Dog breeds that swallow stuff they shouldn't

[TexasRanger]

Interesting article I found. I don't want to get into a debate about mutt vs. purebred, since that is not my intention of posting this article. I mention this because at the end he talks about "hybrid vigor".
Dog breeds that swallow stuff they shouldn't - WGBA -

[lizzybeth727]

And for those looking to add a dog to their family and want to know which types are least likely to get into this sort of trouble, Hayes recommends a mutt. "I like crossbreeds, as they tend to be much healthier than pedigree dogs due to more outbreeding and hybrid vigor," he says.

[ihartgonzo]

I think Labs are the worst... WORST... in my experience. There are Labs who come into the hotel, who will consume a bed if you put it in there! They will consume anything. Anything. I would hate to have a dog like that.

At the dog daycare I used to work at, the owner's ACD x Pit Bull ate rocks. She was there all of the time, and we were told to watch her constantly or she would chew/swallow rocks.

[Beanie]

Yeah, I gotta agree that from what I hear from other people, labs are the worst, LOL. My co-worker has a lab and whenever Auggie eats something he shouldn't she tells me about what HER dog has eaten... her stories are always far worse than mine. The eyeglasses - lenses included - has to be my favourite. =P

[drmom777]

And we ,must remember when Zoom had Virgo....

[Renee750il]

Originally Posted by drmom777

And we ,must remember when Zoom had Virgo....

LOL! That was my immediate thought Virgo will forever be the standard

[Zoom]

Ah yes, Virgo. The gold standard for "WTF happened now?!"

Any dog has the potential to eat things they shouldn't, but as a breed trait, Labs pretty much top the list. Chessies are known for being rock hounds, I've seen some interesting things come out of a basset before (thong anyone?) and so on and so forth. Little Miss Vegas, who is the SuperMutt extraordinare, has a thing for tennis balls and paper towels.

[Beanie]

Yeah, haha, between my co-worker's dog and the fabulous Virgo, I just automatically think labs when I think of dogs that eat things they shouldn't... LOL.
Not to say that Auggie hasn't had his share of eating things he shouldn't, just, you know, I like it when my dog isn't the WORST dog out there. ;>

[colliewog]

Years ago the clinic I worked at did an exploratory on a Chow MIX (so much for the hybrid vigor ) that was losing weight and vomiting - the dog had eaten 6 feet of Christmas garland!!!

I've seen lots of dogs who like socks and undies - things with people smell - but the only correlation I've seen with breeds was that they were the bigger dogs. The little guys just can't stomach it ... lol

[maxfox426]

I'm also putting in my "vote" for labs being #1 on the "Eating Things They Shouldn't" list.

According to our vet (during Morgan's infamous towel incident), the Labrador Motto is: "It was there, so I ate it."

ETA: For the record, Morgan is a lab MIX.