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Mar 26, 2009 by Ash | Posted in Dogs

I have a pitbull/lab female dog who is gonna be 1 year but she eats stuff like rope toys, my other dogs collar, and kinds of stuff why?
Also she licks her foot a lot and I heard that's caused by anxiety and I don't know why she would have anxiety?

Puppies chew to relieve sore teeth, which she still may have from teething.

Licking paws is a sign of allergies.

ADDED: Sorry for the short answer, I didn't have much time to write.

Anyway, try getting all kinds of durable rubber toys, toys you can hide tasty treats in and stash them around the house. That will keep her mind busy. Try bathing her in oatmeal sensitive skin shampoo, that might help with the allergies.

You can also take a hollow rubber treat and fill it up with peanut butter, freeze it until it's solid and let her have it. The cold will sooth her teeth and because it's frozen solid it will take her awhile to eat it all.

How much exercise does she get? She maybe bored. A good rule of thumb to follow is if the dog is worn out, she's happy.

Also, is she on a well balanced diet? A poor diet results in allergies and a bad coat. There should be no corn, grain or wheat in your dogs food. The first 2 - 3 ingredients should be a named meat or meat meal. personally, I go with Innova EVO. It does seem more expensive to just look at the price, but when fed properly I find that it actually matches up with popular brands like Pedigree, Purina, Puppy Chow, Iams ETC, Which aren't good foods at all.

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