'll earn it will eventually help them get a lot better around food. My lab obviously isn't perfect, but she does well and listens more times than not when I tell her to leave it

    • @camelopardalis84
      @camelopardalis84 2 місяці тому +21

      The baguette doubles as a baton.
      ( *KIDDING!* )

    • @veraducks
      @veraducks 2 місяці тому +39

      I like that his biggest acting out moment was with the kibble. He was clearly *interested* in the meat but the kibble made him go "yeah that's mine, I know what it's there for, give please".

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 2 місяці тому

      420 👍

  • @rambofan334
    @rambofan334 2 місяці тому +3510

    Poptart's like "Dad, what the fuck are you going on about?"

    • @jocabulous
      @jocabulous 2 місяці тому +94

      It always cracks me up when people put curse words in animals' mouths

    • @AmusedWalrus
      @AmusedWalrus 2 місяці тому +87

      Poptart: "Adam, we need to cook!"

    • @dylans.6400
      @dylans.6400 2 місяці тому +45

      @@jocabulousi know my cat would swear like a sailor just from being angry/ always around my dad

    • @ChaosPootato
      @ChaosPootato 2 місяці тому +1

      Exactly, yup.

    • @JC1985_DB
      @JC1985_DB 2 місяці тому

      Real

  • @PipPanoma
    @PipPanoma 2 місяці тому +3135

    That dog has greater willpower than I do

    • @nodical802
      @nodical802 2 місяці тому +41

      He got hella human food after the cameras went off

    • @sarahwatts7152
      @sarahwatts7152 2 місяці тому +17

      I was thinking the same thing! But the longing in his eyes....

    • @yeti7721
      @yeti7721 2 місяці тому +2

      It's a green screen

    • @MCXL1140
      @MCXL1140 2 місяці тому +9

      @@yeti7721No it's not.

    • @TheShizzlemop
      @TheShizzlemop 2 місяці тому +2

      @@nodical802 i doubt it, he just spent 10 minutes talking about how moderation is important lol

  • @dvongxx
    @dvongxx 2 місяці тому +1250

    either that is one really well behaved dog, or it's not the first time Adam gave the good boy a college lecture

    • @nisnast
      @nisnast 2 місяці тому +54

      Both scenarios are equally possible

    • @jbutler8585
      @jbutler8585 2 місяці тому +53

      The looks at @1:10 say this is *definitely* not the first time.

    • @Edited6
      @Edited6 2 місяці тому +26

      @@jbutler8585 He's watched this routine with the kids. Just respectfully let the professor talk at you long enough and it'll probably be worth it in the end.

    • @zieg0r
      @zieg0r 2 місяці тому +43

      "So Lauren, I've got this thi-"
      "Not now honey, I'm busy."
      "Poptart, come here!"

    • @enzoqueijao
      @enzoqueijao 2 місяці тому +6

      ​@@zieg0rI imagine he was also gonna persuade her to stay by periodically giving her food

  • @foofad
    @foofad 2 місяці тому +1035

    "So anyway, here's a video with and for my dog" is just about the best followup you could have made to your semi-retirement announcement.

  • @rishichava355
    @rishichava355 2 місяці тому +3599

    Damn I love this new semi-retired Ragusea just makin vids about whatever

    • @basedgodkyon
      @basedgodkyon 2 місяці тому +116

      Definitely, it’s very comforting to watch. Kinda reminds me of the video he did on Marco Pierre White and the act of being “over it”.

    • @__-im2se
      @__-im2se 2 місяці тому +74

      I do hope he still makes the occasional recipe videos. I've gotten a very good success rate with his recipes.

    • @phucyfillk5535
      @phucyfillk5535 2 місяці тому +47

      I'm 100% here for Adam's 'vibes' era

    • @N1120A
      @N1120A 2 місяці тому

      ​@@__-im2se he seems to be doing them relatively regularly

    • @hman424
      @hman424 2 місяці тому +2

      Couldn’t agree more.

  • @DGrayson97
    @DGrayson97 2 місяці тому +892

    Veterinarian here; this is a lovely breakdown. Super happy to see a clearly well-researched video full of factual information. Also, it's a great accomplishment to have a lab that sits still and doesn't go after food literally hung in front of his face. Not sure I would've fed the chocolate myself, even though yes, it would take QUITE a bit of milk chocolate to cause an issue in a dog that large.

