Some of the most visited pages on this forum are about the weird things our dogs eat. Fortunately for the most part without much ill effect. Puppies are especially prone to eating sticks, stones and trash generally. It’s obviously a topic that concerns a lot of people, and I’ve put some links to threads on the same theme My Lab Ate An Ice Lolly Stick Whole Puppy Swallowed A Whole Raw Hide Stick Puppy Ate A Dead Bird You’ll also find some excerpts from related information on the main website below, with links to the articles if you want to read more My Dog Ate Chocolate - What Do I Do? You are probably here reading “My Dog Ate Chocolate” because you are worried. But if your adult Lab just ate a small square of milk chocolate, or a cupcake with some chocolate icing, there is no need to panic. Likewise, if your dog ate chocolate chip cookies, the chances are this is not a medical emergency. But if your dog is small, or ate much more chocolate than that, there is a possibility that he or she could need medical attention within the next hour or so. Don’t just ignore the fact that your dog scoffed a load of Hershey bars. And before you go any further, if your dog just ate dark chocolate, get on the phone to your vet’s office right now and let them know what has happened. [Read this article on The Labrador Site...] My Dog Ate Chicken Bones - What Should I Do Now? Okay - you’ve just googled ‘My dog ate chicken bones’ and you are worried sick. I completely understand. First things first. DONT PANIC! Before you phone for an ambulance or take a 90 mph drive to the nearest vet, take a deep breath [Read this article on The Labrador Site...] How To Stop A Dog Eating Everything He Sees! If your Labrador regards much of what he finds on the ground as food, you'll need to know how to stop a dog from eating everything he sees on walks. We'll look at different ways to manage scavenging including dog muzzles and training techniques. Dogs often do things that humans find disgusting, and scavenging is one of them. It's actually quite a natural behavior for a dog, and you can find out more about the origins in Why Do Dogs Eat Dirt. In this article though, we are going to focus on the solution. Because scavenging isn't just gross, it can also be dangerous for your dog. [Read this article on The Labrador Site...] Hope you find those articles helpful - Don’t forget to add the strangest thing your dog ever ate below!
My Lucius is actually pretty good with eating things he shouldnt - he doesnt eat anything out on walks or in the house unless its his own treats or food (or if someone feeds him a table scrap - a healthy one like fish or chicken). When he was a puppy he would try to eat leaves but soon lost interest at about 5 months. He's pretty laid back too, and he's 3 years old. My beagle, Pup, is another matter! He's eaten a large pebble when he was 16 weeks and had to have surgery to remove it because it got stuck! He's since eaten leaves, attempted to eat sweets on a walk (we corrected him in time) and likes to eat/destroy any/all of his toys (no soft toys allowed round this puppy!) He'll be 1 on July 13th and I'd say he's calmed down some and doen't really eat anything he shouldnt very often, but we still keep an eye on him. Hopefully he wont eat any more pebbles!
Ruby has started a liking for snails and slugs I try my hardest to stop her I assuming they are bad for her ?
My dog ate about half of a prosciutto di Parma! I know that much salt is bad for him- not to mention the nitrates! He has been drinking and peeing like crazy and I hope he is ok. He is a 8 month chocolate labahoula.
I’m stressed every day trying to watch my 10 week old lab puppy every time I take her out to potty in the yard. She puts everything in her mouth to try and eat! Every time I try to take something out of her mouth she runs away and then chokes herself on a leash. Is a muzzle bad to keep a puppy safe on her potty trips outside? I’m deathly afraid of her eating something harmful!
Lungworm is contracted from eating infected slugs and snails. Make sure your dog stays away from them.
One of my labs loved cloth, left wood alone and he loved plastic. Another liked sticks and leaves. . Cloth though was his favorite especially if it smelled like us. Many a baseball hat got chewed and I had 2 robes I forgot I left on the couch. They were spa like robes with hoods and one day I went to put it on and saw the hole under the hood. He had that "not me " look but later pooped with purple cloth wrapped up in it (thankfully) He had one operation for a sock that wasn't passing but we got extremely diligent even when he was older and didn't seem to care as much. It's hard with 3 kids to keep everyone's stuff safe and him, but you learn. Many dogs chew, but not as many ingest but Labs do it more the vet said. Labs are number one, pit bulls, Golden's and beagles in the most frequent list. I have a new 8 wk puppy, I am hoping he is not a ingest/swallow type but I have the default of not waiting to find out at least in the house.
