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Bellasmom30 · 04-05-2011, 11:35 AM

She is for sure a hunter! LOL She spends most of her playtime outside chasing down daddy long legs. Not sure what their real name is, but she chases them down and eats them!

This can't be good for her?! Maybe thats why she vomited last night?! Hmmm. Now that the June bugs are coming out she gets a thrill out of them too! Eewww!

How can I put a stop to this? Any suggestions? There's not a ton of them flying around (prob cause she's ate them all

) but what there is she goes after. Hanging bug zapper maybe? She's SUPER fast also, and when I try to catch her to stop her, she just runs from me and we start a game of "catch me if you can"

moshes_human · 04-05-2011, 11:41 AM

Moshe LOVES June Bugs!! Chasing them around and pawing at them is his favorite game. He eats his too!!
I'm not sure they are totally "bad" for them. They are dogs after all and in the wild dogs eat all kinds off odd protein.

I worry about him choking on them. They look pretty big and he is pretty small.

Bellasmom30 · 04-05-2011, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by moshes_human

Moshe LOVES June Bugs!! Chasing them around and pawing at them is his favorite game. He eats his too!!
I'm not sure they are totally "bad" for them. They are dogs after all and in the wild dogs eat all kinds off odd protein.

I worry about him choking on them. They look pretty big and he is pretty small.

Yes and those prickly legs they have!

Can we say hard to swallow?!

Anything alive flying, crawling, etc peaks her interest and she WILL NOT stop until she has dominated it!

Must be that typical terrier spirit! A Lion in a tiny little Yorkie body!

AllDogBoots · 04-05-2011, 01:35 PM

I just caught Max pawing in the grass and I thought he was just digging for rocks. No, he's trying to smash a June bug. Great

Princess10 · 04-05-2011, 01:40 PM

Princess can feel free to start exterminating at any time

, however, daddy long legs are extremely poisonous to humans (or so I've heard), but they don't have big enough fangs or something to bite us, so i don't know if it's really dangerous for a dog or not.

yorkietalkjilly · 04-05-2011, 02:09 PM

The only thing with bugs today is I worry that maybe they have just been in a yard recently treated with chemicals, pesticides and are about to die from that and then my dog comes along and eats them! Don't know if they were full of bad chemicals if that would be enough to hurt Tibbe but it worries me. Everyone in our neighborhood is so into pest-control, lawncare and weedkilling, etc., it does concern me. Haven't asked the vet about it yet but for now, I do keep Tibbe away from bugs - not that I hardly see any now days. I think this whole neighborhood is so debugged we never see anything except flies and some ants anymore! I don't remember the last time I saw a real bug of any kind. It is kind of scary in a way!

Breny · 04-05-2011, 03:42 PM

Ewwwwwww I just got chills reading this. Bugs creep me out! LOL

RoxyLuv · 04-05-2011, 04:19 PM

The best thing I've been able to do is consistant, constant, continuous training on the 'leave it' command in a stern voice since she was a pup for anything that wasn't hers. She's learned that one really well, and she does great with it. The last two summers she's done great when we are blessed with all the bees & wasps around us. They are just too fascinating to leave them alone, but she actually got so she would just thinking about going after them, look at me, and change her own mind. I was sure happy about that as I didn't want to have to deal with her getting stung. I don't like her going after all the other creepies out there, but I know if I saw her going after something I could probably get her to 'leave it'. She is always in 'hunt' mode... even in the house. I told my son he needed to take her hunting with his beagle who doesn't get the hunt instinct so he could learn from her. Ha! LOL!!!

yorkietalkjilly · 04-09-2011, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by RoxyLuv

The best thing I've been able to do is consistant, constant, continuous training on the 'leave it' command in a stern voice since she was a pup for anything that wasn't hers. She's learned that one really well, and she does great with it. The last two summers she's done great when we are blessed with all the bees & wasps around us. They are just too fascinating to leave them alone, but she actually got so she would just thinking about going after them, look at me, and change her own mind. I was sure happy about that as I didn't want to have to deal with her getting stung. I don't like her going after all the other creepies out there, but I know if I saw her going after something I could probably get her to 'leave it'. She is always in 'hunt' mode... even in the house. I told my son he needed to take her hunting with his beagle who doesn't get the hunt instinct so he could learn from her. Ha! LOL!!!

My Tibbe is a little hunter, too and I don't know what he hunts for outside in the grass as all I ever see outside here are ants and flies, but inside, it is whatever is on the floor! He's excellent with the "Leave it" command also.

But outside, he grazes in the grass endlessly and has the time of his life in his yard hunting first one thing and then the other.

chachi · 04-09-2011, 08:43 AM

My yorkies dont do that my kittens do

MyPann · 04-09-2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess10

Princess can feel free to start exterminating at any time

, however, daddy long legs are extremely poisonous to humans (or so I've heard), but they don't have big enough fangs or something to bite us, so i don't know if it's really dangerous for a dog or not.

There only poisons if they bite you, but since they're too small they can't Yay! lol They used to try to get us to eat them at girl scout camp

apparently they taste like mint, but there was no way I was putting a spider in my mouth

more for them lol that's one experience I am glad to have passed on!

Bellasmom30 · 04-09-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess10

Princess can feel free to start exterminating at any time

, however, daddy long legs are extremely poisonous to humans (or so I've heard), but they don't have big enough fangs or something to bite us, so i don't know if it's really dangerous for a dog or not.