    • @sophiewhitehouse6718
      @sophiewhitehouse6718 2 місяці тому +84

      when people tell me chocolate doesn't kill dogs and they give their dog chocolate all the time i like to make sure they know low doses of chocolate can make them have diarrhoea all over their carpet

    • @RenaxTM91
      @RenaxTM91 2 місяці тому +136

      @@sophiewhitehouse6718 I'm mostly concerned about not teaching my dog that chocolate is a delicious treat.
      Cause I know what he does when he finds a big supply of delicious treats.
      He might still do that if he finds chocolate all on his own somewhere, but I see no good reason to acclimate him to the taste. Also I want the chocolate all to myself.

    • @YurinanAcquiline
      @YurinanAcquiline 2 місяці тому +52

      ​@@RenaxTM91 Agreed, there is zero point feeding a dog chocolate on the the off-chance that the dog finds a lot of it and gourges himself.

    • @apathyguy8338
      @apathyguy8338 2 місяці тому +16

      I was just curious. Do most veterinarians know that kibble uses starch as a binding agent? That it comprises anywhere from 40% to 70% of the food. Sadly the manufacturers are under no obligation whatsoever to list starch on the packaging. People feeding their dogs kibble are in fact making sure that half their diet is nothing but bread. I assume veterinarians would recommend against this.

    • @DGrayson97
      @DGrayson97 2 місяці тому

      I actually advise people to AVOID foods labelled as grain free or low carb for their pets. High quality pet foods that meet the AAFCO requirements for nutrition are going to have nowhere near 40-70% starch though, no idea where that number came from.
      @@apathyguy8338

  • @emilianob9804
    @emilianob9804 2 місяці тому +311

    I love how he's talking directly to his dog 70% of the time.

  • @JKenjiLopezAlt
    @JKenjiLopezAlt 2 місяці тому +271

    My 20 pound French bulldog once got into my chocolate pantry and ate over a pound of it. I found him rolling on the floor of the bathroom and had to induce vomiting with hydrogen peroxide. He puked all the chocolate put in a giant river of brown foam on the bathroom floor.
    He was fine a few minutes later but my house smelled like a fudge factory for weeks.
    Nice video Adam!

    • @princessjello
      @princessjello Місяць тому +14

      Tbh... Coulda been a worse smell. Not all was lost (aside from a pound a chocolate)

    • @scarletcrusader5431
      @scarletcrusader5431 Місяць тому +1

      My first dog was a Frenchie! Frenchies are probably the best dog to own, they're so loveable and easy to care for. She sadly died of cancer back in 2016. R.I.P. Iola

    • @SirRichardKingOfCringe
      @SirRichardKingOfCringe Місяць тому +15

      You have a pantry dedicated to just chocolate?

    • @d0ubtingThom4s
      @d0ubtingThom4s Місяць тому +2

      My Basenji ate a whole bag of milk chocolate chips. Well, she ate all the chips, only part of the bag itself. But she turned out fine, ~17 lb dog IIRC, RIP.

    • @residentevil4freek
      @residentevil4freek Місяць тому +1

      ​@@SirRichardKingOfCringeI was going to ask the exact same question.

  • @TumblinWeeds
    @TumblinWeeds 2 місяці тому +262

    LMAO I love the slight fatherly disapproval Adam has for the dog. “Hey you’re not paying attention” to the dog that’s been listening patiently to a dad lecture for 10 minutes 😂
    “Some human food can cheer up this otherwise miserable life you lead I’m sure”

    • @evilstormgnat
      @evilstormgnat 2 місяці тому +9

      WITH ALL THE SNACKOS IN FRONT OF HIS FACE
      What a good dog!

  • @jctai100
    @jctai100 2 місяці тому +111

    Adam's dog: "You're boring me to tears!😭😭 "

    • @peterknutsen3070
      @peterknutsen3070 2 місяці тому +3

      That’s something Maya might say, or one of Jade’s pack.

  • @OldFurJar
    @OldFurJar 2 місяці тому +347

    Poptart is an amazing name for a dog. Poptart is the goodest doggo. I mean you can tell he's very well trained. Good job Ragusea family!

    • @Jason_Bryant
      @Jason_Bryant 2 місяці тому +17

      'Poptart' is a name that tells you this man has small children.

    • @fredquevillon3727
      @fredquevillon3727 2 місяці тому +2

      Goodest…

    • @Furthea2
      @Furthea2 2 місяці тому +1

      I once had a friend name a barn cat. This cat was gorgeous, especially for a half-wild barn cat, with medium length hair that was a lovely black all except a few strands behind each ear that were white. It wasn't quite midnight so it was 11:30.

