Is my dog's behavior normal?

[wasabisashimi]

During walk in the park, my dog likes to eat grass on the side of the path or in the field.

After eating a certain amount, he would gag and puke out yellow mushy stuff (nothing solid), about a fist full.

My wife decided to never allow him to eat grass anymore since we have this happening too often. He is 2yrs old dog.

I am just wondering if this is his way of purging something from his stomach? Is this even normal dog behavior?

Are we right by deciding to never let him eat grass on his walk in the park.

[TheNewGirl]

Yes, it means he doesn't have enough roughage in his diet. Dogs are not obligate carvivores like cats, they need some amount of veggies in their diet. It's better though that you have some control over these items rather then let him graze on grass that could be covered in pesticides. They also will gorge on grass to purge their stomachs as you suspect.

What food are you currently feeding him?

[Matlock]

I don't know much about dogs, but this reminds me of my cat. She eats grass to help her digestion and sometimes will vomit.

[PK-EK]

its normal, my dogs do this all the time.
like moo moo cows!

[wasabisashimi]

Originally Posted by TheNewGirl

Yes, it means he doesn't have enough roughage in his diet. Dogs are not obligate carvivores like cats, they need some amount of veggies in their diet. It's better though that you have some control over these items rather then let him graze on grass that could be covered in pesticides. They also will gorge on grass to purge their stomachs as you suspect.

What food are you currently feeding him?

My dog's kibbles are Orijen chicken, and sometimes wellness chicken or lamb. Orijen give him dry compact poo while Wellness gives him loose wet poop. So he is sticking with Orijen chicken

btw, he was raised with EVO chicken or red meat his first 16 month.

So should i just stop him when he tries to eat grass?

[Hondaracer]

where i take my dog for walks i know theres never pesticides etc. so i dont really mind, hes kind of funny in that hes fairly selective on the grass he eats lol

i think as long as he isnt eating a tonne its not a big deal

[TheNewGirl]

Dry, compact poo is not good, he's a dog not a rabbit, neither is loose wet.

You might want to change up his diet. Have you tried going back to the Evo Chicken? I would.

But if he's eating pesticide free grass that's alright.

[Lil Bastrd]

If the stool is quite dry try adding a bit of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling with sugar) to his food. The roughage will help to loosen the stool and should slow his grass eating days. Also adding a small amount of canned can help digestion as well. Look for something that doesn't have alot of junk and isn't too high in fat.

[wasabisashimi]

Oh my poor dog, u can have more grass. I will convince the wife.
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[ShadowBun]

^post made me lol sry.

[friedn00dles]

my dog is the same way OP. he's 3 years old & when we talked to our vet about his grass eating behaviors. It was mainly due to upset stomach's. small amounts is fine but over eating causing vomiting.

[joolee]

my dog does that whenever he has an upset stomach so i am going to assume it's normal. seems like most people here have experienced it with their dogs as well.

[ImportXxX]

it's normal, mine does it too. Not often but he does. I'm pretty sure they know why they're eating it cus for sure i didn't teach it to him.. I feed my dog baby carrots too and he loves it. Since then i haven't seen him eaten any grass so far

[PK-EK]

My dogs love this stuff:

but the poo turns out very wet and is a PIA to clean up

so.... they usually get

[TheNewGirl]

Neither Kibbles and Bits or Iams are good dog foods.

Evo, Wellness and Orijin though are all good brands. I would totally go back to the Evo though as I said.

[ShadowBun]

^interesting.. always thought Iams was good brand

[PK-EK]

my first dog was 15 years before she died..... (toy poodle)
other dog is 13 and is very heathly (multi-poo)

Iam, Science diet and like maybe half a year of Kibbles and Bits
but mostly Iams

[TheNewGirl]

http://www.iams.ca/en-ca/dog-food/pa...t-Chunks?pid=1

Quote:
Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salt, Caramel, Calcium Carbonate, Flax Meal, Choline Chloride, Fructooligosaccharides, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, DL-Methionine, Rosemary Extract.

You don't want to feed your dog anything that has corn (or any grain)in the top three ingrediants.

