My Lab/German shep mix pulls grass out of the ground..
By Chrissy
@Java09 (3075)
United States
April 29, 2010 4:11pm CST
Everytime we go outside shes picking flowers and grass.She is 7 weeks,almost 8 weeks old.She eats it.You can't even walk her without her doing that.She also has an obsession with going under the couch and pulling the threads.I'm gonna try and put something under the couch.She is always biting me aswell,any advice to solve any of these problems?thanks!
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@max1950 (2306)
• United States
29 Apr 10
get her a beef hide not rawhide crew bone, she's teething.when she bites you tell her in a low voice no, and within weeks she'll know the difference in your voice what she can and cant do. my dog is just a year old and she's always chewing grass and rooting around the yard their just doing what they think is fun to them. it's like when some dog's continue to lick clothes, some vets say it's because they weren't weaned long enough before being sold, but that too will soon pass.
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@Java09 (3075)
• United States
30 Apr 10
I got the pup when she was six weeks old,I think that was too soon for her.I'm glad I got her,she's now eight weeks old.I know she's teething.I heard raw hide bones aren't good for puppies,I'll have to get her some kind of bone.She runs around outside picking plants constantly,hopefully it pass.
@veromar (1453)
• Argentina
29 Apr 10
My dogs eat grass all the time. My vet said it's generally due to something akin to heartburn or acid that makes them eat the grass. Might want to take your pup to the vet to get her checked out for that. Since my dogs are older (one is 10, the other 3) I just let them eat the grass because it's the most natural way to fix their problem. As far as the thread pulling, well that just sounds like normal puppy behavior! lol. I've gotten lots of tips and trick on controlling behavior by watching "The Dog Whisperer". It's an awesome show and Cesar Millan really knows what he's talking about! I learn something new every episode. Check it out if you've got a chance and maybe it will help you to control those undesirable behaviors before they get out of control.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/dog-whisperer
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Apr 10
hi java shes still a puppy then and doing puppy things like pulling the
threads on the couch. Pulling grass and flowers probably she is teething she needs a rawhide dog chew or several really. tap her nose when she bites and say no no in a s
colding tone.she will soon learn the tone of your voice means no.
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