  • @dancing_odie
    @dancing_odie 2 місяці тому +63

    My mom feeds her dog ground lamb, beef, pork, and chicken mixed with vitamins and minerals formulated for her breed of dog. That dog eats like a king

    • @lysanderxx1664
      @lysanderxx1664 2 місяці тому +14

      So, she feeds the dog food that dogs should eat instead of garbage.

    • @Hyperbolic_G
      @Hyperbolic_G Місяць тому +4

      ​@lysanderxx1664 kinda but I think that's missing the point of the video, assuming all those ground animals are just the meats. Grind all the organs in it and then you'll have what adam was talking about

  • @nolongeramused8135
    @nolongeramused8135 2 місяці тому +152

    My last dog had some pretty severe allergies so we switched him over to a chicken & beef diet for several years. His blood work came back great on a continual basis, and he was healthy until he passed away.

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  2 місяці тому +97

      Just like with us, some of them just have some weird random sensitivities!

    • @jari948
      @jari948 2 місяці тому +1

      Do you feed chicken bones and or beef bones in there? I feed my adopted street dog chicken bones as I believe the beast will devour anything, but my mothers golden retriever will only get the boneless parts as we believe the precious princess will die if she sneezes to hard

    • @nolongeramused8135
      @nolongeramused8135 2 місяці тому

      @@jari948Chicken bones never seem to work out well with a dog - they tend to either puke them out in the middle of the night or come out whole in their poop.
      Beef bones they love, but they'll wear their teeth out on them. After your dog breaks or chips a tooth on a beef shank it isn't any fun if the tooth needs to be extracted. If you want your dog to get bone in their diet, ground bone meal is probably the best option. Most kibble has ground bone it.
      I tried a raw diet for my dog at one time, but he wasn't really into it. I eventually switched over to cooked chicken & beef, which he loved, and whenever I was trimming the fat off a roast or steak I'd throw that in. Another thing he loved was the rendered fat and skin from a rotisserie chicken; put that on his food and he licked his bowl clean.
      He leaned out (he'd always been fat after getting fixed), and was a lot more active once the weight came off. The protein-heavy diet combined with immunotherapy shots kept him infection free for many years.
      Previous to this he'd been primarily fed commercial dog food, but the constant ear and skin infections were a miserable (for him) and expensive (for me) problem. Testing showed a severe allergy to grasses and grains, and nearly all kibbles have either corn (which many dogs are allergic to, causing their feet to itch), or rice.

    • @lysanderxx1664
      @lysanderxx1664 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@jari948Your dog would be better off living on the street if you're feeding it chicken bones. Seriously, that's really bad for dogs. Just because it hasn't died yet or vomited blood doesn't mean it's good for them. Lots of dogs eat just about anything, just like babies, but that doesn't mean you should give them coolant to drink.

    • @michaelrobertson1736
      @michaelrobertson1736 Місяць тому

      Good on you! You gave him a great life!

  • @nicehorn5250
    @nicehorn5250 2 місяці тому +214

    Let me guess, Pop Tart doesnt actually get to eat Poptarts 😂

    • @DUMPLING_HEAD344
      @DUMPLING_HEAD344 2 місяці тому +71

      that would be cannibalism

    • @krankarvolund7771
      @krankarvolund7771 2 місяці тому +9

      That would probably be one of the worst things for dogs, sugar (he didn't talked about sugar, but I guess it's worst for dogs than it is for humans, and it's rpetty bad for humans XD), and processed food full of fat XD

    • @romaliop
      @romaliop 2 місяці тому +1

      @@DUMPLING_HEAD344 For some reason the first thought that popped in my head after reading this was "wait they put dog meat in poptarts?"...

    • @lysanderxx1664
      @lysanderxx1664 2 місяці тому

      He feeds the dog chocolate. He probably feeds the dog pop tarts.

    • @krankarvolund7771
      @krankarvolund7771 2 місяці тому +7

      @@lysanderxx1664There's a difference between a little bit of chocolate and an entire pop tart ^^'

  • @sephirothjc
    @sephirothjc 2 місяці тому +30

    The fact that he's a having a conversation with his dog makes my favorite video ever.

  • @shazsworld128
    @shazsworld128 2 місяці тому +210

    He seems much happier in recent vids love it ❤❤

    • @KarmasAB123
      @KarmasAB123 2 місяці тому +2

      I've not been watching regularly. What happened?

