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Why Does My Dog Eat Shoes and Underwear?

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Dogs eat and chew just about everything: Our clothes, cardboard, paper, towels. This behavior is more than just frustrating, it can be dangerous. In this episode of Ask Dr. Andy, Dr. Andy Roark explains why your pet chews things that aren’t dog toys. (Psst – He’ll even tell you what to do about it!)

They do it out of love…

 
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…But there can be dangerous consequences to eating clothes, cardboard, etc.

 
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Train your dog to play with safe toys that you approve of.

 
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Watch the full video to learn more:

Andy Roark DVM MS

Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian in Greenville SC and the founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference. He has received the NAVC Practice Management Speaker of the Year Award three times, the WVC Practice Management Educator of the Year Award, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Veterinarian of the Year Award from the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians.


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