Rock eating dog

[Ratpuke]

Thought I'd ask here since I can't find much on the web that is much use on the topic.

Is there anyone on the board that has experience in getting a dog to stop eating rocks?

Prado is just about 6 months old. I feed her a good puppy food. She's got a good supply of bones to chew on as well as a variety of other chew toys. She's getting a little thin and acts very healthy otherwise. Her stools look normal and I'm worried that the rocks may eventually lead to an intestinal blockage and ruin her teeth.

Is this just a normal phase that she'll outgrow, or is there any thing dietary or otherwise I can do to contain it? If I reprimand, it only causes her to swallow whatever is in her mouth that much faster.

Any suggestions?

 

[wob]

Is she a rockwilder?


Boooo, I know that was bad.
I had a dude tell me one time that Rottweillers were thusly named because they "sit around all day and eat rocks."

I really have nothing to contribute.

 

[Exiled]

Charla, have you considered getting her some rawhide or bully sticks? Our dog Max was a chewing machine when he was a puppy, not on furniture or shoes, but sticks/rocks/anything he found outside. He chewed through a road safety cone in a matter of minutes, and loves to pick up rocks. We were afraid that he was going to mess up his teeth, and the vet suggested to keep him supplied with rawhide.

it's been 7 years and I'd be afraid to calculate how much $$$ in compressed rawhide and bully sticks he's consumed, but it's kept him from chewing anything else and he's REAL healthy.

Just something to consider.

 

[Ratpuke]

Yeah, when she's inside she's fine of course. She's got far too many chew toys including a bunch of rawhides which she likes. She mainly eats the rocks when we're out for a walk so lately, I've been keeping her on a leash in an attempt to thwart her rock eating. Hopefully she'll grow out of this.

 

[White Shark]

Fiber? Ducks and geese use gravel to help break up food but they don't usually ingest the stuff. Maybe your dog is retarded or just stupid or something....

 

[mzbhavn]

ok you got me there getting goosed hurts. but have you ever seen a wheeler with a watch goose in the front seat. besides that would you want to sit there after the goose has been there after a couple of trouble spots on the trail?

 

[Ratpuke]

So I dont know about your dogs but my mutt Makita seems to not have that inbreeding problem. Chewing rocks so if your dogs attack are they going to gum someone to death?

Maybe your dog is retarded or just stupid or something....

Hey guys, go yerselves.

 

[lowenbrau]

ok you got me there getting goosed hurts. but have you ever seen a wheeler with a watch goose in the front seat. besides that would you want to sit there after the goose has been there after a couple of trouble spots on the trail?

WTF?

Jonathan_Ferguson, is that you?

 

[3pits]

my dog did this and I did not really think much of it, more like "it must hurt so he will stop soon", he never did, has no teeth to speak of,, get her to stop it right now!!,, not only is it terrible for her teeth, but if she swallows one it might get stuck in her throat and she could easily choke to death...

I also did not thnk much about him chewing on the super tough kongs but I learned those are bad too, he is obsessive compulsive, he chews all the time, the sand and dirt on the kong ruined his teeth too,,,

 

[bigbrowndog]

could be a vitamin or mineral deficency if the dog does not stop. Crocks swallow smooth river stones to help digestion, bigger the crock bigger the stone.

 

[Cards81fan]

She's a MONSTER!! Eating those poor defenseless rocks. What did they do to deserve it? Ban the breed I tell ya! Next it will move on to eating boulders... and mountains... where does it end??!?

Just kidding, of course. My neighbor's dog did it as a pup just being stupid. A bit of 'coaxing' and it soon quit.

 

[stinkyfj60]

Could be worse, our dog Tater likes to find deer or elk poop and chew it like bubble gum.

 

[DenverCruiser]

Have you heard of a KONG? You definitly need to get one of these to help with this problem. The inventor of the KONG (Rubber Dog Toy) invented this toy over 20 years ago because he was trying to get his ex-police dog to stop chewing rocks. Let me know if you have any other questions or problems directly and I should be able to help.

 

[Ratpuke]

Yeah. She's got 3. Thanks though.

 

[concretejungle]

My neighbor has a golden retriever that doesn't really eat rocks but does chew on them. His teeth have just about worn flat. It's really kinda funny to watch. He loves to swim and we live about 100 yard walk through the woods to the lake. The dog spends half the day down there and will swim around and then dive down to the bottom and come up with a huge friggin rock. THen he'll carry it all the way up to the house and drop it on the porch just to repeat the process. By the end of the week there are probably 15 large rocks on the back porch of my neighbors house.

 

[dieseldog]

Leash laws are strictly enforced here in Houston--don't know about Moberly Lake, B.C. Once you have the pet on the leash, you are in positive control and can be in a position to prevent the dog from getting into things you'd rather she not have. Especially recommend the type of leash that does not automatically extend. I'd use a short leash and work on voice commands and training until she'll do what you demand. Other than that, I'm with 3pits on this one. You've got to get her to stop eating/chewing on rocks. Good luck!

 

[wob]

ok you got me there getting goosed hurts. but have you ever seen a wheeler with a watch goose in the front seat. besides that would you want to sit there after the goose has been there after a couple of trouble spots on the trail?

Fergie

 

[Hossdog]

You should look into getting a Pittbull.....they eat small children, no rocks.