why do dogs eat grass? Is something missing from their diet?

Answer 1

naw..they just like their veggies now and then.. Yum! Fresh green grass.
I have one dog that just lays and grazes like a cow...she LOVES grass.... she is in excellent health, and is fed the very best kibble.

Answer 2

Grass is an important part of a dogs diet and is very neccesary. Sometimes dogs will eat an excess of grass to make themselves sick, but in general the small quantity consumed by dogs is a neccesary part of their diet. I'm not sure what vitamins the grass has but my vet assures me its very normal.

Answer 3

My dog used to eat grass simply because she liked to do it!, she had a good healthy diet but just used to lie in the sun and chew some long grass

Answer 4

dogs eat grass 4 3 reasons 1. wild dogs eat it wen dey r eatin wot dey have hunted nd demostic dogs eatin prepared dog food lack dis roughage so dey eat the grass.2. the dog may hav an upset tummy so dey eat grass 2 halp dem vomit.3.they may appear 2 b eatin de grass wen infact dey r jus runnin de blades through der teeth 2 c if other dogs hav been der.

Answer 5

I think dogs and cats eat grass when they are not feeling well a vet told me that once do not know if it is true

Answer 6

Human beings also eat grass!

Answer 7

Both dogs and cats eat grass when their stomachs are upset, it has medicinal properties for them

Answer 8

DO NOT WORRY! ALL DOGS AT SOME POINT EAT GRASS THEY ARE NOT LACKING IN ANYTHING. IT IF TAKEN IN LARE QUANTITIES MAKES A DOG VOMIT, YOU`LL OFTEN HEAR THEIR TUMMY RUMBLING AFTERWARDS, I HAVE A BORDER COLLIE WHO REGULARY RUNS WITH ANOTHER BORDER COLLIE AND THEIR ALWAYS HAVING A MUNCH ESPECIALLY AFTER RAIN I BELIEVE IT AIDS DIGESTION IF YOUR DOG IS OTHERWISE HEALTHY DONT WORRY THE MOST YOU WOULD EVER NEED TO DO IS PULL IT FROM THEIR BACK END IF ITS A LONG PIECE AND THEIR HAVING DIFFICULTY IN PASSING IT, POO BAGS DO COME IN HANDY EH!

Answer 9

some say that they do this because they are ill or because they have ... headaches but personally I've seen my dog doing this many times when he had a stomach problem. there's also something concerning the change of the moon.

Answer 10

Normally it does mean there is something missing from their diet or they are feeling unwell.