He is teething right now but wants to chew away at my cement step outside and also a terra cotta pot that has a plant in it...he leaves the plant alone and chews on the outside of the pot. He will also lick dirt...but it seems to be a sandy dirt that he favours!!..He is on vet approved homemade food with an added supplement of vitamins and minerals (supplied by the vet) Anyone have any ideas why he might do this?
2007-05-02 18:33:03 · 9 answers · asked by catjo 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Get him some of those rawhide chewbones or strips. If that doesn't stop him, have your vet check him out.
2007-05-02 18:36:40 · answer #1 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The problem with home-made foods is that it *sounds* okay, but unless you were to give every single ingredient that's in it, then no-one knows what nutrients you're actually supplying. Are you cooking meats, for example? How does he get his calcium/phosphorous/magnesium? If meat only
2007-05-02 23:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by nellana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/zkYaQ
If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.
It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.
2016-04-22 07:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him lots of different toys and chews...rotate them. They make toys you can wet and freeze...they feel good on their gums. I've used a frozen wash cloth even....but I stayed right there so the pup didn't eat it.
Teach the puppy now, what is ok to chew on and what is not ok. Stop him from chewing on the pot.
Google puppy training, teething, etc.
2007-05-02 18:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by Whippet keeper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy her a small toy so she could chew on its normal for a pup to nip and chew on some things its like a baby a baby loves puing things on there mouths right? well its no difference buy her a small toy so she could chew on and its not that she is going to bight forever train her a bit but i always recommend people to but a chew toy for there pups when its a real problem with chewing is when there 1year or older
2016-03-18 22:49:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
reason he's licking the grounds and eating pots.. is because 1 he's got a calcium defencieny 2 salt. animals lick the ground because of the salt thats in it.. along with other minerals
you should be careful about him eating cement and pots though.. that stuff can get their tummy's clogged up.. and the only way to remove it is surgery. lots of dogs eat rocks.. which is BAD BAD BAD
dogs eat all KINDS of things.. keys.. rocks.. shoestrings.. baby doll shoes.. and clothes.. razorblades.. asprin.. uhm.. the list goes on and on.. so just kinda watch what hes eating so you dont run the risk of costly vet bills in the future.
2007-05-02 18:47:42 · answer #6 · answered by laylah1000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-16 21:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs love chewing anything hard...My dog still does that and she's 8 years old. The vet actually approves of her chewing rocks and other hard things because it strengthens their teeth and jaw. Just make sure they don't swallow anything!!
2007-05-02 18:42:42 · answer #8 · answered by Brandon N 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ur puppy has got calcium deficiency.get him calcium pills.after cosulting doctor
2007-05-02 18:38:54 · answer #9 · answered by kim 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ur pup needs more minerals in its diet... supplemnet his diets..
2007-05-02 22:34:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