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My dachahund swallowed a baby bird whole.
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None of his poops during our regular walks look weird, but he might have passed it out in the yard somehwere. I hope.
He's acting totally fine. Probably forgot about it minutes after he swallowed.
Dogs eating small animals whole is a little unusual, but probably not much of a concern. I know my parents' dog was perfectly happy to go mice hunting out in the fields and he'd just bite their little necks broke and swallow them whole. No chewing, just straight down. It was mildly disconcerting the first time, but much much worse when he pooped them out. Disgusting mouse-shaped piles of fur and poo, how lovely.
Hello Clarice, a bird once tried to test me, so I ate her whole with a nice Chianti.
If you dont want a dirty flat dont get a dog.
Mistreating the dog does. Neglecting it, denying it enough room/movement etc.
owners who make shortcuts like these in education, do that more than once. Crates are fine as long as they are free to leave. If you lock it up its actually illegal in many countries especially over longer periods.
Then you can put them into kennels as well, especially since they usually have more space in kennels than crates.
Over night for 8 hours, while you are at work, whenever your dog misbehaves. Crates have become the nightmare of "dog education".
The dog killed/ate the bird due to instincts. Punishing instincts is useless. You need to give your dog a chance to actually "scratch that twitch" in a way that does not bother you.
If you dont want animals to throw up in your flat, then dont get animals. That bit of barf (pun intended) should not disgust you as pet owner.
LOL you clever bastard
omg your doggo is so cute
Dogs are den animals. They want a safe space. They want their own private area where they can sleep or bring their toys and treats and enjoy them without the concern of other pets or people disturbing them and stealing their stuff. You can provide this space with a kennel. If you don't provide a den, then dogs will crawl into a small dark space like behind a couch or under a bed to find their own secure space. That's not always the most safe or comfortable space for them.
Most dogs love their kennel or crate. It shouldn't be used as punishment because that's not respecting what they want it for. But it can be used as way to secure your dog when you are away when they are properly crate trained. Most dogs don't mind it at all when they are used to it and will just snooze in their safe space.
There is nothing wrong with crate training and providing them with their den. It's what they want.
Most dogs love their kennel or crate. It shouldn't be used as punishment because that's not respecting what they want it for. But it can be used as way to secure your dog when you are away when they are properly crate trained. Most dogs don't mind it at all when they are used to it and will just snooze in their safe space.
There is nothing wrong with crate training and providing them with their den. It's what they want.
We buy our dog Frosty Paws by Purina.
A lot of places where you buy ice cream, like Dairy Queen will give you a free cup of vanilla ice cream for your dog if you like. It's usually called a "Pup Cup."
As for OP: Yeah, they do things like that sometimes. You'll have to mostly accept it as you can really only "try" to curb his instincts. He'll be alright though.
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A crate is actually the worst solution to "protect it from other animals". Its one way in and one way out: they are easily trapped. Cats paws can enter it easily. There is a reason why you dont introduce pets to one another in crates. They dont feel safe when their escape routes are limited. And same goes for later conflicts.
The "safe place" does not need to be lockable. The safe place can be anywhere open. Our dog loves the sofa as his safe place. Its open, its not lockable, and imaging: we even have other pets.
The main problem is of course people abusing it as educational shortcut.
Birds grind their food up in their gizzard. Usually with grit/rocks they ingested.
It's part of the territory of being a pet owner. All you can really do is try to teach him that hunting is bad if you don't want him to hunt. When I was a kid, our dog hunted moles in the backyard. She wanted to tear up the yard looking for them but eventually got her to stop digging holes, which led to less mole-murder.
