Why do dogs eat inedible?
When you become an owner of the dogs,you will have a moment to think "why dogs eat these stuff?".
Dog poop,cat poop(my dog cannot resist
),goose poop (delicacy poop for my dog),pebbles,rocks,socks,coins,twigs,grass,papers and list goes on. Human eat only edible,but why dogs eat inedible then?
Definition of this behavior (eating inedible) is called Pica.Especially poop eating is called coprophagy. I have already wrote on "dog eating poop" in entry titled "Why do dogs eat cat poop?",and also on grass eating in entry titled "Bacon flavored grass", so I like to write on dog eating other stuff such as rocks,socks,etc here.
My dog is Pembroke Welsh Corgi,and now 3 years old. When she was still puppy, she ate coin (penny.)
I remember when she found the coin on floor,she was investigating what it was,and,we caught her in the act.What did she do? She picked the coin up and hold. We kept saying "Give,give,give.." (We were still newbie owner so,we did not know much about you should give command just once not repeatedly like we did.)and she might have realized how important stuff to us,she growled at us a little. Then,next second,the coin traveled through my dog body.She ate it..
My husband and I got so worried if the coin makes blockage, and we surfed Internet to find information. We were very worried. Following the day that the incident happened,I was detective.
Every time she poop out,I took time,grabbed twig near me,poked at the poop to see if any coin came out from her. Supposedly,the penny is made from zinc and once it gets into dog body,it can gets to be dissolved. I after all, did not find the coin she ate. We were to go to Vet IF she showed any "Under the weather" look/behavior but,she was happy,jumpy no ill-looking,no diarrhea or vomiting.So,we ended up not going to the Vet. However,it was really scary moment to us.
I hear other people say "my dog ate my shoe",or "ate furniture" and all that,but mine really did not do much damage to our house at all when she was puppy.When teething time,she nibbled on some stair pole bottom(base) a little,and chewed off cord once(no more cored on floor since),and only once,she nibbled on book edge. That is about it. After she grew up,she show no interest in chewing house items.She goes to her Deer Antler chew(we carry Deer Antlers.It does not splinter,no odor,no mess on carpet and it comes with different texture,color,thickness etc and although you provide same chew to your dog,it still can give variety for your dog to chew on. If you were interested in our Antlers,click here) ,when she feels like chewing and that is it. Maybe providing allowed chew items might have helped her not nibbling on other inedible in the house. Or maybe going for walk everyday,jog sometimes and playing at our yard might have made our dog too tired to chew on any inedible in the house.
According to petplace.com,there are some theories regarding why dog eats socks,rocks,coin ..
<1>Boredom
<2>Stress
<3>Attention seeking (even if you yell at your dog saying NO,it is reward for your dog. Your dog got attention )
With socks,I can imagine that once the dog grab the sock,you or your kids may go after the dog and dog take it as game and suddenly socks can become the toy to get attention from you.
I was curious what other dogs ate inedible and,I came across interesting list that dog ate,and had to be removed from dog.
Most popular inedible removed from dogs is "Socks" How the list goes?Here it is.
2.Underwear
3.pantyhose
4.Rocks
5.balls
6.chew toy
7.Corn cobs
8.Bones (DO NOT GIVE YOUR DOG COOKED BONE!!)
9.Hair-ties/Ribbons
10.Sticks
Some dogs can swallow needles too. I would wonder how it is possible to eat all these stuff,but obviously some dogs can eat them..
So,what can you do to prevent for your dog to eat inedible?
Obvious solution is to pick up all the socks,underwear,anything on the floor and put those to place where your dog cannot reach to nibble on. And,you can walk your dog and have fun with your dog. Playing fetch ball,Frisbee,jogging,daily walk etc all other exercise make your dog tired and, happy,and they can relieve the stress.
If the habit was by anxiety(separation anxiety),you can do clicker training and let them be feel comfortable alone in the house.
If continued vomiting,dry heaving,coughing occur,take your dog to the vet to check your dog.
To read the full story,click here.