Actually the show MythBusters did an episode about this. They found it to be a myth. I thought the same thing for years!

Sweet Apple · 04-09-2011, 10:27 AM

Apple is allowed to catch, play with and eat 3 june bugs a night lol...However, I can't control how many lizards she gets, during the day on potty breaks...I take at least two out of her mouth, daily...She's an unbelievable hunter and stalks the lizards, crawling on her belly, like a snake, then catching them...She's incorrigible! But, iatyq, I don't think a few june bugs are harmful, and may even give some beneficial protein...who knows?

Princess10 · 04-09-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bellasmom30

Actually the show MythBusters did an episode about this. They found it to be a myth. I thought the same thing for years!

Oh, good! That's a relief!!

and also, if Princess grabs a bug she can have it! No way I could pull that thing out! Of course, my reaction would prob get her to drop it anyways!

Christinee · 04-09-2011, 11:13 AM

Charlie eats everything he gets his paws on... I have to keep an eye on him.. I'm hoping he will grow out of this..lol I caught him chewing up a cricket the other day in the backyard.. ewww..

04-05-2011, 11:35 AM	#1
Bellasmom30 YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Royse City tx Posts: 341	Chasing and eating...BUGS!! She is for sure a hunter! LOL She spends most of her playtime outside chasing down daddy long legs. Not sure what their real name is, but she chases them down and eats them! This can't be good for her?! Maybe thats why she vomited last night?! Hmmm. Now that the June bugs are coming out she gets a thrill out of them too! Eewww! How can I put a stop to this? Any suggestions? There's not a ton of them flying around (prob cause she's ate them all ) but what there is she goes after. Hanging bug zapper maybe? She's SUPER fast also, and when I try to catch her to stop her, she just runs from me and we start a game of "catch me if you can" __________________ Mom to five children, one Yorkie Bella and a Maltese Sugar

04-05-2011, 11:41 AM	#2
moshes_human Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North East, Ar. USA Posts: 150	Moshe LOVES June Bugs!! Chasing them around and pawing at them is his favorite game. He eats his too!! I'm not sure they are totally "bad" for them. They are dogs after all and in the wild dogs eat all kinds off odd protein. I worry about him choking on them. They look pretty big and he is pretty small. __________________ All creatures great and small,All things wise and wonderful:The Lord God made them all.

04-05-2011, 01:35 PM	#4
AllDogBoots Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 7,984	I just caught Max pawing in the grass and I thought he was just digging for rocks. No, he's trying to smash a June bug. Great __________________ I'm Karen - Devoted Mama to the Drama Boyz - Cooper & Max www.alldogboots.com

04-05-2011, 01:40 PM	#5
Princess10 Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI. Posts: 3,122	Princess can feel free to start exterminating at any time, however, daddy long legs are extremely poisonous to humans (or so I've heard), but they don't have big enough fangs or something to bite us, so i don't know if it's really dangerous for a dog or not. __________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers

04-05-2011, 02:09 PM	#6
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	The only thing with bugs today is I worry that maybe they have just been in a yard recently treated with chemicals, pesticides and are about to die from that and then my dog comes along and eats them! Don't know if they were full of bad chemicals if that would be enough to hurt Tibbe but it worries me. Everyone in our neighborhood is so into pest-control, lawncare and weedkilling, etc., it does concern me. Haven't asked the vet about it yet but for now, I do keep Tibbe away from bugs - not that I hardly see any now days. I think this whole neighborhood is so debugged we never see anything except flies and some ants anymore! I don't remember the last time I saw a real bug of any kind. It is kind of scary in a way! __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

04-05-2011, 03:42 PM	#7
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	Ewwwwwww I just got chills reading this. Bugs creep me out! LOL __________________ http://Brenysbabies.com

04-05-2011, 04:19 PM	#8
RoxyLuv Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 982 Blog Entries: 1	The best thing I've been able to do is consistant, constant, continuous training on the 'leave it' command in a stern voice since she was a pup for anything that wasn't hers. She's learned that one really well, and she does great with it. The last two summers she's done great when we are blessed with all the bees & wasps around us. They are just too fascinating to leave them alone, but she actually got so she would just thinking about going after them, look at me, and change her own mind. I was sure happy about that as I didn't want to have to deal with her getting stung. I don't like her going after all the other creepies out there, but I know if I saw her going after something I could probably get her to 'leave it'. She is always in 'hunt' mode... even in the house. I told my son he needed to take her hunting with his beagle who doesn't get the hunt instinct so he could learn from her. Ha! LOL!!! __________________ June ~ Roxy LUV LUV

04-09-2011, 08:43 AM	#10
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	My yorkies dont do that my kittens do __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

04-09-2011, 10:27 AM	#13
Sweet Apple Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 2,473	Apple is allowed to catch, play with and eat 3 june bugs a night lol...However, I can't control how many lizards she gets, during the day on potty breaks...I take at least two out of her mouth, daily...She's an unbelievable hunter and stalks the lizards, crawling on her belly, like a snake, then catching them...She's incorrigible! But, iatyq, I don't think a few june bugs are harmful, and may even give some beneficial protein...who knows?

04-09-2011, 11:13 AM	#15
Christinee Donating YT Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bellflower, Ca, USA Posts: 2,437	Charlie eats everything he gets his paws on... I have to keep an eye on him.. I'm hoping he will grow out of this..lol I caught him chewing up a cricket the other day in the backyard.. ewww..