When do they stop eating EVERYTHING? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

lemonlauren · 02-27-2009, 03:57 PM

Rocks, twigs, burrs, leaves, it all goes in Nikko's mouth. As he's grown older, it's gotten a little bit better, and he actually ingests less of the "inedible" things that go into his mouth, but I still catch him eating really dumb stuff fairly often.

Does anybody remember at approximately what age your puppy stopped being a canine vacuum machine?

Or perhaps does anyone out there have a dog who never grew out of that? I realize they'll always like to put some stuff in their mouths, but from the older dogs I've known, I know that at some point most of them cool off with the habit fairly dramatically.

Lauren & Nikko

Sunny95 · 02-27-2009, 04:03 PM

Oh My! I can't wait to see what the YT'ers say to this one! Everytime Ginger goes outside she chews sticks, bark, mulch, etc. I try to make her stop but she just won't quit. I think I have seen some shreds in her poop. I told the vet about it. I'm trying to give her other options outside as far as toys but she loves the mulch nuggets the best. What to do?

PiePiper · 02-27-2009, 04:03 PM

Piper is 10 months old now and she still picks up everything and tries to eat it. I too hope she will eventually out grow it. I had a male Yorkie for 13 years before Piper and I don't remember him being this oral fixated. But then again it's been 13 years since I've had a puppy and I probably have forgotten a lot of his puppyhood.

AprilLove · 02-27-2009, 04:04 PM

I wonder if it takes the boys longer? I have 3 girls, the youngest is a little over one, and she still does it, but my other girls are not vacuums anymore really not interested in putting every imaginable object, twig, etc into their mouthes, they are 3 and 13.

But! My boy is almost 2 1/2 and he still thinks if it will fit in his mouth, it must be edible

AprilLove · 02-27-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunny95

Oh My! I can't wait to see what the YT'ers say to this one! Everytime Ginger goes outside she chews sticks, bark, mulch, etc. I try to make her stop but she just won't quit. I think I have seen some shreds in her poop. I told the vet about it. I'm trying to give her other options outside as far as toys but she loves the mulch nuggets the best. What to do?

Be careful with the mulch! Some mulches are toxic to our little furbabies

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-dogs-fyi.html

bildio · 02-27-2009, 04:15 PM

Gus is 14 months & is an eating machine.

Neighbor's mulch

"leaking" through the fence. I'll never know if it caused some of the issues he exibits.

MY DW thought earth worms were healthy, but some are infected with parasites. Guess what the vet found in Gus' urine sample - a parasite egg.

Sunny95 · 02-27-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AprilLove

Be careful with the mulch! Some mulches are toxic to our little furbabies

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-dogs-fyi.html

OMG,OMG, OMG! Thanks for posting this. I don't know if we have chocolate mulch or not but I will do all I can to keep her off of it! I just told my husband about this and he is going to help me keep her out of it too. Any ideas anyone? We have tons of mulch. What do I do to make it less attractive?

mscat · 02-27-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunny95

OMG,OMG, OMG! Thanks for posting this. I don't know if we have chocolate mulch or not but I will do all I can to keep her off of it! I just told my husband about this and he is going to help me keep her out of it too. Any ideas anyone? We have tons of mulch. What do I do to make it less attractive?

I remember a thread about Chocolate mulch making a Yorkie violently ill. PLease be extremely careful with this toxic poison.
My Suzi loves to put everything in her mouth too! Not a day goes by that she grabs something in her mouth that i have to get away from her! My little stinker knows when she has something that is A No No ! SHe runs away with it in her mouth, and I have to 'corner her" Then sometimes, when I get close enough to reach her, she will run away again. Suzi is something else.
We have to be careful because She now knows how to go on the kitchen table

bildio · 02-27-2009, 04:55 PM

My plan, for Gus, was to let him have lot's of play time in the fenced back yard. However, because he constantly eats stuff off the ground, I can't let him loose in the yard. What a disappointment for both of us.

Squirt has never been a problem this way.

charlottes web · 02-27-2009, 05:37 PM

Ah yes, everything imaginable goes in the mouth. Today Bonnie brought in a leaf, and as we speak she is torturing a lady bug. YUK. Yesterday, she tore the bow out of Patsy's hair, and proudly pranced around the house with it.

Cinq1964 · 02-27-2009, 05:46 PM

I don't think they will ever quit eating any and everything! LOL!

QuickSilver · 02-27-2009, 11:10 PM

Hey there Nikko! Your mommy posted in training about your love of leather scraps.

I guess there's an upside to having a picky yorkie. I have a pretty hard time getting Thor to eat tasty things, and he has no interest in the non-tasty.

I have another suggestion for people with four-legged hoovers: maybe you can try making a rule that your dog can NEVER eat anything off the floor or the ground. If it's not a dish or in your hand, he must Leave It or Drop It. If you are really consistent and strict with this, it might work. It's worth a shot!

AbbysMom08 · 02-27-2009, 11:44 PM

Yep, my Abby is a little "vacuum" also.
When I have her outside she picks up everything.
I would think she would get tired of me taking things out of her mouth

Fashionlady · 02-28-2009, 12:15 AM

wow I didn't think the little dogs did that. My Sophie never ate or chewed anything but food and bones. she is my first little dog.

