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My dog has eaten grass since puppyhood. Is it normal? Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 7 months old | 6 lbs

My dog has been eating grass since he was a few weeks old and able to run and walk, we've brought him to the vet when he was 2 months old to see if it was something more but the vet said there was nothing wrong or nothing to be concerned about, now that he's a year and a half old should I be concerned?, it's small amounts of grass randomly, never a lot or an everyday thing

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on August 11th, 2017

Some dogs like to eat grass! As long as they have good appetites (for dog food!) and are not frequent vomiters, there is nothing wrong with eating grass. I do recommend that Chopi is routinely dewormed for common intestinal parasites (often included in monthly heartworm preventatives) and that you do not treat your grass with any chemicals.

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    Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

    Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

    Published on April 8th, 2019

    Hi there. Many dogs like to eat grass when they go outside, especially in the springtime - it seems to taste good to them, for whatever reason :) As long as Gracie is acting normal otherwise and not having any other symptoms of a GI problem, this should not be any cause for concern.

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    Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

    Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

    Published on August 23rd, 2019

    Some dogs just like to eat grass. As long as they have a good appetite, aren't vomiting or having diarrhea, and they are on a monthly dewormer (such as a monthly heartworm preventative), I wouldn't be too concerned.

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