    • @gtwillwin
      @gtwillwin 2 місяці тому +17

      @@KarmasAB123 He was getting burnt out and is working less now

    • @JohnHausser
      @JohnHausser 2 місяці тому +1

      What happened?

    • @Weatherman4Eva
      @Weatherman4Eva 2 місяці тому +26

      I thought you meant the dog lol

  • @JohnSmith-kw6be
    @JohnSmith-kw6be 2 місяці тому +49

    lol. Give Poptard a hug afterwards. She probably was confused as she thought she was in trouble at the beginning. You could see it in her face that she was trying really hard listening to see if she could catch anything on why she could have been in trouble. It is unusual for people to talk so in depth with dogs unless when they did something naughty. It was really fun watching Poptard make all of those faces.

  • @Bornahorse
    @Bornahorse 2 місяці тому +105

    I love how most of this video you are addressing Poptart. 😂 He is SO well-behaved/trained around food, that is amazing to see!!

  • @spookyplaguedoctor5714
    @spookyplaguedoctor5714 2 місяці тому +105

    Poptart looks like how I feel when a professor's lecture goes on for too long.

  • @ChrisKChandler
    @ChrisKChandler 2 місяці тому +42

    Hahahaha, Pop-Tart losing interest around 3:45 😂
    I'M BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE A PROP IN THIS ARRANGEMENT, ADAM

    • @keard558
      @keard558 2 місяці тому

      I love Adam, but he definitely is the type of guy who talks all day and when his wife can't bear to listen, that's why she got a dog. You know Adam, talking to pop tart at least two hours.

    • @keard558
      @keard558 2 місяці тому

      There is a joke by the way… Probably

  • @Cellticlink
    @Cellticlink 2 місяці тому +200

    Dog"" just gimme the dammmn bacokon already

    • @krankarvolund7771
      @krankarvolund7771 2 місяці тому +13

      Honestly, I thought he was super well-behaved, for a dog who's having a piece of bacon dangling before his eyes. Even I would be less chill about it XD

  • @Ace_of_Empires
    @Ace_of_Empires 2 місяці тому +49

    Hi Adam. Nice video. As a part of your legacy, I was wondering if you’d like to someday do a video passing on your methods for researching science, history, etc., finding experts to interview, and packaging it all nicely.
    I don’t know any other youtubers who do what you have done. You had a special way of doing things that other people can learn a lot from. Other people don’t seem to be as honest and thorough as you.

    • @esteedle
      @esteedle 2 місяці тому +4

      Get a degree in journalism and go to work for NPR for a few years. Thats what Adam did iirc

  • @atomcraft3698
    @atomcraft3698 2 місяці тому +46

    The way Adam interacts with pop tart is so cute. We need more of this wholesome, informative content. 👏

  • @scruffopone3989
    @scruffopone3989 2 місяці тому +15

    Poptart is a beautiful and extremely well behaved dog, I mean just look at him tolerate Adam doing a school lecture about the food he can, can't, and shouldn't eat. This isn't his first rodeo bless him.
    What a good boy!!!

  • @kingpotato3475
    @kingpotato3475 2 місяці тому +29

    "grapes are bad for dogs" dog procceds to lick the grapes

    • @lysanderxx1664
      @lysanderxx1664 2 місяці тому +5

      Owner proceeds to feed dog grapes and chocolate.

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  Місяць тому +14

      So do you not get it or are you just trying to be funny?

    • @kingpotato3475
      @kingpotato3475 Місяць тому +13

      @@aragusea trying to be funny

    • @kristyw89
      @kristyw89 Місяць тому +3

      I think he was just making a joke about the perfect timing of Poptart being like "oh yes, very bad for me, mlem!" ​@@aragusea

  • @cogitoergotsum
    @cogitoergotsum 2 місяці тому +3

    What a beautifully well-behaved pupper! There's real trust and patience there.

  • @sydneygorelick7484
    @sydneygorelick7484 2 місяці тому +3

    I'm glad the bit about milk chocolate and dosage was included in here, now I can feel more confident about not totally freaking out when my dog somehow gets her little paws on a chocolate chip cookie XD

  • @alc5440
    @alc5440 2 місяці тому +10

    I had no idea chicken allergies were common in dog. I have constantly battled ear infections for the ten years I've had my lab. I'll have to talk to my vet about switching food proteins. Thank you!!

