Tired after a night at the emergency vet
 

I came home last night from work and Marco was very excited from being in his play area all day.... Went into the bathroom and Marco nudged his head in the door, took a pair of underwear and went running with excitement. I went to go grab them out of his mouth and they were gone.

How does a 7lb dog think it's okay to swallow a pair of underwear whole! This was at 1 am. I started freaking out, called the closest emergency vet (an hour away) and they said I need to bring him down. After 20 minutes of waiting for him to throw up, and nothing happening, I grabbed my purse and took him down.

They induced vomiting and he threw them up whole, plus his 2 inch long bully stick that he swallowed right before the underwear. I also, tried to grab it from him because it was getting too small and he swallowed it.

I feel like in his puppy mind he was thinking (no if I can't have it, you won't either)

He doesn't chew up his food much either which has Ben a concern. I gave him heart guard on the first and he swallowed that.... Which isn't too small of a "treat"......

This is a warning sign to me that I need to start keeping things away from him better... And start really working on training him because he definitely is hyperactive and has his own stubbornness about him naturally. I think I have a challenge ahead of me...

Also, I think doggy daycare is in our nearfuture. He just is so high energy.

Marco sounds like a rascal! I'm glad he is okay. This must have been very scary for you.

Bully sticks -- there is one member here whose dog swallowed a 6" stick! My older boy likes to swallow things, so I hold his chews for him.

We have to keep everything out of the doggies' reach at my house.

Best wishes to Marco and you. Hope you can catch up on your sleep today.

For Heartguard, I cut the dose into 3 -4 pieces and put it on a plate so that the boys won't swallow it whole.

A friend of mine at work has a terrier size dog, that she has never really watched too closely.....Cutie kind of does as she wants to do around the house, and is quick like a bunny....as a result, my friend has that dog in the ER at least 3x's a month, retrieving bits of rawhide bones, underware, socks, shoelaces, her panty hose, pieces of foam from dog bed, nerf balls, rubber balls, ping pong balls, a GOLF BALL, a cork from a wine bottle, etc, etc, etc...and she has 3 kids that love to feed this dog objects to watch them disappear!!!!!!!! I am appalled, stunned and shocked at what this poor dog has ingested and survived.....she has pulled more panty hose and socks out of that dogs butt than I even own! I have told her and tld her she MUST do better at supervising this dog....and the kids....or the dog is going to die from this......this has been going on for several years without improvement, so I expect no changes. I feel so sorry for this pup.....

Thank God you were able to avoid surgery! I'd start with teaching him 'Leave it', and 'Drop it', and work at getting him to trade items for a treat.

OH my!! Your story made me giggle. He's being such a onery baby! You're going to have your hands full with him! Try to puppy proof your home as much as possible since you know he's going to get into EVERYTHING!! I wish you luck in keeping him out of trouble! Somehow, I think he's going to find something to get into just to keep you on your toes...LOL!

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Seriously??? She lets the kids feed it objects??? :mad::thumbdown Can you smack her for me?? That's teaching both the dog and the kids really horrible behaviors... :(

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I couldn't believe that that small a dog ate a whole pair of undies!!! Who would have thought a dog would keep swallowing something that big and unappetizing! I'm so glad you took him right in and got it out and didn't come on here and post a question first about should you take him to the Vet ER!!! Thanks for being a good mommie and getting him help ASAP and I'm so glad this little one is going to be fine. You really do have to watch these babies like a hawk but I would never have believed this if I hadn't read it! It would be funny if it weren't so serious an issue.

It is a little funny just because he's such a brat! I'm nervous about training him because I think I might have to be more aggressive with him because of his very strong personality.... My boyfriend (who we live with) is definitely the leader with Marco. But it's not like I don't disapline him, I just have a different way of doing it rather than yelling at him. I am making a commitment now to actually work on training him, rather than doing the lets see how it goes approach.

I don't want him to keep going through with this and I also can't afford these trips to the ER everytime he gets something in his mouth.

:eek: a pair of panties whole . . . . I agree. He needs to be taught drop it and leave it.

