what is about pellets.......

[mjbrown]

that catches a dogs attention?i have a 14 month old english mastiff that goes approx. 200 lbs right now.if i leave the cover off my pellet tote, he will go over and start eating pellets to beat jeepers.when i told my dad about it he said his boston terrors are doing the same thing! i have never seen anything like it...at the rate my mastiff goes at them , i bet he could eat a 40 lb. bag in a matter of hrs. i better call tech support bcuz he isnt very fuel efficient.

just thought this would be a cute story on the side but it really puzzels me. :bug:

mike

 

[cncpro]

Do you ever put food in his bowl ? LOL ;-P

What does that dog eat in a week ? Must cost a fortune.

 

[South of Boston]

that catches a dogs attention?i have a 14 month old english mastiff that goes approx. 200 lbs right now.if i leave the cover off my pellet tote, he will go over and start eating pellets to beat jeepers.when i told my dad about it he said his boston terrors are doing the same thing! i have never seen anything like it...at the rate my mastiff goes at them , i bet he could eat a 40 lb. bag in a matter of hrs. i better call tech support bcuz he isnt very fuel efficient.

just thought this would be a cute story on the side but it really puzzels me. :bug:

mike

My golden will go over to my tote after i pour a fressh bag and will nibble on one or two he doesn't feast on them. Not sure it is a good idea for an animal to eat them after seeing them triple in size after they get wet I think they might explode a dogs stomach.

 

[schoondog]

My dogs never touch the pellets, however the Long haired Mini Dachshund has been munching on the corn I just bought.

Schoondog

 

[mjbrown]

Do you ever put food in his bowl ? LOL ;-P

What does that dog eat in a week ? Must cost a fortune.

he goes thru a 40 lb bag of dogfood a week, PLUS 1/2 of what everyone else is eating!

no,it probly isnt good for them to eat these things, so i have to make sure the cover is on the tote.it just blew my mind when i saw him do it.
when he was a pup i was burning wood , he would pull a stick out of the hoop and pulverize it all over the living room floor.

 

[krooser]

My Westie sniff's 'em but won't eat 'em...

 

[Bxpellet]

I have 3 dogs they don't go near the pellets, drop a Piece of wood in the yard they are all over it, That cat plays Hockey with the loose pellets, keeps her busy!!

 

[Garry P]

My dogs don't eat them, but if one ends up on the floor while filling the hopper, they chew it up and leave a mess on the floor.

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Feed em some food or at least let them eat small children and goats. Save the pellets.

Eric

 

[lessoil]

This sounds like the dog in that Cheech and Chong movie that ate their stash!!

 

[drizler]

Feed him a couple welfare brats, no one will notice they even left especially mom and dad. Give him a real treat. Get a couple, make it 4 or so since he is so big, horse poo pies. Dogs just love em and can't get enough. They gobble them down then almost immediately toss lunch in what I find to be the ultimate recycling process. Think about that next time old Rover licks yer kisser. Pucker up!

 

[jaybyer]

Don't let your dog eat pellets. They will expand when they absorb moisture, and could kill your dog if they eat enough. A couple won't hurt them, but too many will.

When I first got my stove and my dog watched me bring in the bag and pour them in, I think he thought I was burning his food. He would lay down and watch them fall into the burn pot, look back at me, and then watch some more. I keep them covered at all times and make sure he can't get them.

JB

 

[yoscratch]

my dog likes to eat rabbit pellets - not the food kind, the kind they leave in the yard. hey maybe I should be putting those in my pellet stove!

 

[nanama72]

One of our dogs likes to eat them if they fall on he floor while loading the hopper but the other one could care less. I think it's because she's a puppy and she likes to pick up anything she finds, paper clips, pieces of plastic, small pieces of cardboard. She loves chewing on wood so I just thought she likes the taste. She also likes to eat dirt and then ralph all over the carpet.

 

[tinkabranc]

One of my Labs is a goober that has no brains at all. He comes running everytime
I fill the coal hod with pellets thinking its suppertime. After 3 seasons with the stove
you would think he would get it by now...but ..

The other Lab just looks at him like...DUH