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Eats Everything, Sticks, Rocks
I am new to the group, I am sorry if this subject has been covered
before. I have a King Charles Spaniel, he eats everything. He goes in the back yard and he eats sticks, rocks, branches anything he can find. Not only outside but inside also. If I drop something on the floor he's right there, picks it up and runs. How do I stop this? |
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Eats Everything, Sticks, Rocks
on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:38:01 GMT, "michelle"
wrote: I am new to the group, I am sorry if this subject has been covered before. I have a King Charles Spaniel, he eats everything. He goes in the back yard and he eats sticks, rocks, branches anything he can find. Not only outside but inside also. If I drop something on the floor he's right there, picks it up and runs. How do I stop this? First, pick up all the rocks in your yard and remove them. I have a friend with a GSD who has chewed rocks his entire life. He is 12 now and his teeth are worn down to useless nubs and eating is quite difficult for him. It's very sad. As to training him to stop this behavior, I'll have to leave that to the experts here. -- Lynne |
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On 6 Nov 2006 10:38:01 -0800, "michelle"
wrote: I am new to the group, I am sorry if this subject has been covered before. I have a King Charles Spaniel, he eats everything. He goes in the back yard and he eats sticks, rocks, branches anything he can find. If this were, say, your infant daughter, what would you do then? -- Handsome Jack Morrison U.S. unemployment at rare historic low! http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ory?id=2630721 If Bush is stupid, what exactly is Amy Guttman, University of Pennsylvania president? http://www.democracy-project.com/archives/002893.html Another "Inconvenient Truth," according to none other than the NYT. Bush not only didn't lie about Saddam's WMDs, Saddam was only one year away from having a nuke! http://instapundit.com/archives/033723.php Liberals are against voter ID laws. Could this be why? http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/...l?id=110009189 Missouri, Don’t Get Egg in Your Face! http://article.nationalreview.com/?q...M3MGU5ODc2NDM= "Death throes," Democratic Party style: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=17811 The horror. The horror. http://hotair.com/archives/2006/10/3...oween-horrors/ Why someone needs to take John Kerry out back and pistol-whip him: http://michellemalkin.com/archives/006237.htm Let the games begin! "The study also found that Democrats are more successful at voting after death than Republicans, by a margin of four-to-one..." http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2...tml#1162144706 Whatever you do, read this book (especially if you have children and/or grandchildren)! America Alone - The End Of The World As We Know It, by Mark Steyn http://216.92.123.84/product28.html Where are (on average) 112 cars burned daily, with 15 attacks a day on police and emergency services? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...414175,00.html And why? I bet you can't guess. |
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In article 2006110614034416807-montana@wildhackcominvalid,
montana wildhack wrote: Teach your dog what "leave it" and "drop it" mean. I'd Google those and read through the articles. Different people have different ideas about how to train these commands and it can be helpful to recognize what those differences are. Pica is a psychological/neurological disorder and "drop it" doesn't really help very much. I knew one very nice dog who had to have surgery (rocks in the gut) a couple of times and ultimately the owners decided that there really wasn't anything they could do and the third time they had her euthanized. This was in a medium-sized mushing kennel. They kept her on sand but as soon as they let her off her tieout for play time she'd make a beeline to the rocks. Worse, she'd scoop rocks when they were out training. I'd think, though, that in a one-dog household it should be manageable as long as the owner accepts that they're going to have to be a lot more vigilant than they'd have to be with a more typical dog. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Freedom! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr5tx0lcyQc |
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On 6 Nov 2006 10:38:01 -0800, "michelle" ,
clicked their heels and said: I am new to the group, I am sorry if this subject has been covered before. I have a King Charles Spaniel, he eats everything. He goes in the back yard and he eats sticks, rocks, branches anything he can find. Not only outside but inside also. If I drop something on the floor he's right there, picks it up and runs. How do I stop this? Leave it. Drop it. Down. Stay. In other words - train him to respond to you and what you want. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Eats Everything, Sticks, Rocks
michelle wrote: I am new to the group, I am sorry if this subject has been covered before. I have a King Charles Spaniel, he eats everything. He goes in the back yard and he eats sticks, rocks, branches anything he can find. Not only outside but inside also. If I drop something on the floor he's right there, picks it up and runs. How do I stop this? Hi, You must start 'tough love' immediately. Take her outside trips on a leash until you break the habit. [I read several ways to break her,, all found on this group]. My lab "JJ" ingested a wood screw [which are very sharp]. Fortunately, I noticed the screw missing on the job I had and deduced "JJ" ate it. I took her to the vet and xrayed her. Sure enough, there was the screw [1 3/4 inch] along with something else. Hoping to move the thing thru the system, JJ got 20 ounces of Bran over a period of a several hours, waited two days, checking her waste,,,,,, no screw. Another xray showed the screw had not moved and the vet said it probably was impaled in the stomach wall. More than $1000.00 later, surgery and JJ is fine. And, when I tell her to 'drop' it, she immediately spits it out. I was lucky. But luck is not good enough. George |
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Hi Michelle
I had the same problem with my pbt mix. He would bring the rocks to me like they were a treasure and he would munch on them like they were T bones. Lynne mentioned picking up every rock in the yard. I would think if that were so easy you would have done that. It is impossible for me as I had a drainfield put in a couple years ago and to this day bite size rocks surface. Anyway, chewing on rocks will certainly destroy his teeth in time but you already know that, that is why you posted. I had a dog door when it started with my Jubal Early. He had free access to the back yard. I had to close the dog door due to behavior problems. Therefore I began monitoring his time in the back yard. I distracted him by playing ball with him. do not do it as a trade off or he will wear you out when he figures it out....Gee, if I show up with a rock she will play with me. Just begin to play and hopefully he will become distracted and ultimately lose interest. I am by no means an expert, this worked for me...Jubal Early would bring me the rocks for attention. Good luck....let us know how it goes and what works for you.... PS My other method when you acrually see him doing it is of course to say NO or drop it....leave it...whatever your buzz words are. Be Free.....Judy |
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Eats Everything, Sticks, Rocks
michelle wrote: I am new to the group, I am sorry if this subject has been covered before. I have a King Charles Spaniel, he eats everything. He goes in the back yard and he eats sticks, rocks, branches anything he can find. Not only outside but inside also. If I drop something on the floor he's right there, picks it up and runs. How do I stop this? With any type of dog behavior, in order to curb it you have to learn to "communicate" with your pooch in order to be effective. Might I suggest looking here (www.thecaninecc.com) for a full range of online help with your best friend? |
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