WTF!?!

[ROB.BOB 21]

he is a 6/7 month lab

 

 

1. (my dog as a bed in his kennel and one in his run) he always drags his indoor one into the run, dose this mean he dosent want it?!

 

2. he eats shit, not sheep, horse etc. but dog. to the extent it hadnt reached the ground from coming out of one dog before it had gone in the front end of mine! :sick:

 

3. he is also constantly eating grass... is he missing some thing from his diet? (hes on a 3:1 mix of beta puppy and adult, with 1 or 2 eggs a week and occasionaly tin dog meat)

Edited May 6, 2010 by ROB.BOB

[Lab 10,979]

he is a 6/7 month lab

 

 

1. (my dog as a bed in his kennel and one in his run) he always drags his indoor one into the run, dose this mean he dosent want it?!

 

2. he eats shit, not sheep, horse etc. but dog. to the extent it hadnt reached the ground from coming out of one dog before it had gone in the front end of mine! :sick:

 

3. he is also constantly eating grass... is he missing some thing from his diet? (hes on a 3:1 mix of beta puppy and adult, with 1 or 2 eggs a week and occasionaly tin dog meat)

Well 1 and 3 i would not worry about mate. The grass thing is common and the bed thing might be wanting comfort outside, using his brains there you see

 

Now the eating shite bit is a bit of a problem . Now my 2 (also at 6 months) are always picking at sheep and deer shit you just wont stop them but to be eating dog shit :sick:. I would keep a close eye on him and if he even looks at a dog turd then a stern shake or skelp across the nose 'everytime' should get the message across.

[Lloyd90 509]

he is a 6/7 month lab

 

 

1. (my dog as a bed in his kennel and one in his run) he always drags his indoor one into the run, dose this mean he dosent want it?!

 

2. he eats shit, not sheep, horse etc. but dog. to the extent it hadnt reached the ground from coming out of one dog before it had gone in the front end of mine! :sick:

 

3. he is also constantly eating grass... is he missing some thing from his diet? (hes on a 3:1 mix of beta puppy and adult, with 1 or 2 eggs a week and occasionaly tin dog meat)

 

1. No idea, does he pull it out and lie on it? Or pull it out and then go in without ut ?

2. Some dogs do it mate. You just have to keep him away from it and let him know its not ok!!

3. Some dogs need a bit of grass to settle the stomach or just need some in there diet. Maybe try adding some chopped up veg to the kibble! IUn the wild the dogs would get veg from eating the animal it kills stomach!

[lewismac1 1]

I would'nt bother about him eating grass, its pretty normal.

He's just a young pup and will soon grow out of pulling his bed out and eating shizz.

 

 

Lewis

[kiwi 4]

1, remove all his bedding, it's summer over there i think, replace it with good quality straw when it gets cold.

2, he's a pup and will grow out of it in time, a change of diet will do him no harm, feed a bit more fish with plenty of oil...sardines instead of the eggs.

WORM HIM REGULARY !!!

3,all dogs have a chew on the odd bit of grass,once again worm him regulary.

[ruthi 0]

Yeah I'm with kiwi on the straw - my lab used to pull any bed she had into the run and set about wrecking it with her kennel mate just looking on in bewilderment! With straw, she was fine and cosy when the cold hit. She just seemed to prefer no bed in the summertime and slept quite happily on the raised platform or even outside when it was warm.

As for eating shite, he might grow out of it but it's quite a risk - might be worth giving him a scruffing.

 

1, remove all his bedding, it's summer over there i think, replace it with good quality straw when it gets cold.

2, he's a pup and will grow out of it in time, a change of diet will do him no harm, feed a bit more fish with plenty of oil...sardines instead of the eggs.

WORM HIM REGULARY !!!

3,all dogs have a chew on the odd bit of grass,once again worm him regulary.

[ROB.BOB 21]

i was trying to avoid straw as im going to newton rigg in september and taking him with me, but your not allowed loose bedding

[upperlane2 4]

1 take out the bedding use shavings keeps them spotless

 

2 my lab was the same nearly hurled when seen act in progress :sick: :sick: try a taste off pineapple in her dinner and a taste off correnda steeped with normal feed with a cupfull of used chippan oil.

 

3 part 2 should help with this but they doit to regulate there insides

 

this worked for me and hopefully should u (not guarantee it)

[waidmann 105]

i would say as above remove the bedding for now.

check the diet she may have a lacking somewhere along the line,lots of bones and the best quality food you can get her(no matter whether fresh or kibble). you may find she stops doing it then.

 

atb waidmann

[gav22 24]

my too pups eat there shit when they were around 2 months so any time i seen them doing it i put the hose on the wee buggers

they soon stopped it

[gerron 13]

My lab is almost 2 and half now and he point blank refuses to have any sort of bedding in his sleeping box no matter what the weather is doing or time of year,doesnt do them any harm and dogs eating there own mess is fairly common too, its usually down to something lacking in there diet but some dogs just seem to enjoy it ! lol

 

maybe he's tryin to tell ya summit about the beta puppy ! haha

 

best of luck matey but i wouldnt worry too much about these issues

[tepper82 0]

I was about to mention about the PINEAPPLE but its been said

 

 

pineapple works, used it on my dog and me mate tried it as well, really helps them break down food in the digestive system. We just put a few pineapple chunks in with the normal feed, worked a treat!

[activeviii 8]

pineapple works if its his own he is eating. this will help with him in the kennel but if its other dogs cr4p then he needs to know its not cool to eat it. i used a ball with an inch hole in it. when he goes near turnouts then you need to time it right as its ok to sniff it but not to taste it. as soon as his mouth opens to eat it you need to throw that ball hard at him. the hole makes it whistle and will take the power out of it as well. make sure you shout NO at him just as the ball is about to go near him. you will only need to do this a couple of times before he gets the message. then you should be able to just shout no at him and he will know.

 

i use a rubber ball on my cocker, the one with the hole and a bell in it. its harder but in a crap shot so its the noise im after from it. tennis ball was when he was a pup but this rubber ball has just about stopped him bitching as well. i just need to shout NO at him and he runs before looking up.

 

 

bedding wise. if he dont want it then he dont need it.

 

food wise. its a mine field. you need to listen to others and then try and work out what is right for you. no two people seam to feed the same thing. i use Skinners ruff and ready with warm water. he was on one meal aday as that was all he would eat but i use to add fish in oil to the feed, then he got picky so he gets skinners as a main feed, like it or lump it in the evening and the sardines in the morning as a light snack. his coat is good again and his energy is unreal again.

 

Phil