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Question by ShellyBelle
Submitted on 5/24/2004
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Why does my dog eat sand? She gets plenty of food to eat, has toys to play with and chews??????????????I recently had some landscaping done and sand was used to level our turf grass.....HELP!

Answer by Catherine
Submitted on 10/22/2004
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It is possible she is not getting enough minerals in her food. Sand has a salty mineral type taste to dogs. See your vet.

Answer by Sand Eater
Submitted on 11/24/2004
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There's nothing wrong with eating sand. I eat sand, white sand with cheese! Don't worry, you won't be allergic.

Answer by ..\|..
Submitted on 11/9/2005
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mayb keep ur dog away from the sand then he cant eat it!!!

Answer by lee
Submitted on 2/13/2007
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what does eat

Answer by ShellyBelleSmells
Submitted on 4/1/2007
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because she is retarded no dog eats SAND wow u need your dog to eat your head moron

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