Is my lab nuts?

[angus63]

This time of year the acorns are falling on Long Island and my dog has acquired a taste for the nutty snacks. He combs the ground, picks them up, bites the cap off, and chews the nuts. He eats so many the squirrels hired an attorney. Is this okay for his health? Never noticed this until this year. He is 5 yrs old.

 

[Scott Danforth]

my lab/boxer mixed aquired a taste for green tomatoes. the ones on the neighbors side of the fence.

is your dog nuts..... probably, they all are and take after their owners. not sure if it will hurt him.

 

[sphelps]

I saw my lab just yesterday chewing on rocks ... Yep their all nuts ...

 

[boatman37]

yep. mine chews lava rocks

 

[MTboatguy]

My Golden, used to have a love for anything wild, or grown in the garden, she used to eat acorns, wild strawberries, tomato's, cucumbers, zucchini squash. Never did us any good to plant a garden, because between her and the deer, we never got anything! You really had to watch her, when she found a huckleberry field!

 

[southkogs]

I've just gotten a Lab this year ... I've always had Goldens (still have one), but this is the first Lab. So far, my research seems to indicate that Labs are indeed bonkers ... and based on what I've seen him ingest so far, NOTHING'll make 'em sick.

My best understanding (and I'm not a vet) is that many nuts (including acorns) are not good for dogs - but really in large quantities. The toxins have the potential of messing with their digestive system and kidneys. Nothing fatal (as best as I've heard), but it can do damage. If it's a handful of acorns a week ... I wouldn't sweat it unless you see him get sick. If it's a LOT of acorns ... you may wanna' mitigate that.

 

[littlerayray]

The quirkier their personality the crazier they seem

 

[poconojoe]

Yep, labs are nuts! My daughter's lab has endless energy. She never calmed down with age. She also never wants to come in the house. She would rather live outside. She's crazy!

 

[sublauxation]

My anut's dog got really sick and the vets couldn't figure out why. On and off for a couple weeks he'd get plugged up for a day or so, then everything would come shooting out for a couple days. They did x'rays and the whole works but kept finding nothing. They finally opted for exporatory surgery and found a whole acorn in his stomach. Turns out it would plug up the exit of his stomach to the small intestine, then work it's way looose. She had about $5K invested in all the bills by the time it was all done.

 

[gm280]

According to a lot of animal websites, Acorns are dangerous for any pet animal to eat. There are reports of even oak leaves laying in a dog's water bowl tainting the water that killed two small dogs. So I realize it is near impossible to keep dogs from eating acorns, but try to keep them away from eating them if possible. It can make then seriously sick and is extremely bad for their liver and kidneys... However dog will eat them and simple pass them along most of the time without problems...

 

[angus63]

When I came home today he ran out front to greet me and had oak leaves in his collar. Makes me question his tree climbing skills...

 

[southkogs]

... Makes me question his tree climbing skills ...

We had a basset hound that could! She would climb up one of our trees to get over the fence and get out of the yard

 

[82rude]

My lab/newfie mix use to dive for rocks in the lake!My bud thought I was full of it until he took a rock and chucked it in at about 4 or 5 feet of water and the dog came back with the exact same rock.Several times too!As for food if he seen me eat it he would too.Loved salads and pasta.Lived a great 14 years.He would also ride on or in anything.Four wheelers,snowmachines,trucks,Loved everybody and even a baby could take a bone from him with out nary a complaint.Was a great foster daddy to 7 kittens who used him as a attack toy and he took it all without so much as a wimper.I still miss him a lot sometimes.Also as a true test of friendliness he was the first one to greet and play with the mailman.

 

[angus63]

I hear ya Rude. The neighbor kids knock on our door and ask if Otis can come out and play. I had a few Goldens prior to this guy, and he is by far much brighter and full of personality. He even smiles when I get home. Most think I am pulling their leg when I mention this. I plan to video tape it and share.

 

[Scott Danforth]

just wondering, which type of lab

 

[southkogs]

... I had a few Goldens prior to this guy, and he is by far much brighter and full of personality. He even smiles when I get home...

My Goldens have been more subdued, for sure. Our new Lab is a rocket most of the time. My current Golden "smiles" by raising her hackles and bearing her teeth while wagging up a storm. The Lab smiles, but his is almost a legitimate facial smile ...

just wondering, which type of lab

... facial smile is not so far off the bottom right

 

[boatman37]

we have a yellow lab but he is mainly a white lab. extremely energetic. he is almost 2 now. way more obnoxious than our old black lab was

 

[sphelps]

Top two look like my two but sometimes resembles bottom right ! :lol: