Puppy and snails!
Discussion
We have a 6 month old Cocker Spaniel puppy.
As I know you lot want pictures here he is not long after we picked him up, the basket is for our 10 year old Springer Spaniel:
Here he is now about 6 months old:
Yes that is the same basket!
Anyway, Bertie (that's his name) likes to collect snails, he will go out and find one put it in his mouth and bring it back in. Obviously we know he's got one even with his best efforts to hide it!
He doesn't chew them he just tries to hide them in his mouth. He is very good at giving them back to us, but I just wonder why would he do it?
Is it just a game, as are most of his things (!) or something else?
As I know you lot want pictures here he is not long after we picked him up, the basket is for our 10 year old Springer Spaniel:
Here he is now about 6 months old:
Yes that is the same basket!
Anyway, Bertie (that's his name) likes to collect snails, he will go out and find one put it in his mouth and bring it back in. Obviously we know he's got one even with his best efforts to hide it!
He doesn't chew them he just tries to hide them in his mouth. He is very good at giving them back to us, but I just wonder why would he do it?
Is it just a game, as are most of his things (!) or something else?
makaveli144 said:
What a cutie!
Not sure why he would do it, resource hoarding potentially but im not sure im right.
You do need to be careful though as snails can carry lungworm, which as the name suggests isn't at all good for dogs.
I can’t answer the “why?”, but as posted above, lungworm is the concern so you need to try and train him to leave them.Not sure why he would do it, resource hoarding potentially but im not sure im right.
You do need to be careful though as snails can carry lungworm, which as the name suggests isn't at all good for dogs.
On a hunch I’m guessing you may be near Skegness?
This map https://mypetandi.bayer.com/uk/lungworm-map/?gclid...doesn’t show reported cases particularly close - but I’d only treat it as a guide. Any area showing 1 case had none until the first was reported!
Great looking pup!
Our puppy, who is now 7 months old did a similar thing for a few weeks, but then got bored and has moved on to chewing up logs he's retrieved from the hedge bottom. He graduated onto snails from stones.. Hopefully, yours will soon move on too.
It must be his Spaniel genes, as he's half English Springer Spaniel (mad half) and half Labrador (hungry half).
It must be his Spaniel genes, as he's half English Springer Spaniel (mad half) and half Labrador (hungry half).
Thanks for the kind comments about him, yes he is a cutie and full of character.
Thanks also for the info regarding lungworm, I'll speak to our vet asap.
Roman Rhodes - don't live near Skegness anymore we now live in a small village between Bedale and Leyburn in North Yorkshire.
I put our post code into the link you posted and it came back as 74 reported cases within 50 mile radius.
Willld - yes we get sticks and stones as well!
The other day he came in with this:
It is (or was!) a thing to hold up tall flowers, no idea where he found it!
Thanks also for the info regarding lungworm, I'll speak to our vet asap.
Roman Rhodes - don't live near Skegness anymore we now live in a small village between Bedale and Leyburn in North Yorkshire.
I put our post code into the link you posted and it came back as 74 reported cases within 50 mile radius.
Willld - yes we get sticks and stones as well!
The other day he came in with this:
It is (or was!) a thing to hold up tall flowers, no idea where he found it!
Edited by skeggysteve on Tuesday 1st October 17:05
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