Have your dogs ate anything unimaginable?? Let us know.
Dog poop,cat poop(my dog cannot resist
),goose poop (delicacy poop for my dog),pebbles,rocks,socks,coins,twigs,grass,papers and list goes on. Human eat only edible,but why dogs eat inedible then?Definition of this behavior (eating inedible) is called Pica.Especially poop eating is called coprophagy. I have already wrote on "dog eating poop" in entry titled "Why do dogs eat cat poop?",and also on grass eating in entry titled "Bacon flavored grass", so I like to write on dog eating other stuff such as rocks,socks,etc here.
My dog is Pembroke Welsh Corgi,and now 3 years old. When she was still puppy, she ate coin (penny.)
I remember when she found the coin on floor,she was investigating what it was,and,we caught her in the act.What did she do? She picked the coin up and hold. We kept saying "Give,give,give.." (We were still newbie owner so,we did not know much about you should give command just once not repeatedly like we did.)and she might have realized how important stuff to us,she growled at us a little. Then,next second,the coin traveled through my dog body.She ate it..
My husband and I got so worried if the coin makes blockage, and we surfed Internet to find information. We were very worried. Following the day that the incident happened,I was detective.
Every time she poop out,I took time,grabbed twig near me,poked at the poop to see if any coin came out from her. Supposedly,the penny is made from zinc and once it gets into dog body,it can gets to be dissolved. I after all, did not find the coin she ate. We were to go to Vet IF she showed any "Under the weather" look/behavior but,she was happy,jumpy no ill-looking,no diarrhea or vomiting.So,we ended up not going to the Vet. However,it was really scary moment to us.
I hear other people say "my dog ate my shoe",or "ate furniture" and all that,but mine really did not do much damage to our house at all when she was puppy.When teething time,she nibbled on some stair pole bottom(base) a little,and chewed off cord once(no more cored on floor since),and only once,she nibbled on book edge. That is about it. After she grew up,she show no interest in chewing house items.She goes to her Deer Antler chew(we carry Deer Antlers.It does not splinter,no odor,no mess on carpet and it comes with different texture,color,thickness etc and although you provide same chew to your dog,it still can give variety for your dog to chew on. If you were interested in our Antlers,click here) ,when she feels like chewing and that is it. Maybe providing allowed chew items might have helped her not nibbling on other inedible in the house. Or maybe going for walk everyday,jog sometimes and playing at our yard might have made our dog too tired to chew on any inedible in the house.
According to petplace.com,there are some theories regarding why dog eats socks,rocks,coin ..
<1>Boredom
<2>Stress
<3>Attention seeking (even if you yell at your dog saying NO,it is reward for your dog. Your dog got attention )
With socks,I can imagine that once the dog grab the sock,you or your kids may go after the dog and dog take it as game and suddenly socks can become the toy to get attention from you.
I was curious what other dogs ate inedible and,I came across interesting list that dog ate,and had to be removed from dog.
Most popular inedible removed from dogs is "Socks" How the list goes?Here it is.
2.Underwear
3.pantyhose
4.Rocks
5.balls
6.chew toy
7.Corn cobs
8.Bones (DO NOT GIVE YOUR DOG COOKED BONE!!)
9.Hair-ties/Ribbons
10.Sticks
Some dogs can swallow needles too. I would wonder how it is possible to eat all these stuff,but obviously some dogs can eat them..
So,what can you do to prevent for your dog to eat inedible?
Obvious solution is to pick up all the socks,underwear,anything on the floor and put those to place where your dog cannot reach to nibble on. And,you can walk your dog and have fun with your dog. Playing fetch ball,Frisbee,jogging,daily walk etc all other exercise make your dog tired and, happy,and they can relieve the stress.
If the habit was by anxiety(separation anxiety),you can do clicker training and let them be feel comfortable alone in the house.
If continued vomiting,dry heaving,coughing occur,take your dog to the vet to check your dog.
To read the full story,click here.
Have your dogs ate anything unimaginable?? Let us know.
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