My puppy eat's everything!!

[milo]

Hi i was playing with my dog's earlyer today and my puppy named Lucky eat's everything like, Stone's, Mud balls, ect, Does anyone know how to stop him from eating something he should'nt???

[Rip's Girl]

ROFL you're discovering the fun of Labradors and their insatiable appetite, Milo!

Just keep an eye and a leash on him if he's somewhere he could get into somehting bad...

[milo]

Oh thanks mate's, that's what i thought coz my mate's lab eat's things of the floor as well

[Rip's Girl]

LOL yeah.. I've never met a Lab that didn't want to sniff around for something good on the ground.

[flyndog]

Most dogs that eat stuff that's not edible were "mouthy" puppies. Since he already likes to play bite, you might not want to encourage him with any mouth games (tug of war, etc.). Correcting him from eating stuff that he shouldn't eat is like correcting him for play biting. You take away the nonacceptable thing and substitute it with something he can chew on, like a toy or a Nylabone. (I love Nylabones. They come in "flavors"). Your puppy should definately be taught the "Leave It!" command. I dont' remember how old he is. If he's old enough and if he's willing, since he's a Lab, he could start to learn "take it" and "out". That may give you a little more control over what he puts in his mouth.
Kit

[lablover]

My 10 week old lab has the same problem. It's hard because they are so mouthy and they don't really know any commands good enough to do them all the time yet. We are with him at all times (except in his crate) so he never eats something that we don't know about. We have also stopped taking him outside so much. There is just too many things in the yard that he can eat and the vet said if he even eats grass it will give him bad health problems. We are trying to teach him "leave it" when we go outside to go to the bathroom. We take him out on a leash (to train him to always go in the same spot). If he picks something up and puts it in his mouth I say leave it and tug gently on the leash (not hard or you will hurt him). If he doesn't drop it himself, I bend over and take it out of his mouth and direct his attention elsewhere (usually by making him walk in the other direction). It is an ongoing battle. He is always biting something, I just try to make sure that it won't hurt him. The Bitter Apple spray seems to work too for things inside the house (furniture, etc.)

[milo]

Hi there i just wanted to say thanks for your reply's. I went to the shop's yesterday and me and my mum saw a puppy lab with a muzzle on it, it looked nasty but the lady said the reason why she has that muzzle on her puppy was coz she does'nt know what her puppy might be eating, coz her dog eat's everything too.
Anyway thanks for your reply's!!

[P1nay]

My pup has been eating bugs lately, is there any bug i should be particular about? sometimes i can't some him, he already pounced on it and chewed it up.....

[flyndog]

I can see by your location that you don't have to worry about scorpions like I do! But Black Widows and Brown Recluse spider bites would be very serious. Grasshoppers and other bugs that aren't poisonous to eat can give pups an upset stomach. If he eats a bee, he may learn the hard way to keep away from bugs! I would be more worried about the chance of bites and stings than being poisoned by eating a bug.
Kit