Dogs That Eat To Much Leather!

[mikekratz]

Hey everyone. Just curious if anyone elses dogs are obsessed with eating leather. I have a big hound dog and black lab that take scraps every time they get the chance. How bad is it? does anyone else chase there dogs out like I do?

[fivewayswelshcobs]

No dogs allowed in my workshop for that very reason, we had a terrier that moved faster than me but also liked bringing in sticks or apples in for me to throw for her, more often then not I fell over those everytime I turned around so she was banished and so have all the more recent dogs. Plus it is safer as mice like the tallow on the bridle or harness leather and they get poisoned in my workshop.

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

And that is yet another reason why I don't have and don't want a dog.

[JREESER1]

From the day we got our Holy Terrier, no leather anything allowed. No chews. no pigs' ears, no slippers and no other leather anything. In 2 years not one incident, knock on wood. I made sure every instant what she was chewing and allowed only hard nylon dog toys, never cloth or soft squeaky toys of any kind and by the end of the first 6weeks not one piece of chewed leather. Like kids you got to be aware, and know what they are doing.

jr

[chiefjason]

My dog only chews on scrap leather. He occasionally pics a piece up off the floor and chews it. I did catch him with my gun belt in his mouth early on. I picked him up and flung him out of the room. That might have something to do with his dislike of finished leather goods. But he's not chewed on any leather scraps in a long time. And he hangs out in the shop occasionally.

[bruce johnson]

It is not good. I am not a huge fan of rawhide either for the questionable sourcing, but it will somewhat breakdown in the stomach and gut. Leather can behave differently. Being softer the dogs are more prone to chew less and will swallow bigger pieces. After leather is tanned, it tends to form really hard balls that don't digest. I have seen for sure cases where a dog chewed part of a leather leash and TWO months later I got to remove it from the stomach. Have removed leather from the intestines several times. Unless you have a burning desire to share your cash with my colleagues, I would stick to dog treats and separate the dogs from the leather scraps.

Bruce Johnson, DVM

[rdf1967]

Yes lol. I dye leather in basement. I mold kydex in garage. My cowboy sewing machine is in bedroom. I buil about 20 holsters a month plus my custom orders so i am not big at all. Scrap pieces tend to fall and i do my best. Bit any that is missed my daschound pug mix is always finding what i dont. Not much of a bother to me. He thinks he is doing me a favour but he isnot happy when i take it from him. I love dogs so i manage lol. I am sure when i have a dedicated shop thing will be different and there will be some off limit places but for now i will just let him "help" me lol. Bottom line is it is in their nature

Rdf1967

[Trox]

I am aware of this problem and have several customers that have leather eating dogs. Myself, I take care of training my dog not to touch anything in my workshop. The floor in the rest of my home belong to the dogs, but not the kitchen and my workshop belongs 100% to me (and the people). I have also trained them to let go of stuff and not touching food, crap laying around outside etc. (I have a bigger problem such things with my new dog, always hungry she is. And there are people laying out poison here that have killed three dogs lately). The dogs sleep under my work table when I work, never a problem. For customers with leather eating dogs. It helps not to dress the leather with honey smelling oils etc, not using vegtan and rawhide in their gear.

I use some Italian chromtan leather making dog equipment for such dogs, for dogs that eat their leather gear. They normally don't won't to bite in their chromtan leach and collars. There are dogs that have learn them self a habit of eating leather that bite even their chromtan gear. These dogs has to be of learned not to touch their gear. There are many methods of doing this, first rewarding methods. (the owners has to take care their leather gear are not left in their car cage too etc.)

There is an last way out method with electric current (mild shocks electric collar), same as they use when training them not to run after sheeps, deers and other unwanted issues. That is a method I guarantee will work on unwanted issues. Used by professionals the right way, that is. I have heard a story about it been used the wrong way: They wanted to off learn a dog that was chasing sheeps, and gave the electric shock at the wrong timing. They gave it when the dog was taking a dump, the dog did not ever want to do his toilet again. I don't know if that's a true story. However, my new young dog just loved horses. Just from the start she loved them and wanted to say hello to every horse we met. One day she tried to pass under the electric fence surrounding the horses. She had to check out the fence first and she bite in it of course. That's what dogs do when they checking out stuff, I heard her scream in pain . I guess that must have hurt . Now she is terrified of horses, will not pass them on the road. I have to train her to be around them again, very slowly. Good planning before using any such of-learning electric tools on dogs is recomemnded. Good luck

[ariannacraig]

A new leather leash arrived today from Amazon. My husband left the package on the kitchen counter top. I came home two hours later. The leash is gone. Only the metal part left. I suspect my 80 poundfemale GSD ate it and I pumped 8cc 3% h2o2 into her. So far, 15 min passed, no vomit. She pooped twice, solid, small amount each time. What should I do?

Edited October 5, 2024 by Northmount
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[chuck123wapati]

6 minutes ago, ariannacraig said:

A new leather leash arrived today from Amazon. My husband left the package on the kitchen counter top. I came home two hours later. The leash is gone. Only the metal part left. I suspect my 80 poundfemale GSD ate it and I pumped 8cc 3% h2o2 into her. So far, 15 min passed, no vomit. She pooped twice, solid, small amount each time. What should I do?

Buy a new leash put it up out of reach and leave her bee if she didn't eat any metal parts she will crap it out.