Originally Posted by
Beth C
When Lido was younger, he was TERRIBLE grabbing rocks and actually trying to eat them. He finally outgrew it, but for awhile, I had to take him outside on leash, even though our yard is fenced, because I feared him eating so many that he would get a blockage. He still forages for sticks, chews them, eats them, LOVES them. I think it must be a lab thing. He also adores my flowering plants and eats them, too. He chewed a small azalea down to the ground (RIP azalea). Azaleas are supposedly toxic to dogs, but fortunately, he suffered no ill effects. He also adores my rose bushes, thorns and all. I'm always guarding them when he's out in the yard. His favorite teen-age antic right now is to grab a stem as he runs across the yard by them. I hope they survive, poor things! Lido knows he's being bad. He actually looks like he's laughing as he does it - tongue lolling out of his mouth and eyes full of mischief, the little devil! Sigh...