History Main / StockAnimalDiet

Bones, most commonly {{Stock Femur Bone}}s. This is only partly true because dogs love ''chewing'' on bones, since the act of chewing relieves stress and boredom. Actually ''eating'' bones isn't the point, and can lead to throwing them back up if their stomach gets irritated from the bone shards. Many dog-owning tropers can attest to the fact that dogs will chew almost anything they're given. Or [[WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings just happen to find]].[[note]]If you do not want your dog to end up on the operating table with intestines full of holes, do not let your dog chew on a bone unless you are dead sure it will not shatter. Please. Sharp bone shards are a recipe for sky-high vet bills and/or a dead dog.[[/note]] They may be after the marrow ''inside'' the bones as well, or the connective-tissue coating (periosteum) that fresh bones have on their surfaces. Also sausages, and a common gag in cartoons is [[SausageStringSilliness a dog running along with a sausage link, possibly being chased]]. In British comics, back in the days when butcher's shops were more common, dogs loving meat products, longingly looking at a butcher's shop window with their tongues hanging out and trying to steal strings of sausages from butchers making deliveries was almost as frequent as depicting dogs eating bones. Other commonly depicted, safer doggy delicacies include steak, bacon, cheese, and peanut butter; in darker works they also enjoy corpses, which is TruthInTelevision as almost all carnivores will scavenge opportunistically. In RealLife, dogs will go crazy for certain veggies like squash, sweet potatoes, and green beans, and those with a sweet tooth also tend to like fruits like bananas, though some can be oddly picky about it (refusing fresh banana but loving dried banana chips or vice versa, for example). Some dogs also like to chew on ice cubes, which can make an inexpensive and less fattening training treat if your dog likes them.

* In ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', Russell loves to eat clams and mussels.

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': Splendid the flying squirrel is associated a few times with acorns, including trying to eat one in his debut appearance. Subverted with Nutty, who enjoys candy and sugar, despite what his name may suggest.

Seals, fish and the Yupik, Inuit, and Aleut peoples. Real polar bears also supplement their diet with carrion, particularly beached whales. Some works also have them dining on the stereotypical denizens of Earth's other pole, [[PolarBearsAndPenguins the penguins]]. You might also see them eating frozen treats like ice cream and popsicles.