What To Do If Your Dog Eats Grass

For the most part, of the many dogs I've had through the years, most chose to eat grass semi-regularly.

And when they did, it almost always made them vomit. (If I stopped them early enough, they wouldn't get enough in their system to actually make them sick.)

The vet has always said that dogs eating grass is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. Usually, it's your dog's own way of treating an upset stomach.

But when I began to notice that they didn't seem to have any diarrhea (before or after eating the grass), I began to wonder if the grass wasn't causing the discomfort instead. (Diarrhea is usually a good sign that something's going on in your dog's digestive tract.)

Most people -- including veterinarians -- will tell you that grass is generally harmless to dogs, particularly if the grass is free of pesticides and sprays.

...which, near a fence line is not always easy.

Some say it's just your dog's way of getting their veggies.

But to me, the worst part is not just that it makes them vomit. It's that it makes them vomit after some time has passed... Which usually means that they're in the house!

It's no fun cleaning up mucusy-grass vomit -- especially when it's preventable if you don't let them eat the grass in the first place. For that reason, I always try to stop our dogs when I see them munching on grass.

If you feel your dog needs more veggies, try something like Pegetables instead. (You can even get a free sample here.)