  • @andrewmunro671
    @andrewmunro671 2 місяці тому +12

    Adam, I know you don't want or need my validation, but this is hands down my favorite video of yours. Glad to see you building your own happiness. It speaks to me.

  • @user-jg4if9gd4z
    @user-jg4if9gd4z 2 місяці тому +1

    Ive been watching Adam consistently for years thank you soo much for changing the world for the better you are a beautiful human being

  • @Ryzeex.
    @Ryzeex. 2 місяці тому +37

    Adam bringing back some powerful 15 year old memes 👏

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  2 місяці тому +33

      I feel like people are ready to be nostalgic for this one?

    • @peachyjam9440
      @peachyjam9440 2 місяці тому +1

      I've seen it reemerging recently

    • @peterknutsen3070
      @peterknutsen3070 2 місяці тому

      What memess are those?

    • @peachyjam9440
      @peachyjam9440 2 місяці тому +5

      @@peterknutsen3070 The thumbnail text

    • @peterknutsen3070
      @peterknutsen3070 2 місяці тому

      @@peachyjam9440 Okay thanks.

  • @miabussell0229
    @miabussell0229 2 місяці тому +71

    Adam,
    In your semi-retirement era I was no expecting a title to absolutely knock it out of the park. I cannot WAIT to watch this. I don't think I've ever been so intrigued by a title of yours.

  • @5951sg
    @5951sg 2 місяці тому +9

    I’m so glad Adam hasn’t quit making videos ❤

  • @snozzmcberry2366
    @snozzmcberry2366 2 місяці тому +3

    Poptart being a champ. The format of this video was absolutely delightful. Thanks, Adam!

  • @puresh9072
    @puresh9072 2 місяці тому +217

    Your doggo constantly sniffing the food you're holding while you're explaining why it would be dangerous for him to eat it is giving me anxiety throughout the entire video

    • @peterknutsen3070
      @peterknutsen3070 2 місяці тому +42

      As Adam says, quoting Paracelsus, the dose makes the poison.
      The quantities of food that Adam are holding in front of Poptart are almost certainly not enough to cause death, let alone real danger. Some also aren’t necessarily very attractive for dogs to eat. For instance, those 100 grams of *very* dark chocolate are extremely bitter. Unless the dog can “sense” the high fat content and finds that its desirability outweighs the deterrent of the bitterness, the dog won’t regard it as food. The milk chocolate is high in sugar, so obviously the dog would find that taste desirable and gobble it down, but 100 grams of milk chocolates contains very little theobromine, even compared to what’d be dangerous to a much smaller dog. Likewise that garlic… It’s unlikely the dog would instinctively eat garlic, if given the chance, or onion. The biggest risk, relative to what the dog might try to eat, are probably those sweet, sweet sugar-rich grapes, so if that was to happen, Adam would have to intervene, but he’d have plenty of intervention options and plenty of time, especially if holding the grapes at the time.

    • @JD-wu5pf
      @JD-wu5pf 2 місяці тому +57

      @@peterknutsen3070 "It's unlikely the dog would instinctively eat garlic, if given the chance, or onion". My brother in christ, my old dog once tried to eat a battery because it fell to the ground while I was cooking food.

    • @peterknutsen3070
      @peterknutsen3070 2 місяці тому +36

      @@JD-wu5pf I think that's what might be called "a heuristic", a short-cut to make fast (opportunistic) decisions.
      Your dog has learned: "when my human is in this part of the house, and is doing stuff up on that table, anything he drops will be edible."
      Might help if the stuff up on the table gives of well-known smells that makes that heuristic more likely to seem like a fit for the situation.
      It just so happened that that one time, you dropped something that wasn't food.

    • @HidingAllTheWay
      @HidingAllTheWay 2 місяці тому +24

      ​@@peterknutsen3070 the dog also likely learned that there's a good chance his human will often take away whatever has dropped on the ground (either to throw away or just to wash it and use in the dish), so he quickly tried to eat the battery while he had the chance, without taking time to smell or taste it.

    • @peterknutsen3070
      @peterknutsen3070 2 місяці тому +10

      @@HidingAllTheWay Yes, that's why people and other animals use these "heurestics". They're fast. Useful when the windos-of-opportunity is tiny. Fast, but also extremely unsophisticated.
      Once we finally start getting real AI (GAI), it'll be interesting to see if they develop "heuristics" of their own.

