We've had the cherry harvest, which George ate. We've had the plum harvest, which all of them ate, and left the stones on my sofa! And now we are having an acorn harvest - the Cavaliers are loving crunching up acorns, and when we got on walks they snatch them from the driveway as we walk along. I've done a quick Google and opinions seem mixed on whether acorns are safe or not. I can't pick them all up, there are so many, all I can do is take them away when they come in with one in their mouths!

I don't think they are good for them! However some dogs seem to be able to eat anything and be unscathed.

You say that yours left the plum stones, well as a warning to others for the future, my friend has just been left heartbroken after losing her 10 month old pup, the plum tree was fenced off but when she returned from a trip there had been windfall and the pup ate the plums, stones included. She was on a drip for a week but was left blind and brain damaged, they then gave her sleep.
Apparently the stones contain cyanide.

Sorry to post something so depressing but I think it worth it if it makes people more aware of the dangers.

Acorns can be very toxic to dogs.  If there's any way possible to rake them up and get rid of as many as possible it should at least reduce the risk.  But after someone I know in the States lost a dog (very likely due to acorn eating) I wouldn't take the risk.

Well George has always lived a charmed life, he eats so much stuff bad for dogs without ill effect. But no, I wasn't happy about the plum & cherry eating and I shall have another go at raking up the acorns - I had a feeling they weren't a good idea. Can't do a lot about the ones along our walks though!

Mine like to eat acorns and I've never had any problems yet, I don't encourage it but as we have a lot in our hedges it is really impossible to stop them.

On the subject of weird things they eat: I've recently discovered that my lab boy loves banana skins. Now they all like banana fruit and I've seen him playing with the skins before if I throw them away outside (they fetch anything I throw) but I never realised he ate them until recently. I assume they're not harmful as he seem ok still, anyone know otherwise?
Also discovered the cause of his dodgy stomach at the W/E, he's been eating unripe windfalls, including cider pears  

One of my dogs, who normally has a cast iron tum was violently sick & had diarohea after eating an acorn.  I would clear the acorns away asap.

I've sent hubby out with the leaf vaccuum and picked up all I can spot. Beyond that I will just have to remove them when I spot them eating them. I'm not too bothered about the Yankee as he has a cast iron digestive and has in the past often eaten bad things like rotten fish and chicken bones (the joys of public parks in London!) and even curries. I'm not too alarmed even with the adult Cavalier, though I remove them from both dogs. But I can't have the 11 week old puppy eating stuff like that!!!

We are currently midway between late Plum Harvest (Marjorie's seedling), Hazels and Apples.  The Oak is two gardens up so we only get the leaves ;)

I suppose there had to be one small downside to moving - we didn't have any of this in north London!

Mine all eat acorns .. loads of Oaks on our walks and they munch them for England along with the crab apples, blackberries and stalks from Himalayan Balsam !!  Like you was rather concerned about the acorns but now don't worry, they have been doing it for years without problem and theer is no way I can remove the acorns from the paddocks / woods.  They also love muching the twigs from the oak tress as well we often say oak flavor dog food would be their all time favorite !!!!! 

thinking about the acorns, I guess it is like any toxin/poison, and the quantity and body weight make a huge difference. My 35kg lab having 1/2 a dozen is completely different to a 5 kg cav puppy (no idea of weight btw)

That's what worries me agilabs - Ellie is 10kg and George (the cocker) about 12 or 13 I think (can't be bothered to look at weight chart) but Hetty's only 3kg! Oh well, keep sweeping them up and removing them from mouths....

Have now discovered they have been eating the plum stones. I know they'd eaten a few because they'd sicked them up on the sofa (dear little animals!) but I've just picked up a poo which is 50% plum stones - delightful! I have picked all the plums now so we shouldn't get any more of those on the ground, but I can tell that late summer is going to be an annoying time of year from now on, between cherries, plums and acorns!

There was an article in the Metrofree paper today that talked about pigs being used to clear acorns from the new forset as they are poisonous to the cows and horses.

Hubby mentioned that - perhaps we should ask to borrow a few. Or perhaps they'd like to borrow my dogs!!

my lab boy loves banana skins

My concern would be that unless your boy is eating organically grown bananas he will be ingesting quantities of pesticides containing chemicals that are known to be mutagenic (causing changes in genetic material) and teratogenic (causing reproductive and birth defects).

For more information go to http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/food

I worried when mine ate the fallen cherries, i so releived (and shocked) to see them stuck to her bum after passing through.  She's a small breed so was a tad worried.  Now i have to start on the Damsons falling off. lol.  Keep saying I'll make jam or wine with them.