Why do dogs eat grass?

And grass-eating doesn't usually lead to throwing up -- less than 25% of dogs that eat grass vomit regularly after grazing. Other suggested reasons why your dog might be eating grass include improving digestion, treating intestinal worms, or fulfilling some unmet nutritional need, including the need for fiber. read more

Other suggested reasons why your dog might be eating grass include improving digestion, treating intestinal worms, or fulfilling some unmet nutritional need, including the need for fiber. One published study reports on a miniature poodle that ate grass and then vomited every day for seven years. read more

Scavengers 'R Us. Dogs, unlike their catty counterparts, are not carnivores. read more

Eating bamboo allows the panda to experience “reward” (i.e. pleasure) and so the panda chooses to eat it. 4 Maybe dogs eat grass because it causes a release of dopamine reward for them too. No matter what the real reason is (and it may be different for different dogs or a combination of all the above), you can rest assured that grass eating is a common behavior of normal, healthy dogs. read more