  • @TheGatrGamr
    @TheGatrGamr 2 місяці тому +9

    Its not always the best to lean on what an animal naturally chooses to eat for feed formulation. This was seen in dairy cows as farmers often used to set out mineral licks and assumed that if a cow needs certain minerals, they would seek it out through the block. It was found that supplementation in the diets of minerals in TMRs and PMRs was more affective and reduced illnesses derived from mineral deficiencies. It can also be seen in humans, most people will seek out high fat and sugar content foods as that is the best tasting but not the best for us. I like the new semi-retired Adam Ragusa video ideas, this was well thought out and covered a lot of content thoughtfully.

    • @ninja8flash742
      @ninja8flash742 2 місяці тому

      That's true but also if we only had "natural food" there wouldnt be any good with high sugar and fat, also potentially cows in the past would have gotten more minerals from their food, but yes if nowadays you just ate whatever tasted good in a grocery store that would be pretty bad

    • @goodmaro
      @goodmaro 2 місяці тому

      Similarly, dogs very much go for the taste of garlic and onions -- so much so that makers of dog foods and treats flavor them that way.

  • @mehdiskhiri5620
    @mehdiskhiri5620 2 місяці тому +1

    making this a conversation makes this so much better

  • @jamesshively7152
    @jamesshively7152 2 місяці тому +5

    Didn’t realize how much I’d been yearning for Ragusea Poptart content

  • @shApYT
    @shApYT Місяць тому +4

    "No reason to risk it"
    Proceeds to risk it.

  • @PockASqueeno
    @PockASqueeno 2 місяці тому +20

    I love how at 1:17 he just looks at us like “What the hell is wrong with Dad?” 😂

  • @comfortableovertones
    @comfortableovertones 2 місяці тому

    Hey adam! Was very excited to see this video on my feed. Your fun science stuff has been my favourite for years.

  • @overtonesnteatime198
    @overtonesnteatime198 Місяць тому

    Thanks for advocating for our canine companions Adam, It is truly appreciated.

  • @slimshadychristopher
    @slimshadychristopher 2 місяці тому +7

    4:44 is the funniest thing. 'you're not paying attention' 🤣🤣

  • @madmaxjr2436
    @madmaxjr2436 2 місяці тому +5

    I still cannot believe such high quality content is available for free

  • @sparkleveronicataylor6942
    @sparkleveronicataylor6942 2 місяці тому

    Adam, this is like the craziest video I have ever seen from you and I, sir, am HERE for it! 😂😂😂
    Longtime subscriber, first time commenter. I love your good work, keep it up!😊

  • @spacedog2980
    @spacedog2980 2 місяці тому +2

    I love how you were talking to your dog and not to us most of the way through

  • @joymarchione5128
    @joymarchione5128 2 місяці тому +18

    What a good boy. My dog would have shredded that food like 30 seconds in.

  • @noahj6727
    @noahj6727 2 місяці тому +3

    Awesome cover of the science of the actual food. Would love to add that the "where and how" is just as important as the "what." Give them the treats in their normal food bowl or with a specific signal, like asking them to sit first. If they learn/are allowed to immediately hoover up things off the ground, it's only a matter of time until it's someone's medication or another toxic non-food item that drops on the ground.
    Basically just make sure that they won't eat random things unless you give the go-ahead. Harder with some breeds than others, but one of those things that's essential for being a responsible dog handler. Giving them scraps while you eat, or while you cook, without making it clear that /these/ scraps are ok to eat can lead to those dangerous behaviors, etc.
    Not a criticism of Adam's handling of poptart, they are obviously in good hands! Just as important to know as the main topic, though.

  • @lanierwexford2582
    @lanierwexford2582 2 місяці тому

    Loving this season vof your journey Adam.

  • @michaeljbuckley
    @michaeljbuckley 2 місяці тому

    Great to see this! Keep well Adam

  • @rubenhernandez2623
    @rubenhernandez2623 2 місяці тому +1

    This is just amazing. I didn't know I wanted videos of Mr. Ragusea with animal friends as sidekicks.

  • @PossiblyAnIrishGuy
    @PossiblyAnIrishGuy 2 місяці тому

    This was fascinating, thanks Adam

  • @ninjis
    @ninjis 2 місяці тому

    All aboard! Nice to see how you're adapting, Adam. Have a good one!

  • @VoidRemoma
    @VoidRemoma 2 місяці тому +1

    This is a really cute video, had me laughing and smiling at the way this cute doggo just sat there and listened

  • @HarvestStore
    @HarvestStore 2 місяці тому

    I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

  • @vincentbarba7038
    @vincentbarba7038 2 місяці тому

    Enjoying the new content Adam. Keep doing you homie!

