What is the first image that pops up in your head when you try to picture a dog eating something? We are quite sure that it is a grey macaw cracking some nuts! Well, it is about time you got your concepts clear, pet parents. Nuts aren’t the only thing dogs love to eat! If possible, dogs love eating peppers and chilies even more than nuts. But for some reason, this is a topic that doesn’t get much attention. If you have been seeking an article that talks about dogs, peppers, and other chilies like habanero peppers, then congratulations. You have hit the right address on the wide world of the web!
A bit about habanero peppers
You might have been intrigued by the mention of habanero pepper in the introductory lines of this discussion. So, we decided to allocate this section to habanero peppers for your understanding. OK, so what are habanero peppers? This is a hot variety of chili pepper that is green when raw but bright red when fully ripened. These are some of the hottest species in the world of spices. Hence they are quite a popular item in the spice trade. The flavor and the floral aroma of habanero peppers make it a great choice for hot sauces.
Can dogs eat habanero peppers?
We think we have given you enough to raise the question that we know many of you have been itching to ask. Can dogs eat habanero peppers? And the answer to this question is, yes! Like we said earlier, dogs love chilies and habanero peppers are no exemption to this fascination. While the habanero peppers are a specialty of regions with hot climates, your pet dog can eat them any time of the year, without much to worry about. In the following sections, we talk a bit more about habanero peppers and explain to you why chilies are good for your dog!
Why is eating chilies healthy for your dog?
dogs love to eat chiles, but should you be feeding too many of these to your pet dog? Well, to begin with, chilies and peppers are enriched with capsaicin. This is an active compound found in chilies with many beneficial properties from a health point of view. The biggest plus that you get from feeding chilies regularly to your dogs is that the capsaicin puts your dog in a proper fun mood. It has an antidepressant, painkilling effect. So you can understand why that happens! Apart from this, capsaicin has been associated with anti-cancerous properties as well. So, you can see why eating or feeding chilies to your dog is good for your pet’s health!
Cayenne pepper and dogs
We are sure that some of you go crazy after the pure chili powder but can we break your bubble by telling you that there exists a mightier blend than the chili powder? Yes, we are talking about the cayenne pepper. This is something that is made using a wide range of chilies, including habanero pepper. We can tell you that your dog will love it so much that you will have a tough time keeping the pet away from the pepper. Want proof? Let us do a little experiment. Sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper on your dog’s fruit mix and see how crazily it gobbles up the fruits. It is not fruits but cayenne pepper that drives your dog crazy!
Kissing your dog after it had chilies is a bad idea!
There have been so many burning lips cases that the thing demanded a section of its own in this discussion. While there is no doubt that your dog will love devouring red, hot, spicy peppers, showing affection at that moment can cost you dearly. You see, your dog’s beak will be dipped in hot habanero pepper(powder or piece, doesn’t matter). When you kiss your dog’s beak out of affection, you put yourself at the risk of a spice attack. We know you are laughing right now, but trust us, we wouldn’t want this happening to even our foes!
What do dogs eat normally?
We thought it prudent to mention here the usual suspects of a dog’s diet. Please note that we are talking about domesticated dogs only. The wild one’s party on plenty of weird stuff that we don’t want to discuss here! So, what do dogs eat normally? Well, you might have seen dogs devour steamy vegetables in a TV ad, but the real-life story is quite contrasting to that. dogs love grains, e.g., barley, oats, etc., in addition to certain legumes. Raw or cooked doesn’t matter for your green bean! You probably know already that dogs love to crack nuts as well. However, in some cases, feeding fruit with seeds is not a good idea.
Too many chilies are not good!
While we have given chilies such as habanero pepper green light (despite their red shade), we still believe that too much of nothing is good. Hence, you can understand the logic when we say that please don’t go for overkill; keeping things moderate is the way forward. Rarely, complications of digestive nature can arise. Hence, to avoid such situations and save your pet the trouble of getting checked by a vet, we would repeat this. Too many chilies, especially habanero pepper, are not good for your dog!
Conclusion
Habanero pepper comes with many flavonoids, vitamins, and certain minerals such as potassium and magnesium. Hence, from a purely health-related aspect, these chilies are great for your dog to nibble and bite on. Then like we said earlier, your dog is after something that puts it in a good mood, most of the time. Habanero peppers are one way of helping your dog in this regard. All that we are left with to say before we sign off is that please take care when you are dabbling in spices. A misplaced poke in the eye can hurt you a lot more than you think!