While they can have veggies (and should). Dog food should be grain free or if it has to have a grain, rice or oats only. Wheat and corn are the reason we have so many cats and dogs who become diabetic in old age.

Compare to Wellness small breed. See how on Iams their top three ingrediants are 1 meat (and then biproducts which is even worse) and then a bunch of grain? In Wellness we see the top 3 are all meats before we get into any grains and there's no wheat or corn.

Deboned Turkey, Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Barley, Rye Flour, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Menhaden Fish Meal, Tomato Pomace, Natural Chicken Flavor, Pea Fiber, Tomatoes, Salmon Oil, Ground Flaxseed, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Chicory Root Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products.

Evo is completely grain free too (which is why I recommend it the most).

As a rule, if you're buying your petfood at the grocery store, it's probably not good for your animal. Check out Bosley's. They have an excellent selection, good prices, every 10th bag you get free and they don't sell any animals so you're not supporting the pet trade.

[PK-EK]

i'll remember this for my next dog!

[n3wb]

This is what I give my dog:



- Grain free dog food.
- No rendered meats, soy, dairy, or corn.

[wasabisashimi]

My dog may not have fancy toys or bling bling collar or goes to doggy spa for massage, but he gets to eat Orijin or Evo for the rest of his life and daily exercise. I hope he lives a long life.


Just curious, what kind of dog bed do you recommend? I went to West 4th, Kerrisdale, or Cambie/16th random pet shop, they sell dog beds for $250 dollars (they called it human grade material, machiine washable, last 3-4yrs, blah blah blah), then I went to Bosley's and saw dog bed from 50$-80$ dollars, Finally I went to Costco and found their dog bed to be $24 dollars (its the Cedar tree filling type that has strong smell and suppose to mask or absorb doggy smell if your dog stinks or drools alot).


The Fancy pet shop owner told me cheaper beds are toxic to my dog such as the Costco type that has tree smell to it.

IS his statement true? or is he just making a sales pitch, because my freaking memory foam king size pillows arent even over 60$ bux.

Originally Posted by TheNewGirl

http://www.iams.ca/en-ca/dog-food/pa...t-Chunks?pid=1



You don't want to feed your dog anything that has corn (or any grain)in the top three ingrediants.

While they can have veggies (and should). Dog food should be grain free or if it has to have a grain, rice or oats only. Wheat and corn are the reason we have so many cats and dogs who become diabetic in old age.

Compare to Wellness small breed. See how on Iams their top three ingrediants are 1 meat (and then biproducts which is even worse) and then a bunch of grain? In Wellness we see the top 3 are all meats before we get into any grains and there's no wheat or corn.



Evo is completely grain free too (which is why I recommend it the most).

As a rule, if you're buying your petfood at the grocery store, it's probably not good for your animal. Check out Bosley's. They have an excellent selection, good prices, every 10th bag you get free and they don't sell any animals so you're not supporting the pet trade.

[n3wb]

This company has the best dog beds...I highly recommend you get one from here:

http://www.chienvivantcouture.com/


Get them at a great price of just under $2000.

http://www.bitchnewyork.com/catalog/...ner-151-1.html

[FI-Z33]

my dog sleeps on the one from costco..i got him two (one for his cage, one for living room)

it does mask the odour and to be honest..i love it and my family loves it..it's cheap and easy to clean...i see a lot of dog owners buying it and they all love it as well :P

i don't know about toxicity tho...

[FI-Z33]

Originally Posted by n3wb

This company has the best dog beds...I highly recommend you get one from here:

http://www.chienvivantcouture.com/


Get them at a great price of just under $2000.

http://www.bitchnewyork.com/catalog/...ner-151-1.html

um..yea...the website seems REALLY expensive already..and $2000?...i don't think many people can afford it

[TheNewGirl]

I don't know too much about dog beds. I do know that cedar that is really oily is toxic if inhaled by some animals (usually rodents and small animals). BUT cedar also is a natural pesticide. When we had cedar pellets for cat litter we never had a flea in the house.

If you went with the cedar one I would think it's alright so long as it's intact. It would have to go the second it started to leak chips or had any tears.