  • @davidbrunner7772
    @davidbrunner7772 2 місяці тому

    its been a while since an ad transition took me off guard. you still got it adam

  • @garrettgabriel6324
    @garrettgabriel6324 2 місяці тому +1

    Cool topic Adam. I appreciate the added diversity to the channel.

  • @redacted3610
    @redacted3610 2 місяці тому +1

    This video is the cutest thing ever I love how you're explaining all this to poptart

  • @breastwartsmuggler
    @breastwartsmuggler 2 місяці тому

    Awesome Video mate i am Happy for you doing the Videos you want. Be Well and thrive on living your own way

  • @tetsuo3673
    @tetsuo3673 2 місяці тому +10

    you seem so happy man, i'm proud of you for choosing the life you want

    • @lysanderxx1664
      @lysanderxx1664 2 місяці тому

      I'm not proud of anyone for feeding their dog chocolate or grapes. Adam may be living his best life, but the dog sure isn't.

  • @JanKowalski-wb8ih
    @JanKowalski-wb8ih 2 місяці тому +1

    Semi-retired Ragusea is still one of the best youtuber out there. Thank you so much for being yourself!

  • @kendalldarveaux
    @kendalldarveaux 2 місяці тому

    I was going to ‘Ask Adam’ about this exact topic. Thanks for answering my unasked question.
    Great minds think alike, and so do ours!

  • @iMVX
    @iMVX Місяць тому

    I swear this video is my favorite video on UA-cam. I just found out my dog is allergic to chicken thanks to this.
    Can’t thank you enough for posting this!!!

  • @deepakdhingra1999
    @deepakdhingra1999 Місяць тому

    Absolutely loved the style of this video, content for us and for the dogs prolly, the way you addressed them in the video, the way you talk to your dog, amazing! Enjoyed it a ton...! :)

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza 2 місяці тому +4

    I love how dignified Pop-Tart looked throughout this entire lecture. A perfect gentleman!

  • @GameSlyBR
    @GameSlyBR 2 місяці тому +2

    I dont know if I'm more impressed by the amount of knowledge/minute you droped in this video or by the fact that poptart™ actually stood still for nearly 10 minutes

  • @warrenspeace7453
    @warrenspeace7453 Місяць тому

    Dude, thank you for your work. Take care of yourself. ❤

  • @pottybhoy
    @pottybhoy 2 місяці тому +1

    This video was enjoyable and informative... am hoping this channel turns out like Atomic Shrimps and there's a huge variety of stuff, some mundane and informative but also some really well thought out vids. Keep it up mate!

  • @gavincstewart
    @gavincstewart 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic video, Adam! Super well done

  • @ruby8372
    @ruby8372 2 місяці тому +1

    Incredible new vibes in the vids Adam :)

  • @whoaitsunis
    @whoaitsunis 2 місяці тому

    Love the energy and eye level on this one!

  • @Nick-dp8mi
    @Nick-dp8mi 2 місяці тому

    Great video! At my last vet visit, I was told that one major issue with feeding dogs too much people food or wet food is the tooth decay it causes.

  • @ianlu9962
    @ianlu9962 Місяць тому

    This might just be my favorite video on youtube

  • @meyerbra16
    @meyerbra16 2 місяці тому

    Your puppy is so wonderfully cute! Great video Adam.

  • @chillcloud9
    @chillcloud9 2 місяці тому

    That was fun and informative. Thank you. Dogs rule!

  • @TheBootstrappedFounder
    @TheBootstrappedFounder 2 місяці тому

    Adam, you're just wonderful. Learned something today, particularly with the allergy-to-yeast-infection relationship. never thought of that.

  • @aeropb
    @aeropb 2 місяці тому

    this video was hilarious, I love using the dog as your audience. thanks for posting it even though you're retired

  • @brycetheviewer9986
    @brycetheviewer9986 2 місяці тому

    cool vid old man Ragusea, love your stuff❤

  • @MG-hf3zq
    @MG-hf3zq 2 місяці тому

    such a good 'classic' ragusea video

  • @kimsnader8777
    @kimsnader8777 20 днів тому

    P.S. Love the new meandering topic choices for your content. I enjoy the random discovery for well-researched and presented content. Then again, I've also been known to disappear into library stacks because I'll arbitrarily peruse titles a few aisles over from wherever my research goals began.

