User blog comment:Sprinklemist/Sprink Is Proud New Papa!/@comment-1874924-20100710202113

When you think about what's in cheese, it makes sense that dogs and cats would like it. I suspect there are a couple of reasons for the "small amount" reference. First, dogs and cats--like humans--can become lactose-intolerant if they don't continue to drink milk when they are growing up. The other reason is that the animals aren't large, so portions must be adjusted accordingly. For example, a teaspoon of peanut butter (a curious dog/cat favorite) is essentially a meal for a typical cat.

On a stranger note, I read somewhere that it's apparently common for cats to go nuts for cantaloupe. Something in it seems to have a mood-altering (or, perhaps, even mind-altering) effect on them.

My parents used to have a pit bull who liked apples, among other things, and more recently had a husky-chow mix who liked acorns. My sister currently has a couple of dogs (including a former racing greyhound) who love broccoli and cauliflower.