Dog eating dirt! This question is not about my yorkie, but about my shepherd/chow mix. He is in 12 years old, in good health, but he eats dirt!! Has been for years!! He will start a hole in the yard and just keep eating till it is a crater!! When I find his holes I have to cover them with something he cannot move and then he will just start another one somewhere else!! Anyone know why he might be doing this or how to stop him??? Thanks!! |
I have a Westie that does this too. I just think it is a part of the digging behavior an deeply ingrained. He doesn't actually swallow the dirt but does rip it out with his teeth and spit it out. My vet jokes that 'mud' is the reason his teeth are alwasy so clean! I don't know how to stop it. Some folks suggested I get a sandbox and bait it with toys so he could get used to digging in it instead of the dirt. Haven't tried it. |
My pup eats everything and anything....lol it never stops :p |
Fill the holes with dog poop and cover them over. Our trainer said they won't dig there again. We do this, it's a place to get rid of poop but then they find a new place to dig. |
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