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Anything. Unlike goats, which at least have a modicum of survival sense, if you've never had Spaniels or Flat-coat retrievers you've never seen natures stupide

Anything. Unlike goats, which at least have a modicum of survival sense, if you've never had Spaniels or Flat-coat retrievers you've never seen natures stupidest vacuum cleaners at work: - socks - rope - a whole tomato plant - doll's heads - 5lbs of fresh horse-shit - books These are just the thing's I've personally witnessed. Although some of these prompted visits to the vet, usually the vet just said "don't worry they have strong guts, bring 'em back if it doesn't pass in a day". Problem is, when a dog half poop s out an undigested rope, it follows them around in a most undignified way.

micromacrofoot 4y ago
They're willing to eat anything, but something as simple as a grape can cause renal failure. Certain types of things like string can also become entangled in their intestines and cause fatal blockages.
malkia 4y ago
"5lbs of fresh horse-shit" - looool our dog is on strict diet (kidney issues :(), but my in-laws have dog on the "farm" house that lives outside, but has a dog house, near the chicken coop (he must be some kind of mutt, or who knows what kind of breed), eats anything it's been given, and has perfect health with strong white teeth (unlike our poor fellow at home, who also needs treatment two times a week).
MisterTea 4y ago
A German shepard mix we had in our Machine shop ate: - cotton buffing wheel - buffing wax - numerous work gloves - balloons (rainbow dog poop) - small stainless steel chips he licked from the cnc mill trough covered in nasty coolant and oils. (sparkling dog poop) - toilet overflowed and he helped himself to the poop on the floor. - wood scraps or chips - if another dog vomited, he'd clean it up. Oh and his own vomit too (Waste not, want not) - stray cat poop he found in the yard - dead racoon he found under the trailer To his credit I never saw him eat dog poop. He also never had to go to the vet for eating any of the above and he lived just past 16 years. We always joked it was because he wasn't born but built in a machine shop.

micromacrofoot 4y ago

They're willing to eat anything, but something as simple as a grape can cause renal failure. Certain types of things like string can also become entangled in their intestines and cause fatal blockages.

malkia 4y ago

"5lbs of fresh horse-shit" - looool our dog is on strict diet (kidney issues :(), but my in-laws have dog on the "farm" house that lives outside, but has a dog house, near the chicken coop (he must be some kind of mutt, or who knows what kind of breed), eats anything it's been given, and has perfect health with strong white teeth (unlike our poor fellow at home, who also needs treatment two times a week).

MisterTea 4y ago

A German shepard mix we had in our Machine shop ate: - cotton buffing wheel - buffing wax - numerous work gloves - balloons (rainbow dog poop) - small stainless steel chips he licked from the cnc mill trough covered in nasty coolant and oils. (sparkling dog poop) - toilet overflowed and he helped himself to the poop on the floor. - wood scraps or chips - if another dog vomited, he'd clean it up. Oh and his own vomit too (Waste not, want not) - stray cat poop he found in the yard - dead racoon he found under the trailer To his credit I never saw him eat dog poop. He also never had to go to the vet for eating any of the above and he lived just past 16 years. We always joked it was because he wasn't born but built in a machine shop.