He eats EVERYTHING!!! - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T05:47:57Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/he-eats-everything?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1799271&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOh wow! I actually found comf…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-09-10:1150197:Comment:17992712013-09-10T20:06:06.079ZTing Ouhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/TingOu
<p>Oh wow! I actually found comfort in this thread (i'm a first time dog owner)... I just got my little girl 3 days ago, she is 9 weeks now. I was freaking out because she also put ANYTHING she can find and swallows it when she was outside. I am so afraid that she will get sick from them! I had pulled grass, rocks, bugs, slugs, twigs, leaves, and etc... out of her mouth. I think I will start training her on the 'leave it' command. But right now, one thing that works for me is to distract her. I…</p>
<p>Oh wow! I actually found comfort in this thread (i'm a first time dog owner)... I just got my little girl 3 days ago, she is 9 weeks now. I was freaking out because she also put ANYTHING she can find and swallows it when she was outside. I am so afraid that she will get sick from them! I had pulled grass, rocks, bugs, slugs, twigs, leaves, and etc... out of her mouth. I think I will start training her on the 'leave it' command. But right now, one thing that works for me is to distract her. I will call her and pretend I'm running and she will drop whatever she is doing and come chase me. Not sure if that is the best way, but so far it's working... </p> Just like any other baby, eve…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-09-10:1150197:Comment:17993492013-09-10T18:48:24.391ZKathryn Harbourhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/KathrynHarbour
<p>Just like any other baby, everything goes in his mouth.</p>
<p>Just like any other baby, everything goes in his mouth.</p> Our Rocket is the same way...…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-09-09:1150197:Comment:17990292013-09-09T17:16:39.437ZBarbarahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Barbara100
<p>Our Rocket is the same way... he is 10 months old today and is like a little hoover vacuum cleaner. He sucks EVERYTHING up... but he is getting better. He now knows that leaves don't taste good so he will walk by those... BUT.. sticks, fresh dirt, cigarette butts, plastic, paper, butterflies, bees... you name it, he tries to eat it. ugh.</p>
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<p>We have to constantly scan the area we are walking him for stuff and steer around it. I really hope he outgrows it, but "leave it" and…</p>
<p>Our Rocket is the same way... he is 10 months old today and is like a little hoover vacuum cleaner. He sucks EVERYTHING up... but he is getting better. He now knows that leaves don't taste good so he will walk by those... BUT.. sticks, fresh dirt, cigarette butts, plastic, paper, butterflies, bees... you name it, he tries to eat it. ugh.</p>
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<p>We have to constantly scan the area we are walking him for stuff and steer around it. I really hope he outgrows it, but "leave it" and "drop it" are constantly used outside. Inside the house, he's pretty good.</p> When Sophie was a little pupp…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-09-01:1150197:Comment:17957072013-09-01T13:53:37.654Zbd baileyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/bdbailey
<p>When Sophie was a little puppy she too ate everything... She even ate a very low dose blood pressure pill as a puppy and had to take her to vet to have her watched for 24 hrs!! I used to give her a bowl of ice chips all day, felt good on her teeth and she also played with them. She is still a big chewer I have to keep a lot of bones in the house so she doesn't eat everyone's stuff. She is alot better when i tell her no but i think they will have to outgrow alot of it. Ice Chips work and so…</p>
<p>When Sophie was a little puppy she too ate everything... She even ate a very low dose blood pressure pill as a puppy and had to take her to vet to have her watched for 24 hrs!! I used to give her a bowl of ice chips all day, felt good on her teeth and she also played with them. She is still a big chewer I have to keep a lot of bones in the house so she doesn't eat everyone's stuff. She is alot better when i tell her no but i think they will have to outgrow alot of it. Ice Chips work and so do, cold carrotts. Hope this helps.</p>
<p></p> Welcome to the world of ownin…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-08-25:1150197:Comment:17938162013-08-25T19:13:41.950ZLemmy Winkshttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Stirling
<p>Welcome to the world of owning a puppy; a corgi puppy ta-boot.<br></br>There's really not much you can do aside from keep on top of it. My coonhound attempted to eat a razor blade, have eaten hundreds of dollars in socks, panties, bras and dirty diapers ( ok so...like $100 tops) My Corgi still eats plastic and fabric and my coonhound loves rocks as well. Work on the "leave it" command and that basket muzzle suggestion sounds pretty smart lol I never even thought about it. Best advice I can give…</p>
<p>Welcome to the world of owning a puppy; a corgi puppy ta-boot.<br/>There's really not much you can do aside from keep on top of it. My coonhound attempted to eat a razor blade, have eaten hundreds of dollars in socks, panties, bras and dirty diapers ( ok so...like $100 tops) My Corgi still eats plastic and fabric and my coonhound loves rocks as well. Work on the "leave it" command and that basket muzzle suggestion sounds pretty smart lol I never even thought about it. Best advice I can give ya. Hopefully you survive with some sanity in tact :P I sure didn't hahaha! The joys of fur babies hehe.</p> What about trying a gentle le…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-08-25:1150197:Comment:17939372013-08-25T18:55:07.569ZMelissa and Franklin!http://mycorgi.com/profile/Melissa919
<p>What about trying a gentle leader for a bit so you have immediate control of his head? He can sniff around with his head down and when you can see him start to snatch something you would be able to pull his head away instead of like with a collar where you basically have to pull the dog away? Just a thought. </p>
<p>What about trying a gentle leader for a bit so you have immediate control of his head? He can sniff around with his head down and when you can see him start to snatch something you would be able to pull his head away instead of like with a collar where you basically have to pull the dog away? Just a thought. </p> The same idea as Bev crossed…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-08-25:1150197:Comment:17938562013-08-25T17:51:53.297ZAnna Morellihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/AnnaMorelli
