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02-27-2011, 06:18 AM | #1 |
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| Why do my Yorkies eat everything in sight? I have two puppies 4 1/2 months old Dixie and Boomer. They eat everything in sight especially when I take them outside. Rocks, leaves, mushrooms, dirt it dosen't matter. It dosen't matter if they have just been fed. I take them out on their leash and they imediately put ther noses to the ground and start eating everything. We had a big scare with Dixie the other day. We took them out on the lake to a sand bar. A few hours after we got home Dixie started throwing up and there were chunks of plastic in it. Very scarey. Any suggestions? |
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02-27-2011, 07:44 AM | #2 |
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| Watch them like a hawk. I don't know the answer - but Lucy was the same way as a puppy; she still does it to some extent. For a puppy, I think it's fairly normal. Lucy still tries to eat pencils, plastic, cotton balls; q tips; plastic berries . . . she has finally quit chewing electrical cords. I have to keep everything off my floors and coffee tables as if I still had a toddler wandering around! I always say that she has pica . . her Vet did tell me that sometimes dogs with liver issues will display this behavior.
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02-27-2011, 08:30 AM | #3 |
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| When they are puppies, they are exploring their world with their mouths. I agree with Ringo, you have to watch them like a hawk. When they go to lick or grab something bad for them, use keywords and phrases to train them that it is bad and then move them along. Max had a thing for bird droppings. Every time he went to lick one, I would say "Yucky, that's not good for you," and then I would move him along. He responds very well on the leash because he knows he is going to get "helicoptered" away from the yucky thing if he doesn't listen. Off leash is more difficult. I inadvertently trained Max to grab things like leaves and run to his naughty place to eat them. He thinks it is a game because I always chased him. It's hard to keep them safe and train them at the same time to give up the bad thing. When possible, teach your pups to trade the bad thing for a treat. Hang in there. It usually gets easier with maturity, but you will always have to be vigilant with these little ones. There were times when I was exhausted keeping things out of Max's mouth, so I would put him in his xpen for 10 minutes just to take a break.
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02-27-2011, 09:01 AM | #4 | |
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02-27-2011, 09:03 AM | #5 | |
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02-27-2011, 09:06 AM | #6 |
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| I don't mean to be a party pooper, but Apple is two and a half, and she is still a hoover! In fact, I think that's what got her in trouble, last month, and ended up w/gastroenteritis...It drives me crazy, and I don't know what to do...I keep the floor, in the house, totally, free of anything harmful, but when I take her outside, it's a battle royal, and I don't know how to stop her Buzz, her brother is a year and a half old, and he's, almost, as bad...Right now, they're both on some kind of weed kick that grows in the spring...I'm constantly dragging it out of their mouth...I have put up a fence, so they can't get to the back of the yard, because there are china berry trees on the other side of the wood fence, and I'm afraid they'll get something off that...Yesterday, I took a lizard out of Apple's mouth If anybody ask me the hardest thing about having Yorkies, it would be this issue...My Chorkie, Cha Cha, doesn't bother w/anything!!! Honestly, I've thought about a soft muzzle, just for their safety, but I'm not really onboard w/muzzles |
02-27-2011, 09:45 AM | #7 |
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| Ivan and Iris are almost two and are still little vacuums too. It is a little better than when they were puppies but not much. Going out on walks is the worst. Iris smells every little bird dropping we pass and would lick them if we let her. Ivan loves to eat grass and leaves. It's a constant struggle to keep their mouths empty on walks. Their Daddy has suggested a muzzle for them too but I just can't consider it seriously. When they are walking in a good heel they don't pick anything up but I don't like to make them heel for the whole walk. We've been working really hard on the 'leave it' and 'drop it' commands. These have been the hardest for them to learn but they are getting it. So far, these commands are the only thing that really has helped with this behavior. If you can teach it, that would be my best recommendation. It's funny how they learn the names for things they like in about 30 seconds (like 'bully' or 'treat') but after almost a year and half they are still learning 'drop it'. |
02-27-2011, 10:05 AM | #8 | |
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Try teaching drop-it, and always keep at least one eye on them all the time...or one eye per dog, so you'll be kept busy for quite some time Good luck! | |
02-27-2011, 11:48 AM | #9 |
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| Out of curiosity....what are you feeding them? |
02-27-2011, 11:57 AM | #10 |
♥Max & Lily♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, US
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| Lily does this too. She's 18 months. She wants to lick, eat, chew anything. She seems to be attracted to the taste of metal. Isn't that strange? I thought she would eventually outgrow this behavior but I'm getting discouraged. I'm curious to see the additional responses
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02-27-2011, 12:20 PM | #11 |
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| We thought it might be diet related at first but our traditional vet as well as our holistic vet both said it's behavioral. Our two are on premade raw (mostly Primal and some Stella and Chewey's). I've heard that diet deficiencies can cause this but I'm not sure if it's true. |
02-27-2011, 12:42 PM | #12 |
YT 2000 Club Member | This is a problem with Jasmine too. Prissy, our toy poodle is 8 yrs. Old, has never attempted to eat things she was not suppose to.
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02-27-2011, 01:07 PM | #13 | |
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02-27-2011, 01:55 PM | #14 | |
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03-01-2011, 03:14 PM | #15 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Santee,SC,United States
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| I am feeding them Iams puppy food. |
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