I have done everything BUT slap her upside the head!!!! ONLY reason I have stopped short of that, assault and battery on a Federal employee!!! She doesnt watch the kids, and she doesnt watch the dog......

There are special slow-feed bowls you can get that force dogs to eat more slowly.

And definitely teach him basic obedience and "Leave it!". You both will enjoy the training process and by the way, it goes on daily just about from now on. Dogs usually just love it. Keeps them out of a world of misbehavior when done with loving patience and pride in the dog's accomplishments and not about discipline. But just set boundaries and don't allow him to go past those without your intervening and standing him down if you must, though once he's trained, that so rarely happens you barely remember how to do it. An obedience, lovingly trained dog rarely acts out.

I have to laugh (I know its not funny really) but my dd is living with us for a couple of years to finish her bsn... well her dog steals her undies a lot! He has not eaten them but I am sure the day is combing that he will try.

Anyway My point... her undites are two little stings tied together... easily to see how they could be swallowed. :eek::eek: Now... mine would be a totaly different story:rolleyes::rolleyes::(

I've posted this somewhere before, but it is not "yelling" that gets the dogs attention - well actually it can, but boy who wants to wear out their own voice;)
It is the underlying authority in your voice. This stems from your absolute certainty that you have the right to tell them what to do, and quite simply there is no choice but to obey you:)

So work on your own inner beliefs, to help fuel your commands.

wow, I did not know that they could do that

I am very happy that Marco is ok. My Amy will eat anything that is on the floor. We both know this and are so careful not to drop anything but some times something will go on the floor and then the race between Amy and us is on. She is almost 10 months old now and is beginning to understand what NO means but she does have selective hearing at times. I feel for you and can only hope that Marco will outgrow some of the grabbing everything stage.

Gosh! I've heard of bigger dogs swallowing undergarments and socks, but a Yorkie? So glad to hear Marco is okay.

:thumbup::thumbup: Definitely great advice! In the meantime, you must, must puppy proof...and I would not give him any more bully sticks.

He sounds like a total character!:) Thank goodness he is ok!

It is hard on a young active dog to do noting all day while you are gone. You do have to expect a very hyperactive dog when you get home that needs to be walked and played with as soon as possible. To him the time you are gone is like night time so when you get home it is like morning to him. He has a ton of pent up energy. When you get that excess energy dealt with he will be much easier to get along with and not so mischievous.

I don't think you said if you left the chew stick with him while you are not at home or not. I do know that a bored dog can chew those sticks down pretty quickly. My girl is 5lbs. I buy her 12" sticks and she never has them when I am not around to keep track of what she is doing. I take them away at about 4" and she can only have them past 6" is I am sitting right there with her.

Sorry you had such a bad night at the vet with him. I'm sure he must have felt less ambitious after that incident. Hopefully he will slow down a bit as he gets older but right now exercising him A LOT is your best defense.

This is why my dogs to not listen to anyone else in our home. They do not have what it takes in their vocal commands to make them listen.

You need to Find your inner Pack Leader voice and take control of the situation before it gets out of hand. If this is just the beginning of what he is capable of doing or eating you need to start like Yesterday !!!

I'm so glad that he is ok and it looks like you have some intense training ahead of you. :thumbup:

Okay, so I do want to make clear that he was not unattended with the bully stick. And also, he was not unattended with things that weren't puppy proofed. It happened so quick, he nudged the bathroom door open, grabbed them, ran to the other room. I followed, and they were gone.

I haven't been exercising him much due to his neutering this week, so I do think that is why he is acting out more.. I try to either go on an hour walk or throw the ball in the yard for him everyday.

Tonight we went on a walk and he is behaving much better.

Last night we worked on "drop it" and he has retained some of that information tonight..... I think its just going to be consistency and resources online because I am just too busy to commit to a puppy class right now.

I must say that it is so cute when he gets proud because he knows he did something that I wanted him too.... feeling like a proud mom.... and when I use these all natural chicken training treats his bottom teeth and lip started to shake because he wants it sooo bad.... its hilarious.

Well I guess he showed you huh ?

Take me balls and I take something of yours . . . :D

Just keep working with him it sound as if he is eager to please.