<p>The same idea as Bev crossed my mind: he may have a vitamin or mineral deficiency and it would not hurt to give him a good supplement for awhile. </p>
<p>I found it useful with my pups to teach the "heads up" command, on a short leash, after they were used to the leash and starting to go on longer walks. I did this mostly because it's no fun to walk dogs who constantly have their nose on the ground.... . I keep the collar up as high on the neck as it will go, which gives good control of…</p>
<p>The same idea as Bev crossed my mind: he may have a vitamin or mineral deficiency and it would not hurt to give him a good supplement for awhile. </p>
<p>I found it useful with my pups to teach the "heads up" command, on a short leash, after they were used to the leash and starting to go on longer walks. I did this mostly because it's no fun to walk dogs who constantly have their nose on the ground.... . I keep the collar up as high on the neck as it will go, which gives good control of the head. The pup needs to be next to you because, if he goes in front, the collar will be pulled down the neck and out of position. I don't allow pups any sniffing while walking. I will release the pup on a longer leash to sniff and do it's business with an "OK, go!" but then I am more or less standing still in an area. When we resume walking, it's again close to me and high collar. You need to tug straight upwards to correct and teach that" head up" command. If you keep the leash short, allowing enough slack to walk with the head up, but not enough for the nose to reach the ground, you will not have to correct much at 10-12 weeks. At 5 months, it will take more effort.... . </p>
<p>My Miniature Dachshund was my biggest challenge. Adopted at 6 months she ate everything in her path, including road base on our dirt road. Since she is only 6 inches tall, her long muzzle is millimeters from the ground :DD She was never off leash. If I missed, in spite of my keeping an eagle eye on her while out, and she gulped something, I would dive bomb her and fish it out saying "don't eat stuff!" eventually I could use that phrase as a warning, she has become very good, but it did take months because, at six months, that really bad habit was well developed. I am still vigilant with her.</p>
<p>I had a friend whose adult dog ate rocks. After two surgeries he lived out the rest of his life with a fine mesh wire basket muzzle outdoors. Melissa is right about that! </p> He was originally on Purina P…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-08-20:1150197:Comment:17916372013-08-20T17:29:29.950ZChris Westhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/ChrisWest
<p>He was originally on Purina ProPlan when we got him. After a couple weeks we switched him over to Taste of the Wild.</p>
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<p>I have taught him "leave it" and he does "leave it" in the house. It is just outside where "leave it" doesn't work that we have the problem. And really, he will "leave it" outside, its just that you have to say "leave it" for every single thing that fits in his mouth. So a walk around the yard sounds like "<span>leave it leave it leave it leave it leave…</span></p>
<p>He was originally on Purina ProPlan when we got him. After a couple weeks we switched him over to Taste of the Wild.</p>
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<p>I have taught him "leave it" and he does "leave it" in the house. It is just outside where "leave it" doesn't work that we have the problem. And really, he will "leave it" outside, its just that you have to say "leave it" for every single thing that fits in his mouth. So a walk around the yard sounds like "<span>leave it leave it leave it leave it leave it".</span></p>
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<p>I almost always have him on a leash outside, unless it is play with toys or pictures time. Even with the leash on he still snatches up everything he can. I don't have an option of walking him on concrete as we live in the country and its not really feasible to drive into town every time he needs to go potty lol. If I try to keep his head up off the ground when I walk him, he won't go potty. It I let him put his head down so he will go potty, he eats everything.</p>
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<p></p> Jen's description of teaching…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-08-20:1150197:Comment:17914782013-08-20T16:19:59.298ZLindahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LindaFeldbin
<p>Jen's description of teaching leave it is right on. Max was pretty good about leave it to start with but when I was preparing for our CGC and therapy dog certification I had to ramp it up. I never thought I would get him to actually walk over a piece of hot dog and not touch it but he did. Katie, on the other hand, you best move your foot if something falls on the floor anywhere near your feet...you will lose both if they are in the way. I know she isn't stupid but dang, I have never had…</p>
<p>Jen's description of teaching leave it is right on. Max was pretty good about leave it to start with but when I was preparing for our CGC and therapy dog certification I had to ramp it up. I never thought I would get him to actually walk over a piece of hot dog and not touch it but he did. Katie, on the other hand, you best move your foot if something falls on the floor anywhere near your feet...you will lose both if they are in the way. I know she isn't stupid but dang, I have never had a dog that I couldn't train to even obey a sit command. We never hand her a treat or you will lose fingers...after all these years of trying she just does not get the take nice.</p>
<p> </p> Becca ia a poop addict an I h…tag:mycorgi.com,2013-08-20:1150197:Comment:17913812013-08-20T16:19:41.739ZMarciehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MarcieRussell
Becca ia a poop addict an I have learned to be super vigilant on our walks. She will grab and gulp what she deems to be food. A few weeks ago she got into some chicken bones while off leash at a friends.<br />
I would keep him on leash while outside for now. I find walking on paved sidewalks makes it easier to spot upcoming temptations. You might also want to google pica in dogs.<br />
What does he eat for dog food? Changing food has not helped with Becca's poo addiction,but it may be worth looking into.
Becca ia a poop addict an I have learned to be super vigilant on our walks. She will grab and gulp what she deems to be food. A few weeks ago she got into some chicken bones while off leash at a friends.<br />
I would keep him on leash while outside for now. I find walking on paved sidewalks makes it easier to spot upcoming temptations. You might also want to google pica in dogs.<br />
What does he eat for dog food? Changing food has not helped with Becca's poo addiction,but it may be worth looking into.