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woodturningcrea · 03-20-2006, 01:35 PM

Hi...

Punkin has a new habit - she picks up small pieces of sticks and twigs and eats them (crunches and swallows before we can get them away from her).

Anybody else have a dog that does this? I'm worried that it might make her sick. She only seems to do it in our backyard - which we have been raking to try and get up everything she can eat.

Any suggestions on what might be causing this - or it is normal?

Thanks!
Alexis (I'm sure Punkin would be upset that I'm asking - she really seems to enjoy them)

txshopper73 · 03-20-2006, 01:36 PM

Rebel and Woodie are wood eaters...Rebel since I got him. I've not had any problems with it but try to take it away from them every chance I get but every so often, they get away with it.

Mydogkelsey · 03-20-2006, 01:43 PM

Aww i'm sorry i can't help you here. However, Kelsey does eat an occasional leaf...weirdos!

lksdolls · 03-20-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by woodturningcrea

Hi...

Punkin has a new habit - she picks up small pieces of sticks and twigs and eats them (crunches and swallows before we can get them away from her).

Anybody else have a dog that does this? I'm worried that it might make her sick. She only seems to do it in our backyard - which we have been raking to try and get up everything she can eat.

Any suggestions on what might be causing this - or it is normal?

Thanks!
Alexis (I'm sure Punkin would be upset that I'm asking - she really seems to enjoy them)

Mine eat sticks all the time, and anything else they can get near their mouths! I try to rescue the small sticks from them, but they are catching onto that game!

chloeTG · 03-20-2006, 02:27 PM

To funny both my girls have started chewing on sticks recently! Chloe my yorkie will bring one inside and will share it with Kylie her maltese sister! I try to grab it from them at every chance but they are such fast little buggers with those short little legs!

Patti · 03-20-2006, 04:25 PM

Cali loves wood, sticks, levaes. She chews on the wood of my boxspring all the time. I keep spraying it but she just moves over. She has eaten a lot of our woodwork, speakers metal knobs. But give her food and she turns her nose up at it!

Jaspermom · 03-20-2006, 05:28 PM

Wosie is a termite as well! Thank goodness she confines herself to the outdoor wood only! She loves twigs, seeds, and the bird seed near the feeder. Silly little beast!

troubletb · 03-20-2006, 05:31 PM

Mine have been eating dried leaves and weeds lately!! Whats up with these fur babies!!

Gizmo423 · 03-21-2006, 12:48 PM

Glad to see my furbaby isn't the only one that eats sticks. I thought it was because she saw her big fursister (my lab) eating the sticks. But it sounds like she would have done it on her own, even if she hadn't seen Maddie eating them.

Sometimes Sadie will wait while Maddie chews up the bigger sticks and she waits for the little sticks to fall. Then she'll grab one and run with it so she can chew on it. Maddie doesn't care because she is working on the bigger sticks.

They are very strange. I have to watch though because sometimes my lab gets bad stomach aches. She does a lot of stretching when her tummy doesn't feel good. When she starts stretching like that, I send her outside and usually make up some white minute rice to help settle the tummy.

These babies are just too funny. They have such funny little quirks.

yorkiefan_ · 07-31-2013, 12:09 PM

LOL bumping a 7 1/2 year old thread, but Cookie does this all the time despite my best efforts to wrestle everything away from her. I'm glad it's not something serious.

Verbena · 07-31-2013, 01:21 PM

Galen does this but him having a harness on he can't get away from me lol

03-20-2006, 01:35 PM	#1
woodturningcrea YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 260	Eating Sticks Hi... Punkin has a new habit - she picks up small pieces of sticks and twigs and eats them (crunches and swallows before we can get them away from her). Anybody else have a dog that does this? I'm worried that it might make her sick. She only seems to do it in our backyard - which we have been raking to try and get up everything she can eat. Any suggestions on what might be causing this - or it is normal? Thanks! Alexis (I'm sure Punkin would be upset that I'm asking - she really seems to enjoy them)

03-20-2006, 01:36 PM	#2
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	Rebel and Woodie are wood eaters...Rebel since I got him. I've not had any problems with it but try to take it away from them every chance I get but every so often, they get away with it. __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

03-20-2006, 01:43 PM	#3
Mydogkelsey YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,133	Aww i'm sorry i can't help you here. However, Kelsey does eat an occasional leaf...weirdos! __________________ R.I.P. Amy girl 01/06/06

03-20-2006, 02:27 PM	#5
chloeTG Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 239	Hey! To funny both my girls have started chewing on sticks recently! Chloe my yorkie will bring one inside and will share it with Kylie her maltese sister! I try to grab it from them at every chance but they are such fast little buggers with those short little legs! __________________ Chloe and Kylie's Mom

03-20-2006, 04:25 PM	#6
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Cali loves wood, sticks, levaes. She chews on the wood of my boxspring all the time. I keep spraying it but she just moves over. She has eaten a lot of our woodwork, speakers metal knobs. But give her food and she turns her nose up at it! __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

03-20-2006, 05:28 PM	#7
Jaspermom Yorkies Rock My World! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,721	Oh yes... Wosie is a termite as well! Thank goodness she confines herself to the outdoor wood only! She loves twigs, seeds, and the bird seed near the feeder. Silly little beast! __________________ Glad Mom to Jasper, Wosie & Dreama, RIP sweet babies.

03-20-2006, 05:31 PM	#8
troubletb Love my Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Port Richey, Florida Posts: 2,339	Mine have been eating dried leaves and weeds lately!! Whats up with these fur babies!! __________________ Karen~ Bell, Lilly and Peter's Mom Rest in Peace <3

03-21-2006, 12:48 PM	#9
Gizmo423 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 55	Eating Sticks Glad to see my furbaby isn't the only one that eats sticks. I thought it was because she saw her big fursister (my lab) eating the sticks. But it sounds like she would have done it on her own, even if she hadn't seen Maddie eating them. Sometimes Sadie will wait while Maddie chews up the bigger sticks and she waits for the little sticks to fall. Then she'll grab one and run with it so she can chew on it. Maddie doesn't care because she is working on the bigger sticks. They are very strange. I have to watch though because sometimes my lab gets bad stomach aches. She does a lot of stretching when her tummy doesn't feel good. When she starts stretching like that, I send her outside and usually make up some white minute rice to help settle the tummy. These babies are just too funny. They have such funny little quirks.

07-31-2013, 12:09 PM	#10
yorkiefan_ I ♥ my Cookie Monster! Donating Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,999	LOL bumping a 7 1/2 year old thread, but Cookie does this all the time despite my best efforts to wrestle everything away from her. I'm glad it's not something serious. __________________ Cookie ;;; RIP Minnie

07-31-2013, 01:21 PM	#11
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	Galen does this but him having a harness on he can't get away from me lol __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern