Just as humans eat strawberries because they enjoy the taste,
some dogs eat grass because they enjoy the way that it tastes.
There is a class of people who sincerely believe that
dogs eat grass because it is a natural instinct.
Some believe that
dogs eat grass because it makes them vomit.
Some dogs eat grass because of obsessive compulsive disorders, but that is usually very rare.
All of our dogs love to eat grass, and many of us have asked ourselves more than once, «does
my dog eat grass because he needs to, or like to?»
All of our dogs love to eat grass, and many of us have asked ourselves more than once, «does
my dog eat grass because...
Not exact matches
Some
dogs only seem to
eat grass when they are feeling sick, prompting the owner to schedule to a vet visit
because Buffy is repeatedly
eating grass and vomiting it back up.
Oftentimes
dog owners believe that their pet is
eating grass because he doesn't feel well, but that is just a common misconception.
A
dog might
eat grass because he craves something different and he likes the different taste and texture of
grass.
When
dogs eat grass, owners are puzzled
because they often vomit.
Dogs mostly
eat certain types of
grass because they like the taste, just as with the case of garbage, but it does appear that individuals learn that too much can cause vomiting, so the intentional
eating of
grass to induce vomiting seems to come after experience.
We have to live with the uncertainty that our
dogs might be
eating grass to puke,
because his wolf - brain tells him to, or just
because he likes the taste and enjoys when you pull
grass from his ass.
Some
dogs may also
eat grass because they are under - fed, don't have access to adequate food or are just plain bored.
So, pups and young
dogs may engage in
eating grass because of that, or simply due to boredom.
I looked this up
because my
dog's stomach has been growling and gurgling this evening, then I found her outside
eating grass.
There is no way to determine whether a
dog is
eating grass simply
because they like it other than ruling out all other possible theories.
In some cases however, where
grass eating is simply the result of a
dog's natural instinct to
eat grass or
because a
dog likes the taste of
grass, owners may try to train their
dog to stop their behavior.
Dogs that show signs of feeling under the weather before
eating grass are more often than not, not
eating grass because they enjoy doing so — think of this like
eating a chocolate bar when your stomach is aching.
There will be a notable difference in a
dog that
eats grass because they enjoy doing so and a
dog that is
eating grass to induce vomiting.
Another theory for why
dogs eat grass that often gets overlooked is the idea that
dogs eat grass simply
because they enjoy it.
In the case of a
dog that
eats grass because they enjoy it,
grass -
eating will seldom if ever cause vomiting; however, that does not mean that it can not.