Why Do Dogs Eat Grass?....Top 3 Reasons!!

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November 16, 2016, 9:10 pm

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Why Do Dogs Eat Grass?....Top 3 Reasons!!

Have you ever seen your dog or any dog eat grass while they are outside? I was always told that if a dog ate grass, it was because their stomach was upset. I have researched why dogs do this because my puppy sometimes does it and I wanted to make sure she wasn't going to get hurt form doing it.

So the top 3 reasons why your dog eats grass when outside...
1. Boredom; if your dog doesn't get enough exercise he/she will eventually become bored and find other things to do to pass the time.
2. Nutritional Issues; Since dogs eat both meat and plant based food, they might search for that fiber to fulfill that need for that nutrition.
3. Upset Stomach; although there isn't much scientific evidence that this is true, some believe it to be true. most of the time vomiting follows the grass eating to remove the contents of the stomach, therefore helping the upset stomach.

After researching and reading all of that, I'm pretty sure my pup does it because of boredom, because she mostly jumps around and try to rip it and then shell just eat it. LOL she's funny. She is a nibbler so when she is laying in the grass being lazy, I find she starts to mess with and eat the grass! LOL

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CryptoGuru

CryptoGuru

I didn't realize that they ate grass for different reasons. I always thought they ate grass only if they had an upset stomach. Our dog is big enough to be a cow and she is only a pup lol! Who knows she is a little crazy for sure, our little dog never eats grass. Dogs cannot digest grass from what i understand, this is why they vomit it up when they eat alot of it. Throwing up helps with the nausea feeling and helps it temporarily go away. Our dog will eat anything if you let her.

8 years ago

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felabruno

felabruno

I have always thought that the main reason why dogs eat grass sometimes is because their stomach doesn't feel well. I have never thought it was because they might be bored but it makes sense if this is the real reason. My dog rarely eats grass, she does this only from time to time when we walk her, I read somewhere that this is the way dogs clean their stomach.

7 years ago

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vinaya

vinaya

When I take my dog for a walk in the garden and vegetable patch, he sometimes eats grass. Of course, he does not eat grass just like cattle, but he pulls grass strand and chews. Every time I saw my dog eating grass, I thought he was being playful. However, I never thought that he was eating grass because he was bored or has some nutritional deficiency. I did not know dogs ate grass when their stomach was upset.

7 years ago

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Blank629

Blank629

I see some dogs eating grass and I don't know why they do it. And now I take my own judgement on why dogs eat grass. First, maybe dogs find other ways to fill up their stomach. It is applicable to dogs that are on streets and don't have to eat. Second is they taste it good. Third is, maybe dogs see it to other animals that eats grass naturally.

7 years ago

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wallet

wallet

You have many points there, I know only the one with the belly pain when a dog has a belly pain he eats grass and will heal in no time. I know this from my grandfather. I didn't know the rest especially the boredom issue, I think a dog eat grass only because of its health condition.

7 years ago

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dzannerz

dzannerz

Really??a dog can really eat grass?? I didnt know this I mean I didnt even noticed it but now I know so maybe one time I will watched my dog just see that he can eat grass hehe

7 years ago

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augusta

augusta

Thanks for the enlightenment, well, I thought since there were animals and most animals eat grasses and the reason why they eat grasses is that they're hungry, never thought of other reasons.So they eat for stomach, that's a new one.

7 years ago

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OliverHoward

OliverHoward

Well, out of boredom, dogs do not eat grass, you should not have included this in the list, but as for digestive problems and nutritional problems, this is more than true. My dog often ate grass when she had indigestion. The fact is that we used to feed her home-made food, which, as it turned out, did not suit her. In this case, of course, the dog was looking for ways to heal. True, the dog has not had an eating disorder for quite a long time. I assume that this was influenced by the replacement of the diet, we switched to feed https://petsmatters.net/shih-tzus-...od-for-shih-tzu/. So now we don't eat grass

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