[nagdu] issue with guide dog eating snow that is fresh

[Marianne Denning]

I have had dogs as pets and as dog guides.  It is not harmful for a
dog to eat snow.  It could be, as others have said, harmful if the
snow is dirty or has chemicals.  I agree with what other people have
said.  If your goal is to stop the dog from eating things on the
ground you should correct him in the way you were taught.  If the
concern is the snow itself, then, a dog eating some snow is not
harmful.  We have a fenced yard so when my dog is out there she eats
it, runs in it, throws it in the air, and generally, has fun.  If she
is on leash, she cannot eat it.

On 1/4/15, Debby Phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> John, your dog is only a year old? Wow! I don't know, I don't
> think that snow in and of itself will make her sick, it's mainly
> that you want to discourage eating stuff off the ground.  So it's
> probably okay.  My dog loves the snow.    Blessings,    Debby and
> Neena P.S.  She watches it fall down and tries to get it in to
> her mouth as it falls.
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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