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168348 tn?1379357075

Is it just my do or do yours choke on dog treats if not broken up? .. Scary .. last night

my daughter innocently gave our ShihTzu 2 soft chewy treats (the kind in a pouch that aren't exactly healthy and reserved for really really good behavior LOL) ..... and she engulfed them whole and didn't chew them up.  I guess cause she was so excited ???

Anyway, she was gagging but breathing and then finally up they came with a lot more and she was fine.

We'll cut them in bite size pieces in the treat jar from now on, but anybody else's dog do this .. how scary.

C~
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168348 tn?1379357075
THANK you so so much ....... we will try that!

C~
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82861 tn?1333453911
I can imagine how scary that must have been!  Like humans, dogs can choke on anything at any time.  If you have a dog who bolts food, the chances of choking increase.  There are training exercises you can do to help your dog take treats more like a lady instead of a beast and learn self control. :-)

(The following exercise comes from Dogwood Dog Training in Houston, TX)

Begin by holding several small treats in your left hand.  Hold your hand slightly below your dog's head, and let your dog see the treats.  Slowly open your hand.  If your dog moves forward, quickly close your hand.  Once your dog backs off the treat and looks at your face, open your hand.  Use your right hand to take one treat from your open left hand.  Give your dog this treat.  If your dog waits patiently, feed him one treat at a time using your right hand to feed.  Your left hand holding the treats remains open and only closes if the dog moves forward.

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168348 tn?1379357075
Grrrrrrr .. where is the oops icon... typo in title should read "dog" vs. "do" ...
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