  • @spaghootis7725
    @spaghootis7725 2 місяці тому

    LOVED THIS VIDEO ADAM! goo job

  • @dylanrice5617
    @dylanrice5617 2 місяці тому +1

    LETS GO!! another science/history lesson from Adam but this time he talks to his dog!

  • @sunnybhai1904
    @sunnybhai1904 2 місяці тому

    Fascinating topic and great presentation of the material. Finally understand dog science. Go Adam!!

  • @FishHookEXE
    @FishHookEXE Місяць тому

    Hey, I'm glad you're making the videos you want to make and, from what I can tell anyway, having a ton of fun with it. As someone struggling with serious burnout after 8 long, weird years in the TV news business, it's cool to know that there's something still creative and fulfilling on the other side of that burnout sometimes.
    You don't know me and I don't know you but thanks for trying to be a model of dealing with that in a healthy way.

  • @JD-wu5pf
    @JD-wu5pf 2 місяці тому +1

    Poptart's face at 4:23 is so good. He looks like me in Chemistry class when I very much do NOT understand what the professor is talking about.

  • @2pppppppppppppp657
    @2pppppppppppppp657 2 місяці тому

    The framing of this video is delightful

  • @MajSolo
    @MajSolo 2 місяці тому

    Great video idea and a typical Adam video crushing us with facts. Very entertaining.

  • @craig3916
    @craig3916 Місяць тому

    i really enjoyed that mr. thanks for the grreat useful real world info. cheers

  • @joeqiao1691
    @joeqiao1691 2 місяці тому +2

    Damn this semi-retired Adam is winning the algorithms back, I haven't gotten your videos on my main page for a while now. I used to watch your monday videos religiously but I rarely kept the consistancy with your recipe videos. I really think these interest driven videos are where you shine most Adam, it's like less dramatic Vsauce (Michael here)!

  • @altarekhalarbi
    @altarekhalarbi 2 місяці тому +1

    I love how it feels like a skit but also feels unscripted at the same time and i love it

  • @nightsazrael
    @nightsazrael 2 місяці тому

    You look good, happy and healthy. Keep up the good work.🐶

  • @MenkoDany
    @MenkoDany 2 місяці тому

    I was read to watch hours of this. Brilliant video!

  • @zacbt913
    @zacbt913 2 місяці тому

    Didn’t know how badly I needed a video of Adam talking to a dog

  • @GiladZinman
    @GiladZinman 2 місяці тому

    If this is what you meant when you said the channel is going to go in a bit of a new direction I am all for it!!

  • @laurabustos6560
    @laurabustos6560 2 місяці тому +14

    Pop tart is an incredibly good dog! ✌️
    My dog is a veg and fruit lover, she will nosh a 🥕 or 🥦 like no other! She will literally pick mangos off the tree🤣. We had a dog when I was a kid that would pick up freshly dropped avocados and hide them under her bed for a few days and eat them when they were ripe. Dogs are awesome!

    • @debutchi
      @debutchi 2 місяці тому +1

      My first would munch grapes right from the vine which is how we discovered grapes were no problem for her to eat, every fall she’d be out there inspecting to see if they were ready to eat

    • @rayf6126
      @rayf6126 2 місяці тому

      Mine loved peanuts and strawberries. I had a strawberry garden for myself and couldn't figure out how the birds got under the netting and put it back after eating, tried looking for raccoon prints next, and knew skunks would have just bulldozed it. I turn around and my lovely golden is has opened and shut the back door, and has the movable post around my strawberries in her mouth. She ate most of my berries.

    • @rebeccahicks2392
      @rebeccahicks2392 Місяць тому +1

      Mine loves starchy vegetables. He'll eat other vegetables too, just not as enthusiastically.

  • @li4x199
    @li4x199 Місяць тому

    I was really sad about less Adam Ragusea content but this video is the content of the year for me: So adorable!

  • @jonathantr4932
    @jonathantr4932 2 місяці тому

    As a long time dog person and home cook, it's always good to know what you can (and can't) give to a dog. It might only be me, but this felt a bit mean between you and your dog, dangling things they can't have in front of the dog's nose! Keep doing what you're doing. I continue to enjoy your videos and as a retired therapist, I also understand some of the recent things you've shared.

    • @rebeccahicks2392
      @rebeccahicks2392 Місяць тому

      Even though he dangled food in front of his dog, he followed it up by giving his dog food. Dogs have to exercise self control around food all the time, it's not mean as long as it's followed by a reward.