dogs eating soil? dogs eating grass all the time?

[JPTfellterrier 65]

well a neighbours dogs keep on eating soil, they are both doing it, and i suspect it is a dificiency (cant spell) in somthing,they are fed on BETA adult dog food and both look healthy and happy enough

 

any help would be great

 

anouther question for myself my dogs keep on eating grass all the time, they dont have the squits as i was told it was somthing to do with having unsettled stomachs, also they are still in good condition and happy and hyper as ever, the lurcher is fed on supadog greyhound and lurcher and the terrier on supadog adult

 

again any help and advice would be great

[riohog 5,751]

they usually eat grass to purge there stomachs of bile and its used as a laxative

[Guest jt750]

Not sure about the soil ...my dog is eating grass like a goat at the moment ..maybe its something to do with it being green and lush ATM ..she's eating just fine and doesn't have the squits so i'll just go with the flow on this one

[socks 32,253]

dogs and wolves in the wild will eat soil and small stones to help break down certain foods in their gut ... it could well be what your neighboure is feeding the dog on thats causing the problem .......

[JPTfellterrier 65]

Not sure about the soil ...my dog is eating grass like a goat at the moment ..maybe its something to do with it being green and lush ATM ..she's eating just fine and doesn't have the squits so i'll just go with the flow on this one

thats exactly what mine do

[Guest gaz100604]

my lurcher is eating grass as well loves the stuff. havent the foggest why?

[JPTfellterrier 65]

does he get great big gob fulls, myne grab it as there running in the field, funny to see them do it.....lurcher tryed a bit of some sort of shrub in a pot in the yard the little bugger, spat it out and got a bolicing hehe

[skycat 6,174]

Said it before and saying it again: IMO Beta is not a very good food: and yes I know loads of dogs live on it, but any cereal based commercial food is bound to be defficient in some way or another for a dog. Soil eating often indicates a mineral defficiency: I've brought in pups from outside and found it quiet common for them to eat soil until they have been on a decent raw diet for a few weeks, though little pups often do eat soil: bit like toddlers eating earth: just a new daft thing to put in their mouths LOL

 

IMo adult dogs eating soil means the dog is lacking something.

[JPTfellterrier 65]

Said it before and saying it again: IMO Beta is not a very good food: and yes I know loads of dogs live on it, but any cereal based commercial food is bound to be defficient in some way or another for a dog. Soil eating often indicates a mineral defficiency: I've brought in pups from outside and found it quiet common for them to eat soil until they have been on a decent raw diet for a few weeks, though little pups often do eat soil: bit like toddlers eating earth: just a new daft thing to put in their mouths LOL

 

IMo adult dogs eating soil means the dog is lacking something.

thank you i shal let the women know asap, we did suggest changing on to doctor johns or supadog......anyone know which is better, mind these dogs are quite elderly and one has diabetes

[sandymere 8,263]

Dogs shouldn't be eating stones, dirt maybe but not stones. If one is a diabetic then maybe it's on a strict calorie controlled diet and using the dirt as a filla, unlikely but possible or maybe a learnt behaviour from an earlier time. There is usually more to a behaviour than meets the eye looking over a fence so best bet if you have to give advice then recomend a visit to the vet.

Eating fresh young grass is normal lots of protein and sugers in it.

[Wolly 4]

There Ok When It Goes Down Its Just When It Comes Back Up :sick: