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posted 02-03-2004 04:16 PM         

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My pit seems to LOVE (again i'll emphasize this) LOVE to play with rocks, and bricks. He'll toss them around and chase them. and when he has one, good luck getting his attention. he'll sit and lick them dilligently, and keep them in his bowl. i'm really really worried about the damage to his teeth and jaw. i seriously canNOT get him to stop picking them up and (sort of) chewing on them. there are just way too many rocks in my yard to keep away from him, if i take away the big ones, he finds small ones and there's no way to stop him from finding new ones. its not realistic to clear my ENTIRE yard of all rocks, what does this mean and what can i do?

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posted 02-03-2004 04:25 PM         

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lol lol lol,,,,,,thats a weird dog you have but i would not worrie about it unless he is eating and ingesting them,

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posted 02-03-2004 04:45 PM         

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I don't have the faintest idea on that one, but I will say, Rocks will indeed damage your dog's teeth. I have had a couple dogs who wore their teeth down to NOTHING by the time they were 5+. Why can't you possibly get rid of the brick and stones? Unless you want a dog with no teeth, you're gonna have to do something. Keep the dog in the house 24/7 maybe? (Yeah, right..)
And yeah, I think it's something I would worry about if I were you.

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posted 02-03-2004 06:45 PM         

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I would try to remove as much of the brick and stones as I could.
The ones I could not get rid of~~~ maybe try spraying red hot or bitter apple on them?

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posted 02-06-2004 10:50 AM         

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I had a dog who loved them as well...we named him Grinder....lol

He wore his teeth down as well, but them we soon realized that he was seeking minerals in the rocks.
Try finding him some vitamins and mineral supliments that he may be lacking....

I also tried to remove all the larger rocks I could, and wehn he picked up any, I scolded him. This worked, but as soon as we were'nt around, I'm sure he jumped up and got him a rock.

OH why don't you try some neat doggie treats? Like a Kong with peanutbutter in it, or a doggy bone? There are also balls that you fill with small treats that the dogs roll around adn treats fall out. Perhaps that will deter him from the "rock fest".

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posted 02-06-2004 11:12 AM         

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Samsintentions is rite increes yor dogs mineral intake and this should stop.

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posted 02-06-2004 02:58 PM         

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And get rid of the rocks.

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posted 02-06-2004 03:28 PM         

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I know a bitch who is like that. Wore down and ruined ALL her cutters!! Would chew on rocks and grind bricks and chewed though her kennel fencing.

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