Does your Yorkie ever eat mud in the garden? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

kezza · 01-17-2008, 12:01 PM

I let Pixie out for toilets earlier, it was dark and i could just about see her, I could see she digging at the ground so i called to her, she ignored me of course and carried on, so i put some shoes on to go and see what she was up to..as soon as i reached her she ran off and then thought it was a game! she eventually ran back in the house where the game of cat & mouse continued

when i caught her she had mud all over her face, up her nose,and stuck in her teeth! what is the obsession with mud and dirt? I had to go and wash her face and clean her teeth, it's not the first time either!

yorkieusa · 01-17-2008, 12:15 PM

Could she have smelled where a squirrel dug out an acorn or something like that?

Mine used to love to dig, dig, and dig! I'm not kidding, either, when I say she nearly destroyed her fenced-in yard with the little holes she left all over it the first summer I had her! But we lived through it and now, just occasionally, she'll dig a bit where it's bare around a plant.

Get her a sandbox! Yorkies do love to dig!

katcarasella · 01-17-2008, 12:16 PM

Mine don't eat dirt, but if there's duck pooh in the area they'll find it. UGH!!!
I swear they think it's a gourmet treat!!

sexiixtc · 01-17-2008, 12:20 PM

Kayah likes fresh cut grass... she'll grab a big clump.. and heaven forbid you try to get it away from her

nvnvgirl · 01-17-2008, 02:29 PM

Max doesn't eat mud, but there's been a few times when I was picking up his poo that I wondered if he's not eating the sand here! I was thinking that maybe he ate sand b/c he was missing something in his diet (I can't even IMAGINE what, since he will eat ANYTHING), kind of like birds or cats will do, but this morning I noticed some poops on the side of the house that is only sand....and have feeling that some nocturnal neighborhood cat is using it as a litter box and Max thinks it's the cookie jar

. He does disappear over there every now and then, so I guess I'm on my way out to clean that up too

. I think the sand just happened to be attached to what he really wanted

grayxie · 01-17-2008, 02:32 PM

My boys don't (at least I think they don't), but I have seen other dogs at the park eat mud.

bellbuzz07 · 01-17-2008, 02:42 PM

my dog picks at the moist dirt in the grass in my front yard, she only does it when she's being silly though!

Yorkiedaze · 01-17-2008, 02:49 PM

We have a spot in the yard that grass just didn't grow, so we loosen the soil, put grass seed down and then added top soil. WELL, we might as well covered that seed with steak because our 4 month old would not stop eating whatever was in that soil so we had to fence it in and her out. We haven't a clue why she wanted that dirt so bad!

01-17-2008, 12:01 PM	#1
kezza Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Posts: 3,510	Does your Yorkie ever eat mud in the garden? I let Pixie out for toilets earlier, it was dark and i could just about see her, I could see she digging at the ground so i called to her, she ignored me of course and carried on, so i put some shoes on to go and see what she was up to..as soon as i reached her she ran off and then thought it was a game! she eventually ran back in the house where the game of cat & mouse continued when i caught her she had mud all over her face, up her nose,and stuck in her teeth! what is the obsession with mud and dirt? I had to go and wash her face and clean her teeth, it's not the first time either! __________________ This Little Girl Has Stolen My Heart! Every Dog Should Have a Tail To Tell.. "I'm a Yorkiestalker"!

01-17-2008, 12:15 PM	#2
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	Could she have smelled where a squirrel dug out an acorn or something like that? Mine used to love to dig, dig, and dig! I'm not kidding, either, when I say she nearly destroyed her fenced-in yard with the little holes she left all over it the first summer I had her! But we lived through it and now, just occasionally, she'll dig a bit where it's bare around a plant. Get her a sandbox! Yorkies do love to dig! __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

01-17-2008, 12:20 PM	#4
sexiixtc Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,145	Kayah likes fresh cut grass... she'll grab a big clump.. and heaven forbid you try to get it away from her __________________ Edith and my two Princesses Kayah and Evie Proud Member of "The Pink Club"

01-17-2008, 02:29 PM	#5
nvnvgirl Lovin' to the MAX!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkieville Posts: 2,774	Max doesn't eat mud, but there's been a few times when I was picking up his poo that I wondered if he's not eating the sand here! I was thinking that maybe he ate sand b/c he was missing something in his diet (I can't even IMAGINE what, since he will eat ANYTHING), kind of like birds or cats will do, but this morning I noticed some poops on the side of the house that is only sand....and have feeling that some nocturnal neighborhood cat is using it as a litter box and Max thinks it's the cookie jar . He does disappear over there every now and then, so I guess I'm on my way out to clean that up too . I think the sand just happened to be attached to what he really wanted __________________ Seana and Max and Madison too! Come visit me at: celebritydogwatcher.com

01-17-2008, 02:32 PM	#6
grayxie Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dresher, PA Posts: 2,779	My boys don't (at least I think they don't), but I have seen other dogs at the park eat mud. __________________ Teapots = Happiness GraycieChipHarley Fakes Are Never In Fashion

01-17-2008, 12:16 PM	#3
katcarasella BANNED FOR STEALING YORKIETALK CONTENT! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Area Posts: 1,175	Mine don't eat dirt, but if there's duck pooh in the area they'll find it. UGH!!! I swear they think it's a gourmet treat!!

01-17-2008, 02:42 PM	#7
bellbuzz07 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: la mirada, ca Posts: 142	my dog picks at the moist dirt in the grass in my front yard, she only does it when she's being silly though! __________________ bella luna

01-17-2008, 02:49 PM	#8
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	We have a spot in the yard that grass just didn't grow, so we loosen the soil, put grass seed down and then added top soil. WELL, we might as well covered that seed with steak because our 4 month old would not stop eating whatever was in that soil so we had to fence it in and her out. We haven't a clue why she wanted that dirt so bad!