Why do dogs eat grass? Bacon flavored Grass supplement??
Have you ever wondered why dog dash towards lawn to munch on grass when you let your dogs out??
My dog, Palette, it looks like she is picking the very bright colored grass. She never vomits anything at all after eating the grass,nor seems nausea-looking.Just happy herself and no ill effect from eating the grass. On occasion,she poops out the grass as it went in,no diarrhea. So, I did not pay too much attention why she eats grass. We put no pesticide or any chemical to our lawn so,we let her eat to moderation level. We did not encourage her to eat the grass either.She voluntarily goes to her favorite patch of grass and munch like cow a while,and I call her back in and,she continue to be energetic happy go lucky dog during the day. But "Why dogs eat grass" seems to be the universal question.Even vet seems to know no definite answer to this.
There are some theories,however.
One theories goes, wolf go hunting and eat the entire kill,and they hunt many herbivore (plant eating animals),they tend to eat digested grass in the intestine.So,dogs may tend to go eat grass,because they like it and it was once part of their normal diet.
Other theories goes,dog eats grass because dog feel nausea(dogs are something they should not eat),and instinct tells them to eat grass so that the grass can bind with irritated foreign object and irritate the intestine to vomits out.
Another theories goes, very dark green grass is rich in chlorophyll,Vitamin C,Antioxidant,fiber etc and maybe diet provided to dogs is lack in some nutrients that grass can offer. As you already know, I feed raw diet to my dog,and meat does not offer chlorophyll,which only plants such as vegetable or grass has,so, maybe or may not be correct on this theories.
But even grass,it has cell that dog cannot break just like vegetable so,if you really serious about green into diet,you must grind the grass. This is why dog poop out the grass as it went in,but I do not go that far to make this green ready to be utilized.
But wait!! Someone does! Bacon flavored Barley grass.... I did not know about this green products up to now,but it really exists. Someone grind grass for dog as supplement, and add Bacon flavored smoky yeast,brown rice,garlic..I am not sure why they do this. What they are trying to achieve for with extra ingredients than grass...I do not know.
Supposedly,barley grass is very very bright green grass and has more chlorophyll in it. Why bacon flavor?Why Yeast? Why brown rice?Why garlic?? I have no idea but they are selling grass this way.( To see products,click here.) It is 3oz grass,and cost you $11!!
I am not exactly sure why my dog eats grass at this point,but I think she likes it and,to moderation level,I let her eat it if she wanted to. I do not go serious about adding grass supplements by paying $11.My lawn is fine,no chemical on them,but if Palette wanted to go nibble on other area of grass at somebody's house ditch area,we do not know if grass is treated or not.So,I tell her "Leave it" and we walk on.
Hmm,this one that sells the same products put these as benefit: grass promotes healthy skin,coat,fresh breath,good digestion,and restore the energy for senior dogs etc etc
What do you think about this products? Bacon flavored grass,anyone?
$11?? You must be joking!!
My dog, Palette, it looks like she is picking the very bright colored grass. She never vomits anything at all after eating the grass,nor seems nausea-looking.Just happy herself and no ill effect from eating the grass. On occasion,she poops out the grass as it went in,no diarrhea. So, I did not pay too much attention why she eats grass. We put no pesticide or any chemical to our lawn so,we let her eat to moderation level. We did not encourage her to eat the grass either.She voluntarily goes to her favorite patch of grass and munch like cow a while,and I call her back in and,she continue to be energetic happy go lucky dog during the day. But "Why dogs eat grass" seems to be the universal question.Even vet seems to know no definite answer to this.
There are some theories,however.
One theories goes, wolf go hunting and eat the entire kill,and they hunt many herbivore (plant eating animals),they tend to eat digested grass in the intestine.So,dogs may tend to go eat grass,because they like it and it was once part of their normal diet.
Other theories goes,dog eats grass because dog feel nausea(dogs are something they should not eat),and instinct tells them to eat grass so that the grass can bind with irritated foreign object and irritate the intestine to vomits out.
Another theories goes, very dark green grass is rich in chlorophyll,Vitamin C,Antioxidant,fiber etc and maybe diet provided to dogs is lack in some nutrients that grass can offer. As you already know, I feed raw diet to my dog,and meat does not offer chlorophyll,which only plants such as vegetable or grass has,so, maybe or may not be correct on this theories.
But even grass,it has cell that dog cannot break just like vegetable so,if you really serious about green into diet,you must grind the grass. This is why dog poop out the grass as it went in,but I do not go that far to make this green ready to be utilized.
But wait!! Someone does! Bacon flavored Barley grass.... I did not know about this green products up to now,but it really exists. Someone grind grass for dog as supplement, and add Bacon flavored smoky yeast,brown rice,garlic..I am not sure why they do this. What they are trying to achieve for with extra ingredients than grass...I do not know.
Supposedly,barley grass is very very bright green grass and has more chlorophyll in it. Why bacon flavor?Why Yeast? Why brown rice?Why garlic?? I have no idea but they are selling grass this way.( To see products,click here.) It is 3oz grass,and cost you $11!!
I am not exactly sure why my dog eats grass at this point,but I think she likes it and,to moderation level,I let her eat it if she wanted to. I do not go serious about adding grass supplements by paying $11.My lawn is fine,no chemical on them,but if Palette wanted to go nibble on other area of grass at somebody's house ditch area,we do not know if grass is treated or not.So,I tell her "Leave it" and we walk on.
Hmm,this one that sells the same products put these as benefit: grass promotes healthy skin,coat,fresh breath,good digestion,and restore the energy for senior dogs etc etc
What do you think about this products? Bacon flavored grass,anyone?
$11?? You must be joking!!
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