My dogs eat dirt.
It’s not like they don’t have kibble to eat, they do and it’s good kibble too. Like most doggie parents, we’ve tried every type of dog food from the B.A.R.F. diet to cooking for them, to the super-expensive, to cheap. Finally, we’ve settled on ours and they love it, so all is well. Until they eat dirt.
I don’t understand it. A dog’s nose is something like 500 times more powerful than a human’s. Dirt doesn’t exactly smell great to me. With their powerful nose, it must smell even worse to them. So, why eat it?
They eat it from the plant inside my office. It’s a delicacy they simply can’t resist because every day, the poor plant has less and less dirt. I keep refilling the pot but there’s no keeping up with my two hungry akitas. Now, the roots are starting to show and soon, the plant will die.
I’ve tried explaining things to them and tried positive reinforcement with treats. Nothing works. Apparently, good cheese doesn’t have the appeal that dirt does.
Maybe they’re missing a nutrient.
Maybe they’re trying to tell me something.
Maybe they have prairie dog DNA in those fancy CKC pedigrees of theirs.
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Taylor Grace 
Be thankful your dogs only eat dirt!
Tara used to eat dog doo-doo on a regular basis for some mystifying reason, which was made all the worse when she’d come give me a kiss straight afterwards…. 🙂
Oh…we’ve dealt with that particular issue. Don’t ask me how dogs can do that when they have such sensitive noses!
Well, it seems that dogs will eat anything. Except dog food, of course…. 🙂
LOL!!