That CAN'T be good for his system...

[iBaman]

I'm not sure how, but he keeps finding and eating sticks. Is it ok for him to eat sticks? He's not outside by himself EVER. I watch him like a hawk. Yet somehow, he manages to eat stuff like this!! *pulls hair out* Tonight, I was going crazy because he smelled like poop every time he walked past (he sucks at cleaning himself...tips on teaching him this? ;P), so I wiped his butt, and there was a stick hanging out....(don't worry, I didn't pull, as I had no idea how long it was). He was able to pass it himself about a minute later...but still...prevention would be awesome....

[Gmthrust]

As a very young pup, Keek was crazy for twigs and branches.....any fluttering leaf blown by a breeze. We just kept at redirecting her attention with toys, treats, hand-clapping, calling Puppy puppy puppy and running away to invite play away from shrubbery and mulch, etc., a$$hat neighbors who thought it was cute and had the gall to encourage it. Unfortunately, she got a tiny sliver stuck inside her cheek. We hadn't realized that it happened until her face, just below her eye, absessed. A $200 ordeal to fix. On a brighter note, Keek perfers toys, especially her flirt-rod, to chase ---but to this very day (she's now three), she still gets that little sparkle in her eyes for twigs and branches.....any fluttering leaf blown by a breeze.

[iBaman]

I don't even know when he's eating them, though!! when he's let out in the yard to potty, he sniffs, potties and comes inside....he's on a leash on walks, and when we do our off leash play, he's glued to my heels....=/ I never once see him pick anything up. He's 8 months and I thought he would have grown out of this by now...