Dog loves to eat flowers and dirt

by Ron and Jo
(Wisconsin)

Help....Help....Our Sophie (5 and 1/2 months old ) loves to eat anything potted this spring and also fresh dirt ready for planting...At this rate we will have no flowers this spring.

It's very frustrating...Help...Help...P.S...she is a sweetheart...

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May 23, 2011
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What kind of dirt are you using to plant?
by: Anonymous

our dog used to go crazy when we supplemented our soil with bone meal. Often the smellier the dirt, the more they like!

Our Coton likes to eat the decorative gravel we have in our garden beds. She thinks it's so fun when we try to get the stones out of her mouth! We now have a barrier around all our beds.

May 22, 2011
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eating outside
by: carol

oh gosh our dog maxine scanvegers for pine tree branches then eats the needles off the branch chewing like it is gum then eats the empty branch

we have changed food a couple of times, and buy real high quality but she still prefers branches

our dog is short of whatever nutrients there are in dried pine tree branches..ha ha does anyone know what vitamins are in pine tar?

arghh

May 22, 2011
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Dirt Diet
by: Gale

Puppies do eat the darndest things, but the good news is that most of them grow out of it.

The list of crazy (and potentially dangerous) things Luc ate as a puppy is too long to list. Fortunately, I learned how to keep him from anything that was a potential hazard and he grew out of it - thankfully.

You definitely want to monitor her when she's outside so she can't get into trouble. The best thing you can do is keep her away from the soil and provide a replacement or distraction when she's outside.

And yes, as Deborah mentioned, some think that dogs who eat dirt (or other gross things) do so because they're lacking nutrients in their food - so just make sure she's getting a high quality dog food.

Good Luck!

May 22, 2011
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Pup eating garden....
by: Deborah

I would be more concerned about him eating something that could make him quite ill, or worse!! If he is eating, I mean EATING, the soil and flowers you may wish to revisit his food...as he may be missing some vital/essential nutrients/vitamins etc....Good luck...

May 22, 2011
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Dirt Muncher
by: Anonymous

Our Rudy seems to like to play in the freshly cultivated flower beds too....not sure if he's eating the soil....it looks like it, cause his nice, clean, white face sure gets nasty.....WHY?

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