I have an 18 week old Yorkshire terrier mix & her commitment to eating every single thing on the ground is terrifying me!!
I know it’s normal for a puppy but I’m wondering if there’s any tips / hacks out there to get her past it?
If it doesn’t calm down I’ll have to get her a muzzle to stop her or I get a very expensive vet bill at some point. We went out for two walks today and I pried a half eaten apple, cigarette butts, 2 bits of plastic, and a shard of glass out* *her mouth today (thanks to those who think it’s cool to smash bottles in parks!).
I’m not mad at her (she doesn’t know any better) I’m worried about her – she eats literally anything on the pavement/ in the house / in the garden all day long. And it’s getting worse!
I’m trying to train “leave it” and “drop it” but it’s not strong enough with her yet in action – is there anything that worked for you if you struggled with this?
She also doesn’t finish her meals if they’re in a bowl – she loves scatter feeding so I think she’s kinda programmed to keep her nose to the ground and eat the treasures she finds as she goes.
It’s worth noting, I live in a high litter area – so until she calms down I wonder if it would be better to avoid pavements all together and just carry her to and from parks until she isn’t so determined to play Russian roulette with pavement trash 2x a day. The issue with that is that I live in a busy city so it would be useful to get her experienced in pavement walking.
Any ideas or help welcome!
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