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07-30-2016, 12:05 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Grazing yorkie So every time I take my yorkies out one of them seems to graze..... He gravitates to the green grass .... He's 1yr 5 mos. He weighs 4 lbs I have read before that this is not harmful but actually good for them but today he was all about grazing and I read that it may be a lack in fiber? Any thoughts? He eats Simply Nourish Grain Free Small Breed Adult Food Steamed carrots, chicken breast and grain free Bicen/blueberry grain free meat from pets mart..... Thoughts? Suggestions? |
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07-30-2016, 12:11 PM | #2 |
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| My girl is a grazer, she is 3.5 years old, has always been a grazer. Blows my mind! Doesn't throw up afterwards (I had always thought Before that if a dog ate grass it meant they had to throw up) and t does not seem to effect her stool or her negatively. So I suppose, some dogs are just grass grazers?
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07-30-2016, 08:08 PM | #3 |
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| My yorkies are grazers also. I have no grass in my backyard right now but when we go to the park, they will lay there and eat the grass. I think it's cute. My boy will aim for the top of the grass and sometimes that grass is tall.☺☺☺
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07-30-2016, 10:57 PM | #4 |
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| Buddybear is a grazer also. I feed the birds and the seeds they don't eat are sprouting. He tries to get the green leaves through the chain link fence.
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07-30-2016, 11:58 PM | #5 |
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| Same here guys I thinks it's natural for a dog to eat grass. As long as my dog are okay, there's no worry for me. |
07-31-2016, 08:54 AM | #6 | |
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07-31-2016, 08:55 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | I too think it's cute! My boy too aims for the higher grass and I enjoy watching him! My girl ....not so interested Last edited by chasingbella; 07-31-2016 at 08:56 AM. |
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08-02-2016, 09:10 AM | #10 |
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| What if they eat the grass and then go to town on the soil/dirt? I always worry they'll get sick
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08-02-2016, 09:13 AM | #11 |
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| We do have regular parasite management control but we also have A LOt of grass to choose from, so Lilah does not ever eat dirt. I think that would be a possible indication of a health problem like low iron.
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08-02-2016, 09:15 AM | #12 | |
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What to do about low iron, if that's the case?
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08-02-2016, 09:27 AM | #13 |
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| Just be careful, in my development they spray chemicals on the grass.....I think they use trugreen. |
08-02-2016, 09:47 AM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Montebello, CA, USA
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| I read it's natural just be careful of chemicals etc. Luckily, my fur baby isn't a grazer. Good luck and happy trails...
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08-02-2016, 11:23 AM | #15 |
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| My boy likes to graze a little, he prefers helping me weed. I loosen the weed, he pulls it out with his teeth...super cute! Except that I have to be really sneaky about putting new plants in, because those get pulled right out. |
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