DOG QUESTION

[frank_f15]

my wife and i are retired and decided it was time for another puppy we got a little pomerain chichaua mix only 3 months old, had him 2 weeks and he is doing fine. but for some reason this little guy loves to root in the grass and find and eat worms on ocassion. why does he do that and will it hurt him? he has food so it is not because he is hungry.

 

[tallyho8]

I would not be worried about it. I think it is part of a dogs basic instinct to hunt and many young animals naturally eat many things that contain beneficial bacteria that are good for their system. A young horse will naturally eat some of it's mothers manure to obtain the bacteria that its system needs.

 

[frank_f15]

thanks tallyho i did not think it would hut him but the boss was concerned, any other dog people have anything to add?

 

[RonMar]

Yep, it's a puppy, he will eat all kinds of things, dirt, rocks, his own poo... Not unusual, but you do want to be carefull what he gets access to, as he dosn't know any better.

Had a sheltie pup eat most of a 1" foam rubber mat once. We were pretty worried, but most of it came back up, and the rest came out the other end

Depending on how much time yours spends outside, he will mostly grow out of this behavior. Toys to keep him busy will also help as a diversion.

 

[Bird]

Frank, I know I probably have the wrong attitude, but I did not want another dog when we had to move back to town a few years ago. I get too attached to them, then it's tough when something happens or you lose them. But my wife did want a dog, so I finally gave in and we got a Chihuahua puppy in January, 2006. She'll be 3 years old in November. And I suppose, like a lot of dogs, it seems she does more exploring with her nose than her eyes. And as you and the other guys have said, I think she tried eating just about everything. But at least, it seems that while she still explores with her nose, as she's gotten older, she doesn't eat so many odd things anymore.

 

[toy]

When I was a kid dad said that when a dog eats grass and weeds that they was sick in the stomach.

 

[studor]

All you can do is give them things you would prefer they chew on -- lots of what they pick up will be put down again -- untill you try and get it away from them and then they swallow it -- a natural reaction. Keep them away from things you know they should not have (like chocolate etc) and pretend you don't see the rest -- and try to make sure it doesnt chew on rocks and golf balls (really bad for their teeth)

 

[jdbower]

I think if I were a mix of a Pomeranian and a Chihuahua you'd see a lot more self-destructive behavior than that

 

[frank_f15]

same here Bird I DID NOT want another dog but the boss drove me crazy, i told her ok but you get to take it out in the morning (i don't move to good first ting in morning) actually the little guy has been pretty good as long as you take him out frequently, still trying to get him to go to the dorr when he needs to go out to do his thing.

 

[frank_f15]

hey jeff , know it sounds srange but this little guy is kinda cute

 

[texbaylea]

my wife and i are retired and decided it was time for another puppy we got a little pomerain chichaua mix only 3 months old, had him 2 weeks and he is doing fine. but for some reason this little guy loves to root in the grass and find and eat worms on ocassion. why does he do that and will it hurt him? he has food so it is not because he is hungry.

What are you feeding this puppy? This behavior may be because something is missing in his food.

Vernon

 

[Alan L.]

Old Fudge began limping last Labor Day, and on 10/16/07 he passed away from cancer. Like Bird, we just got too attached and have not gotten another dog (we do have another dog, that we already had).

When Fudge was less than a year old he chewed up a plastic womens shaving razor. We found ONE of the little blades and a couple of drops of blood. Vet said feed him lots of bread, he ate a whole loaf and other than not wanting to eat for a couple of days after that he suffered no ill effects. We are pretty sure he did not eat a blade, but don't know for sure.

Pups will get into about anything, so it does not surprise me. Could be he has a little armadillo in him.

 

[frank_f15]

What are you feeding this puppy? This behavior may be because something is missing in his food.

Vernon

we ate feeding him in the morning, 1 large tablespoon of canned food for puppy buy it at vets and for lunch heget IAMS PUPPY CHOW DRY FOOD AND FOR SUPPER HE GETS MORE iams sometimes with s ome canned. he also gets chew sticks and has plenty of toys to play with

 

[Bird]

Frank, two or three years ago, my grandson, as a school project tried to determine which dry dog food was the best; i.e., healthiest for the dogs. I really don't know what he did or how scientific it was, but his conclusion was the IAMS and Science Diet are the best and those two brands are virtually the same thing. Our daughter feeds her Maltese IAMS. When we bought this Chihuahua pup, the lady said she'd been feeding Science Diet, so Science Diet is still what we use.

But there's a slight problem, unfortunately of my own doing. I started giving the dog a bite of whatever I happened to be snacking on, so now she thinks she should have some of whatever we're eating, and she usually gets it, too. She won't bark, but will just sit there staring at you, and if you ignore her, after awhile, she'll reach with one front paw to touch you on the leg to make sure you do know she's there.

 

[Inspector507]

My dog Buddy knows that he gets a treat of what I'm eating every once in a while. He may look at me from across the room, but all I have to say is "Are you begging?". He'll go lay down but not keep his eyes off me. He usually gets something

 

[Bird]

I don't guess I've made any pictures of Dee this year, but when we first got the little scamp, she was small enough that she walked through a chain link fence a few times. And for some reason, she wanted to climb up on my shoulder to nap. A month or so later, she looked a lot like your new dog, Frank. And then by last year, she was grown up.

 

[jinman]

hey jeff , know it sounds srange but this little guy is kinda cute

Oh sure! He's cute if you're not a worm trying to hide in the grass.

 

[ed fewlass]

Frank, two or three years ago, my grandson, as a school project tried to determine which dry dog food was the best; i.e., healthiest for the dogs. I really don't know what he did or how scientific it was, but his conclusion was the IAMS and Science Diet are the best and those two brands are virtually the same thing. Our daughter feeds her Maltese IAMS. When we bought this Chihuahua pup, the lady said she'd been feeding Science Diet, so Science Diet is still what we use.

But there's a slight problem, unfortunately of my own doing. I started giving the dog a bite of whatever I happened to be snacking on, so now she thinks she should have some of whatever we're eating, and she usually gets it, too. She won't bark, but will just sit there staring at you, and if you ignore her, after awhile, she'll reach with one front paw to touch you on the leg to make sure you do know she's there.

My Border collie will go as far as smelling your breath to make sure he is getting what you got

 

[Redbug]

That's pretty smart, Ed. What happens when you give him a milk bone instead of what was on your breath?

 

[frank_f15]

Revisting this thread i started, have another question we want to get this little guy neutered Vet suggested october and he will be 5 mo. old everything iread say 5 or 6 mo. and at least 2 lbs this guy is probaby 2 lbs but not going to get more than 3 or 4 at best so question is WILL IT BE OK to get him done and also wife never thought to ask the cost any idea what it will cost at the Vet.