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chewing rocks
Our 13wk female Weimer has taken to licking and even grinding her teeth on
the stones we use around the house as door stops... I've known dogs to do this, but should I stop her? Can she hurt herself (ie: her teeth)? n. |
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Our 13wk female Weimer has taken to licking and even grinding her teeth on
the stones we use around the house as door stops... I've known dogs to do this, but should I stop her? Yes. Can she hurt herself (ie: her teeth)? Yes. Add to that an obstruction in her gut if she ingests them. Find her something else safe to chew on. She'll be teething. A big hemp rope knotted at both ends (you can buy them in any pet store or pet section of a store) is good for his, and the tassled strings on the ends will even act as a floss of sorts. Don't be startled by a little blood when she's teething. You can even toss it in the washer if it gets rank enough. Try to keep any other recreational chewing to supevised situations if you go to things like nyla bones or the ocassional rawhide (wash hands after touching rawhides). -Sharon |
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I'd recommend you offer her big knuckle bones (raw of course) that are
loaded with cartiledge and bits of meat. This is wonderful chewing as well as having good nutrition in the form of natural calcium, cartiledge, vitamins and minerals. Inspect the bone from time to time to make sure that there are no small bits that can come off in one swoop. Give her a big one - bigger than her head. You'd be surprised at how pups can carry these things around. My pups eat raw bones and love them. DJ Nathan Otis wrote: Our 13wk female Weimer has taken to licking and even grinding her teeth on the stones we use around the house as door stops... I've known dogs to do this, but should I stop her? Can she hurt herself (ie: her teeth)? n. |
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