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posted November 18, 2007 08:54 AM         

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Hello everyone

Any suggestions as to why a dog will eat sand?
Any help would be appreciated...thank you

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posted November 18, 2007 09:14 PM         

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I wish i could tell you. one of my dogs licks the walls.

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posted November 18, 2007 10:46 PM         

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Answer:
Missing nutrients it it's system...

Solution:
Change brands of dog food preferably to something most natural like "Beneful" or the like.

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posted November 19, 2007 06:19 PM         

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Thank you yourfriendinspirit

what kind of nutrients would be missing? Minerals maybe?
She is a picky eater and eats caesar's dog food only and boiled chicken with rice mostly.
She has lost a lot of weight over the past year or so. She is a little Maltese Poodle and lives in Europe, not sure they have Beneful there.
She is now 13 years old
Research I have done so far indicates maybe minerals are missing.
Any other help would be much appreciated.

natty33 I wonder if its the asbestos or clay your dog is tasting on the walls?

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posted November 19, 2007 07:43 PM         

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Just Click Here and choose other countries it shows many Europe distributors.
(There are also some great articles here)
I'd say yes minerals...

Even people have been known to do this...

Good luck to you!

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posted November 20, 2007 06:44 PM         

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thank you yourfriendinspirit

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posted December 12, 2007 08:04 AM         

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It may also aid in digestion (although I'd go for the mineral explanation more). It could be a throwback to earlier days before we domesticated wolves and bred dogs. Some dogs still occaionally eat pebbles to aid digestion.

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posted December 13, 2007 02:09 PM         

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posted December 14, 2007 01:22 PM         

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Thanks Randall

She is a petite maltese poodle and 13 years old.....
I didn't know the wolves eat pebbles to aid digestion....wow if that's why she's doing this then my sis has a wonderdog who remembers her lifetime as the alpha female of the pack

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