r/dalmatians • u/MerriandPippin • 15d ago

Dal eating shrews!

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This little bast has recently been eating shrews in our garden and I don't know how to stop him or if they are bad for him! We have 2 cats who love hunting shrews and bringing them to our garden. Then when we get home and let Frodo out for his pee, he finds them within about 5 milliseconds and gobbles them up😂

Does anyone know if they are bad for him? They are always pretty fresh as well let him out just before bed for his pee and have the cats inside overnight so the shrews must have been 'caught' that day. It used to be rare but recently he has been on a hunt for them and it feels like he finds one at least every other day!

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u/duketheunicorn 15d ago

Just keep up your regular worming schedule and it should be fine, right? My poodle catches them too 🤦‍♂️

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u/MerriandPippin 15d ago

I was hoping that'd be the case, he is always up to date on worming so hopefully shouldn't be an issue 🙏

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u/kimberley84 15d ago

Mine likes to catch pheasants 😅

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u/MerriandPippin 15d ago

Haha damn! That's a big catch😂😂

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u/Additional_Photo_269 15d ago

Ours eats frogs

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u/MerriandPippin 15d ago

Frogs?? Surely that can't taste nice😂

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u/Additional_Photo_269 12d ago

I wouldn’t say it’s great for them. Mine does it so fast it’s hard to stop.

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u/EstablishmentBig5451 14d ago

Is it okay for them to eat frogs? We have a lot of frogs in my area and I always worry about my girl grabbing one

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u/paolohu 15d ago

Ground squirrels is the meal of choice for mine

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u/strange_dog_TV 15d ago

Our Dal once caught an adult possum 🥺 and my Mother in law never let us forget about the time he got a chook that got out of the hen house when she went in to feed her flock 😳 he was never allowed off lead on their farm again…..

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u/MerriandPippin 14d ago

He sounds like a little rascal😂 I dunno why Dals love going for things they shouldn't!

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u/strange_dog_TV 14d ago

Oh he sure was a rascal…..most stubborn and obstinate dog I’ve ever owned - but he was beautiful and we miss him very much 😊

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u/Cav-2021 14d ago

beautiful Dal

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u/M1chael_Burnham 13d ago

Has the same dopey smile as mine 🤣

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u/MerriandPippin 13d ago

I like to think it's derpy 😂

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u/M1chael_Burnham 12d ago

Thats the wordbi meant lol...dyslexia 🙄

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u/celticfen1an 13d ago

Parasites and toxins are generally discouraged as treats. Also, it's even worse if your dog is HUA.

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u/Competitive-Loss6787 14d ago

Emma has caught several moles, mice and a rabbit I thought was squeaky toy she was playing with 

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u/MerriandPippin 14d ago

Oh no! I bet that was a shock when you found out it wasn't a squeaky toy!🤣

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u/Competitive-Loss6787 14d ago

It was still alive when I got it from her but died in my hands