 Eating grasshoppers?
#292071 - 08/14/2010 10:35 AM |
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We've had a bumper crop of grasshoppers this year. Walking through the yard is like going through popping popcorn. Sutter is stalking, catching and eating the grasshoppers. Do I need to stop this or should I just be happy that I have my own grasshopper control dog?
We don't use any chemicals on our yard because the dog and kids are back there so much.
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[Re: Becca Fuentes ]
#292074 - 08/14/2010 11:17 AM |
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Ours are eating cicadas right now. We have a blind italian greyound. The highlight of his life is to be able to go outside at night and hunt cicadas. They must be pretty tasty.
I doubt if this causes any problems, it's 'raw diet' after all. You might inspect the next few poops and see how the protein supplement is affecting him.
A dog has alot of friends because he wags his tail instead of his mouth.
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[Re: Rob Abel ]
#292075 - 08/14/2010 11:38 AM |
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Turbo's favorite is beetles.
Cicadas aren't around as often, but they are on the menu, too.
I don't think grasshoppers are his favorite, but they move fast, so he can't help it. 
He really wishes I would let him eat my frogs, but I like them eating other bugs around the house, so the line gets drawn there.
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[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#292076 - 08/14/2010 11:40 AM |
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I'm just glad that this year, after six years, I think he has finally learned to walk away from wasp. He isn't very smart.
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#292090 - 08/14/2010 02:40 PM |
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I try to not let them eat bugs of any sorts because we have also lots of bees and wasps and they don't know the difference. But that's the only reason. Somewhere I also read that some moths can be poisonous to dogs? They love moths. They love ants too. I guess if you are going to watch your dog at all times and distinguish for him/her the right bugs then it's OK.
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[Re: Linda West ]
#292100 - 08/14/2010 05:24 PM |
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My last dog thought bumble bees were the tastiest thing in the world.
Ahem, after blueberries that is. We had to beat her to the blue berries. lol
Now it's a race for the raspberries. Who's going to get them first? Us or Strider?
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#292102 - 08/14/2010 05:29 PM |
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My parents' dog jumps the fence to their vegetable garden and eats their raspberries, strawberries, dug up carrots and potatoes and ate those. He also eats fruit off all of their fruit trees, they have about 7 different kinds. He makes sure his diet is well supplemented I guess.
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[Re: Rob Abel ]
#292103 - 08/14/2010 05:31 PM |
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Ours are eating cicadas right now. We have a blind italian greyound. The highlight of his life is to be able to go outside at night and hunt cicadas.
And I sure as heck wouldn't stop the poor ol' guy from having a ball! He sure as heck can't chase bunnies anymore so at least crickets are something he can "chase"! Too cute.
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#292106 - 08/14/2010 05:42 PM |
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Oh heck no - that's one of the true sports that he's got left...well that and sticking that skinny nose into my wife's purse, and I guess reaching up on the counter with that long neck and pilfering food too close to the edge...let's just say this little guy finds ways to get his needs met. Heck, we could probably stop feeding him and he'd survive just fine on stuff he steals or bugs he finds (did I mention that the kitchen trash is kept on top of the fridge because we, well, aren't able to outsmart a 15 pound, twelve year old blind dog?) 
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[Re: Rob Abel ]
#292124 - 08/14/2010 09:17 PM |
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(did I mention that the kitchen trash is kept on top of the fridge because we, well, aren't able to outsmart a 15 pound, twelve year old blind dog?)
Lol, Rob dont feel bad. My FIL's girlfriends terrier jumps from the floor to the counter tops, runs across the counter top to the top of the fridge to the cabinet there and gets in the beef jerky and peanuts.  So really, you just have a very talented dog.
About the bugs I wouldnt worry, Finn eats the dried worms stuck to the concrete, bumblebees (Found a wounded one the other day and gulped it before I could stop him), ants, and tree frogs the size of your thumb nail. I try not to let him get those because they sit up by the entry lights and eat the moths and skeeters.
To bad Finn wont eat the skeeter.. *sigh*, But he did point for the first time with me saying whoa (stay/freeze) on a butterfly today! I was so proud!
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