Registered: Jul 2012
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Hey guys I have two dogs a walker and a blue tick I am feeding diamond high energy. For some reason every time I get them out of the pen they eat grass. Are they not getting a vitamin or what is the deal?? They are both healthy dogs.

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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Cat Square, North Carolina
Posts: 148

Mine eat grass also. They end up passin it out though. Not hurtin my two walkers. 3 years old. Fine Looking. Feed Prime 24-20

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Registered: Nov 2009
Location: NW Iowa
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All dogs eat grass once in a while, most of them puke it back up and some pass's throw them. It's a natural thing.

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Registered: Feb 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 27

an old man i used to bear and rabbit hunt with would pull some and put it in the lot for them to eat, claimed it helped their gut. don't know if its true but it wont hurt em

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Registered: Sep 2012
Location: Coldwater Mississippi
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I have seen it for sale in Petco. I guess for city slicker dogs!

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Registered: Jul 2011
Location: tennessee
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ive always heard when a dog eats grass hes got to much acid in his stomach.

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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: tioga co.pa
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my dogs eat it ....i smoke it.....

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Registered: Feb 2012
Location: airville,pa
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Originally posted by capt_agricultur
my dogs eat it ....i smoke it.....

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Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Wi
Posts: 72

Since it has been brought up I searched alittle a read in one report where theres not any real difinitive reason why they do.

Some speculation is that its some lost trait where as their ansestors where more omnivore and ate most anything to survive, and through evolution to modern dog and dog food it changed that, but that trait may still be there.

Another thought was that if a dog has an upset stomach, it may eat grass to promote it to vomit. Theory is the grass blades tickle the back of their throat same as if we would stick a finger to back of our throat and vomit.

When I was growing up nearly 60 years ago, I was told it was because they could be wormy...maybe a wives tail... maybe not....

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