mud eater spaniel

[priyawarekar]

hi our english cocker spaniel likes eating mud,licks the(dry) cement filled in conners and he also likes to lick and bite our dumbells which are rusted. I know it is some kind of vitimine loss but which? We give him dog food with minced meat or egg but still he does that . He is 12 weeks old.Is this some serious problem if not why is he doing so? & how to stop him do so

[lankeela]

I think this is more a 'habit' than a deficiency. As he is only twelve weeks old he has not yet had experience of a lot of things. If you are feeding him a good quality high protein complete puppy food he should not need any more supplements. He needs this until he is at least a year old.

Try giving him things to chew such as pigs ears, rawhide chews, cooked knuckle bones. This will keep him occupied as well as provide exercise for his mouth whilst he is teething.

If he is only on meat and a mixer type biscuit I would try changing him to a complete food, which is balanced and contains everything he needs to grow and develop properly.

[arsefucker]

This may sound a little bit weird, but *** in your dogs food! Not only will he get the necessary vitamins, but you'll get the release you need. Nothing like man's best friend providing the service that man most craves!!!

You may be thinking that this is the answer from a sick ******-******, but hey, you've all thought about it!

Sick *****!!!

If all else fails...... a swift kick in the balls has always helped me!!!

[Brinjal]

<PRE>I had a dog that also did that Not as a habit but just from time to time. Must taste nice.</PRE>