MollysMum54 · 02-28-2009, 01:24 AM

Molly is 3 and a half years old and still vacuums up anything that she thinks is vaguely edible...and a lot that definitely isnt!

02-27-2009, 03:57 PM	#1
lemonlauren YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 454	When do they stop eating EVERYTHING? Rocks, twigs, burrs, leaves, it all goes in Nikko's mouth. As he's grown older, it's gotten a little bit better, and he actually ingests less of the "inedible" things that go into his mouth, but I still catch him eating really dumb stuff fairly often. Does anybody remember at approximately what age your puppy stopped being a canine vacuum machine? Or perhaps does anyone out there have a dog who never grew out of that? I realize they'll always like to put some stuff in their mouths, but from the older dogs I've known, I know that at some point most of them cool off with the habit fairly dramatically. Lauren & Nikko

02-27-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
Sunny95 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 2,120	Oh My! I can't wait to see what the YT'ers say to this one! Everytime Ginger goes outside she chews sticks, bark, mulch, etc. I try to make her stop but she just won't quit. I think I have seen some shreds in her poop. I told the vet about it. I'm trying to give her other options outside as far as toys but she loves the mulch nuggets the best. What to do? __________________ *~ Melinda* ~ Mom to Lindsey , Ginger & Pepper RIP Sunny*:February 5,1995 to June 3,2008*

02-27-2009, 04:03 PM	#3
PiePiper Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 759	Piper is 10 months old now and she still picks up everything and tries to eat it. I too hope she will eventually out grow it. I had a male Yorkie for 13 years before Piper and I don't remember him being this oral fixated. But then again it's been 13 years since I've had a puppy and I probably have forgotten a lot of his puppyhood. __________________ Mom to Piper & Chipper

02-27-2009, 04:04 PM	#4
AprilLove My Three Hearts Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wrapped around their paws :-) Posts: 7,190	I wonder if it takes the boys longer? I have 3 girls, the youngest is a little over one, and she still does it, but my other girls are not vacuums anymore really not interested in putting every imaginable object, twig, etc into their mouthes, they are 3 and 13. But! My boy is almost 2 1/2 and he still thinks if it will fit in his mouth, it must be edible __________________ MaryKay AprilLove Wubs Moosie R.I.P. Bailey & BitsyRoo

02-27-2009, 04:15 PM	#6
bildio Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Havre de Grace, MD Posts: 1,536	Gus is 14 months & is an eating machine. Neighbor's mulch "leaking" through the fence. I'll never know if it caused some of the issues he exibits. MY DW thought earth worms were healthy, but some are infected with parasites. Guess what the vet found in Gus' urine sample - a parasite egg. __________________ *Niko (3 yrs) Gus (5 yrs)* *Squirt (17 yrs - RIP)* Last edited by bildio; 02-27-2009 at 04:19 PM.

02-27-2009, 04:55 PM	#9
bildio Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Havre de Grace, MD Posts: 1,536	My plan, for Gus, was to let him have lot's of play time in the fenced back yard. However, because he constantly eats stuff off the ground, I can't let him loose in the yard. What a disappointment for both of us. Squirt has never been a problem this way. __________________ *Niko (3 yrs) Gus (5 yrs)* *Squirt (17 yrs - RIP)*

02-27-2009, 05:37 PM	#10
charlottes web Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: mi usa Posts: 47	Ah yes, everything imaginable goes in the mouth. Today Bonnie brought in a leaf, and as we speak she is torturing a lady bug. YUK. Yesterday, she tore the bow out of Patsy's hair, and proudly pranced around the house with it. __________________ Charlie Patsy Sammy Bonnie it's always a sunny day when you have a shadow

02-27-2009, 05:46 PM	#11
Cinq1964 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,255 Blog Entries: 2	I don't think they will ever quit eating any and everything! LOL! __________________ Doggie Blankets $10 with shipping! cinq1964.webs.com

02-27-2009, 11:10 PM	#12
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Hey there Nikko! Your mommy posted in training about your love of leather scraps. I guess there's an upside to having a picky yorkie. I have a pretty hard time getting Thor to eat tasty things, and he has no interest in the non-tasty. I have another suggestion for people with four-legged hoovers: maybe you can try making a rule that your dog can NEVER eat anything off the floor or the ground. If it's not a dish or in your hand, he must Leave It or Drop It. If you are really consistent and strict with this, it might work. It's worth a shot! __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

02-27-2009, 11:44 PM	#13
AbbysMom08 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,268	Yep, my Abby is a little "vacuum" also. When I have her outside she picks up everything. I would think she would get tired of me taking things out of her mouth

02-28-2009, 12:15 AM	#14
Fashionlady Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Palm Beach,Fl,Usa Posts: 115	wow I didn't think the little dogs did that. My Sophie never ate or chewed anything but food and bones. she is my first little dog.

02-28-2009, 01:24 AM	#15
MollysMum54 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,176	Molly is 3 and a half years old and still vacuums up anything that she thinks is vaguely edible...and a lot that definitely isnt!