Hi--I have a very active mutt!!! (Heinz 57 variety)
I adopted her from the pound at
4 months old.

Every time I turn around--she is trying to eat flies! If they are in the
house--
she will wait at the window, trap them with her nose and eat them.

In the past three weeks, she has eaten four. (that I've seen)

Is this a problem-(other than trying to control the houseflies ; ) )

thanks for all your advice!
Maureen

"M" wrote in message
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Hi--I have a very active mutt!!! (Heinz 57 variety)
I adopted her from the pound at
4 months old.

Every time I turn around--she is trying to eat flies! If they are in the
house--
she will wait at the window, trap them with her nose and eat them.

In the past three weeks, she has eaten four. (that I've seen)

Is this a problem-(other than trying to control the houseflies ; ) )

Both of my schnauzers do this. A buzzing fly will wake them up from a nap
to start hunting it down!

The only problem I've noticed is increased dog nose prints - and some
sliding streaks - on the windows.

And they do have to learn the difference between flies buzzing and flying
and the things that sting! Most dogs learn that pretty quickly.

There is a period of time when the flies are coming up out of the ground -
the first warm days of the year - and the dogs would spend all their time in
the yard catching flies.

And I do like that a whole lot better than the dead worms they also enjoy.
--
~~Judy
Spenser - Carbor Talk of the Town, NA
Sassy - Can CH Carbor Back Talk

"M" wrote in message
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Hi--I have a very active mutt!!! (Heinz 57 variety)
I adopted her from the pound at
4 months old.

Every time I turn around--she is trying to eat flies! If they are in the
house--
she will wait at the window, trap them with her nose and eat them.

In the past three weeks, she has eaten four. (that I've seen)

Is this a problem-(other than trying to control the houseflies ; ) )

Both of my schnauzers do this. A buzzing fly will wake them up from a nap
to start hunting it down!

The only problem I've noticed is increased dog nose prints - and some
sliding streaks - on the windows.

And they do have to learn the difference between flies buzzing and flying
and the things that sting! Most dogs learn that pretty quickly.

There is a period of time when the flies are coming up out of the ground -
the first warm days of the year - and the dogs would spend all their time in
the yard catching flies.

And I do like that a whole lot better than the dead worms they also enjoy.
--
~~Judy
Spenser - Carbor Talk of the Town, NA
Sassy - Can CH Carbor Back Talk

"M" wrote in message
. ..
Hi--I have a very active mutt!!! (Heinz 57 variety)
I adopted her from the pound at
4 months old.

Every time I turn around--she is trying to eat flies! If they are in the
house--
she will wait at the window, trap them with her nose and eat them.

In the past three weeks, she has eaten four. (that I've seen)

Is this a problem-(other than trying to control the houseflies ; ) )

Both of my schnauzers do this. A buzzing fly will wake them up from a nap
to start hunting it down!

The only problem I've noticed is increased dog nose prints - and some
sliding streaks - on the windows.

And they do have to learn the difference between flies buzzing and flying
and the things that sting! Most dogs learn that pretty quickly.

There is a period of time when the flies are coming up out of the ground -
the first warm days of the year - and the dogs would spend all their time in
the yard catching flies.

And I do like that a whole lot better than the dead worms they also enjoy.
--
~~Judy
Spenser - Carbor Talk of the Town, NA
Sassy - Can CH Carbor Back Talk

Judy said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

And they do have to learn the difference between flies
buzzing and flying and the things that sting! Most dogs
learn that pretty quickly.

Friday chomps (and spits) wasps fairly effectively, I've never
seen him get stung.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Judy said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

And they do have to learn the difference between flies
buzzing and flying and the things that sting! Most dogs
learn that pretty quickly.

Friday chomps (and spits) wasps fairly effectively, I've never
seen him get stung.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Judy said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

And they do have to learn the difference between flies
buzzing and flying and the things that sting! Most dogs
learn that pretty quickly.

Friday chomps (and spits) wasps fairly effectively, I've never
seen him get stung.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

dogsnus said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Friday chomps (and spits) wasps fairly effectively, I've
never seen him get stung.

My first GSD,Champ,was a bee and wasp Champion
extraordinaire. I'd find little halves of dead bee and wasp
bodies laying all over the porch,sans the other half.

The best wasp cruncher I've seen was Kayla. She'd lay on the
sidewalk for hours and chomp wasps as they flew out from beneath
the deck. There were literally hundreds of scattered corpses.

I won't let Friday kill bees, however - they're our friends, so
no chomping allowed. Luckily, there are no bee-attractive
plants in the back yard and the ones that get inside are usually
lethargic enough for me to carry outside (barehanded, and I've
never been bee-stung either).

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

dogsnus said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Friday chomps (and spits) wasps fairly effectively, I've
never seen him get stung.

My first GSD,Champ,was a bee and wasp Champion
extraordinaire. I'd find little halves of dead bee and wasp
bodies laying all over the porch,sans the other half.

The best wasp cruncher I've seen was Kayla. She'd lay on the
sidewalk for hours and chomp wasps as they flew out from beneath
the deck. There were literally hundreds of scattered corpses.

I won't let Friday kill bees, however - they're our friends, so
no chomping allowed. Luckily, there are no bee-attractive
plants in the back yard and the ones that get inside are usually
lethargic enough for me to carry outside (barehanded, and I've
never been bee-stung either).

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

dogsnus said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Friday chomps (and spits) wasps fairly effectively, I've
never seen him get stung.

My first GSD,Champ,was a bee and wasp Champion
extraordinaire. I'd find little halves of dead bee and wasp
bodies laying all over the porch,sans the other half.

The best wasp cruncher I've seen was Kayla. She'd lay on the
sidewalk for hours and chomp wasps as they flew out from beneath
the deck. There were literally hundreds of scattered corpses.

I won't let Friday kill bees, however - they're our friends, so
no chomping allowed. Luckily, there are no bee-attractive
plants in the back yard and the ones that get inside are usually
lethargic enough for me to carry outside (barehanded, and I've
never been bee-stung either).

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.