Is it proven...

[chelle]

I have no idea, but I've read that dogs eat grass to help themselves puke. Heck I sure don't know, but when my dogs eat grass... yeah... they puke. Every time.

[jetscarbie]

All 3 of mine eat grass. It's only certain kinds, though.

[GSDkid]

Originally Posted by Todd

Heidi used to eat grass on occasion and it usually was followed by her throwing up. She found who loved her one time when one long piece of grass made "almost" the whole way through her digestive system intact. After going to the bathroom, she stayed in the arched back position and just looked at me. You got to be kidding me! A piece of grass about four inches long was still hanging from her butt. Uh huh.

Options. 1. Let her fix it and wonder how much of a mess she would make. 2. Me grab another bag and gently remove it.

I chose option two, grateful for the fact that no neighbors could see this little adventure. Turns out the piece of grass was about six inches long.

Afterwards, at least she wagged her tail in acknowledgement of my assitance. I loved that dog and still miss her.

lol. 6 inches is pretty long and for it to have not even been broken down during digestion. That's amazing!

[onyx'girl]

I trained outside yesterday, and the snow was melted on the field we were at. Karlo took that opportunity to chow on the long grass, even dormant, he wanted to eat it!
I feed green tripe, you'd think that would satisfy his need for greens....

[1sttimeforgsd]

I have raised a lot of dogs over the years and they all have ate grass. Sometimes they have thrown up afterwards but not always. I have come to the conclusion that they only throw up when they eat it and their stomache is already upset beforehand.

[kiya]

Originally Posted by Todd

After going to the bathroom, she stayed in the arched back position and just looked at me. You got to be kidding me! A piece of grass about four inches long was still hanging from her butt. Uh huh.

Options. 1. Let her fix it and wonder how much of a mess she would make. 2. Me grab another bag and gently remove it.

I chose option two, grateful for the fact that no neighbors could see this little adventure. Turns out the piece of grass was about six inches long.

Afterwards, at least she wagged her tail in acknowledgement of my assitance. I loved that dog and still miss her.

Been there, done that. Only thing I could find at the time was a leaf. The look on Kiya's face was pathetic but clearly she was happy I helped.

[Chicagocanine]

I've also heard that when a dog eats grass it means something is missing in their diet.

I don't think either one of those are necessarily correct. My Golden used to eat grass all the time and never threw up after. She would pick the longest pieces and chomp them. She never ate large quantities though, just a few pieces at a time.

[Good_Karma]

One of my dogs will eat grass. He loves it, and it does not make him throw up. But oddly, he doesn't care for my salad greens. I would think that arugula would be more appealing than grass, but apparently not.

[Chicagocanine]

My Golden would eat salad greens too...and veggies, and fruit...

[Todd]

Originally Posted by GSDkid

lol. 6 inches is pretty long and for it to have not even been broken down during digestion. That's amazing!

It was almost touching the ground from her still arched back position. Amazing was one word I used

Abby, who should be named Dyson because she sucks up about everything has not had either issue with her occasional grass diet supplement. Nothing has made it all the way through intact and she has never thrown up from it (I've had her about seven months now).

Heidi had a really sensitive stomach...I wonder if that might have had something to do with it? She's probably watching from above wondering why the new dog gets some food she didn't.

Well, Heidi, I still miss you terribly, but you got the runs any time your diet was changed in the least bit, so I had to be really careful. Sorry baby girl...hope you forgive me at the bridge.