please could someone advice me my parents two dogs have started eating leaves first the dog started eating them until he was sick so all the leaves were cleaned up so he then started to eat the flowers so these were removed then he stated pulling the leaves of the bushes in the garden now there bitch has started doing the same does anyone know why they are doing this my parents have heard that they are poisonious so are very worried now they can not let the dogs out in the garden but have to take them out on a lead every time .has any one got any advice that i can pass on to them thank you .

Could be a deficiency in diet or just a bad habit, try a bit of raw minced veg in their food, mine love their veggies. If it carried on I would go to vet, in fact maybe you should do that first anyway. Take a sample of what they are eating, leaves I mean, with you. Can they not be accompanied into garden and told to leave the leaves so to speak
Anne

my mini schnauzer also eats leaves and grass,but is never sick by this.if i tell him to stop he just thinks im playing and runs off grabbing more.i dont know what to advise if its making your dogs sick and giving them the runs then i would definitley go to the vets.
mel78

All dogs will eat grass, sometimes to make themselves sick and at other because they want too. If this garden is very neat and there is no grass then perhaps the dogs has no choice but to eat leaves and flowers. If you are in the UK it is a bit late now to tell you to leave an area of grass to grow long for the dog so may be a few carrots or cabbage stalks thrown into the garden will help. If the dog have a bad stomach then the vets is the place to take it. all the best.
Ja:)kie