r/wirefoxterriers • u/MrSprockett • 7d ago
Eats EVERYTHING!
We absolutely LOVE our Miss Pixi, but she’s going to be the death of me! I know our previous WFT had a puppy stage where he grabbed things in the yard and ran, but she’s taking it to another level!
Last weekend we had a mushroom incident - thank goodness for some wonderful redditor who recommended a facebook page that has members who can identify poisonous plants and mushrooms - she’s okay and it wasn’t a bad one. But holy cow, she grabs anything and everything in the backyard!
Now she’s not allowed to run about off leash. She’s too short and too fast, and by the time either of us bends to grab her, she’s long gone with whatever is in her mouth. I’m training her to trade for a treat, but I think she’s caught on and grabs things do she can get the trade-in treat.
Pixi is 9mo - when will this stop?!?! Does anyone have a tried and true training tip?
Our first WFT learned ‘drop it when I threw a can of pebbles as he ran with a bird in his mouth. It landed about 6’ from him, about a second after I yelled DROP IT. Ever after, he promptly dropped whatever he had when I hollered those magic words. Pixi is unfazed.
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u/vladoatanasov 7d ago
Our foxy is 11 years old and she is the same. Eating anything and everything. Our vet gave us a drug we keep handy that induces vomiting, because she has eaten countless avocados, random rubbish, mushrooms, etc. we keep a very close eye on her all the time, but sometimes she is just too fast
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u/MrSprockett 7d ago
I always have 3% hydrogen peroxide and activated charcoal capsules in the house. 😬 Saved Mr Sprocket from a butter tart - got him to barf up 25 raisins 😩
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u/Acceptable-Chance534 3d ago
My wft is 5 and gobbles EVERYTHING that smells interesting, especially chocolate. He has ZERO sense of self preservation.
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u/thebluedaughter 7d ago
Beaker was really bad about that too. I had to teach him "leave it," which means to not just not touch something but to stop looking at it and move away from it. But it was tough and took a lot of treats and consistent training for a long time.
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u/MrSprockett 7d ago
We’re working on it, too. I can get her to drop things when I say ‘trade’, but i need to make sure i carry treats all the time!
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u/Lost-Procedure93 7d ago
How is Beaker?! 🥰
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u/Interesting-Peak7343 6d ago
Fred did this too. It was awful and I was constantly worried!! He grew out of it!! He turned 2 in June and it had stopped before then.
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u/MrSprockett 6d ago
Whew! I remember Sprocket became much more calm and amenable at about 2, as well.
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u/Tooold-shannon 7d ago
Is this a wire fox thing?! Our girl is three now but we were at the vet just a month after getting her at 6 months old because she promptly ate some unknown substance on a walk and she had a bad reaction. Shes better now and listens to drop it but that first month, I had no idea! Lol
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u/Scary-Bottle 7d ago
I carried training treats in my pocket most of the time when our WFT was that age. I would say “drop it” and usually have to remove the thing from her mouth, tell her she’s a good girl, and offer a treat. I remember that 9 months was a very trying age, but somehow she eventually started obeying when I told her to drop it. Well, usually, anyway! 😁
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u/Illustrious_Egg_1837 6d ago
Join the club.
My dog is 11, and if it smells appropriate, it gets eaten or licked.
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u/MrSprockett 6d ago
I know, right?! Some days I’m honestly amazed that puppies live through their puppyhood…😬
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u/hankthetank2112 7d ago
The first ten years are the hardest.