Friday, August 24, 2012

Reasons why dogs eat leaves

By Jerry Welsh


Dogs are great eaters and these animals consider mealtime as one of the most important moments in their life. Dogs that are left alone all day would be ecstatic to see the master at the end of the day because it would mean that mealtime is near. Dogs in the wild use up most if their time in finding food. In the wild, dogs would not know when a prey will be found so that when there is food, these animals will eat until the stomach would almost burst. In the wild, meat is the main diet of dogs but when hunting is poor, dogs would eat anything they can find. To survive, dogs would make do with roots, berries, fruits and leaves.

Todays dogs don't have to hunt to eat. Dog owners make sure that pet's doggie bowls are always filled. Most dog owners will be mystified by the pet's habit of eating inedible things. It seems that dogs really need to supplement their diet with stones, barks, cloth and poop. A dog's tendency to eat leaves would be much better than eating poop and rotting animals.

It is believed that dogs eat leaves to correct a dietary imbalance. Dogs have an uncanny ability to know what is wrong with their system. Dogs that are provided by owners with cheaper low quality dog food that mainly contain cereal fillers would munch on the leaves of momma's plants to fill up a nutrient deficiency.

Dogs are voracious and indiscriminate eaters. Dogs are noted to have a curious personality. Dogs would investigate things with their mouth thus they get to swallow foreign and non-food items. Apart from this, dogs also have the inclination to eat spoiled food. Would it be any wonder if these animals constantly suffer from an upset stomach? Fortunately, nature has given our canine friends ability to self medicate. Dogs simply need to eat leaves and presto! the foreign matters as well as the toxic substances in the stomach that ails the pet will be vomited. The leaves eating habit can be a way to gain attention. Owners would curb the leaf-eating habit by reprimanding the pet. However, for a dog, reprimands and even punishment would be much better than no attention at all.

The life of the pet will not be put at risk by eating leaves as long as what the dog has ingested was not sprayed with toxic substances. Stopping the leaves eating habit is necessary to keep the pet safe.




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