Was the dog that ate a tutu a lab? They eat everything!
Reading this because my puppy almost ate a sock last week—I was there immediately and it was 80% down his throat. I did pull it out and felt like one of those magicians pulling a scarf out of their sleeve.
He’s usualky pretty good though.

My dachshund did this! I was so scared.

We are trying to help you, OP, and giving pre-emptive advice, what with one PP's story about the cassette tape.

If you respond in a defensive way, we're just going to conclude that you are guilty of not managing your dog properly. So stop it. It can happen to anyone. Just take more preventative measures, to decrease the chance it might happen again.

My dog ate a tutu when we visited friends and they forgot to close the gate to the playroom when I was out.

I thought he was going to die.
That was 11 years ago and he was fine.
Like most dogs, he was pretty naughty until about age 3. Now he's 13 and he hasn't eaten anything he shouldn't in many, many years.

The less you leave out, the less he will eat, the less he will think about getting in trouble. Eventually, most dogs stop doing these things if they realize there is nothing around.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. He is crated at night and limited to one room during days if we are out.

I watch him ALL the time. Its more challenging than having a human baby...

Did he get the sock while you were out? Then crate him.

If socks are his thing, I would specifically on this.

Leash your dog. Put two socks at either end of a room and walk your dog past the sock. If he reaches out to mouth the sock, you gently pull on the leash and say a firm no. If he walks by the sock and doesn’t take an interest in it, praise him immediately and give him a treat.

Pet smart has basic puppy classes too. I would take one.

Op here. He is crated at night and limited to one room during days if we are out.

I watch him ALL the time. Its more challenging than having a human baby...

We made a rule that puppies are not allowed upstairs where the bedrooms are - less chances of things like that falling out of the hamper or getting kicked under the kids beds. And whenever we aren't there to really supervise our dogs have been crated until at least age 2. So that meant when we went up to bathe our kids after dinner, dog in crate (or was already there from dinnertime so she wasnt' begging or tempting toddlers to share with her).
It's hard for puppies to differentiate between their toys and our things sometimes.

OP, ours is the same way. He can eat a sock in about 2 seconds. At 1.5 years old there is no sign it is slowing down. We keep them out of reach but sometimes things happen. We have trained our kids to immediately put socks in laundry bin and NOT in the washing machine or floor where he can get them. FYI, if your dog likes socks watch out for everything that is soft (stuffed animals, doll clothes, etc)

Mine just pooped a scrunchy today that he ate a week ago. We so him grabbing it but by the time we got to him, he swallowed it. We were waiting all week. He went clogged and continued to poop regularly, 3 times a day. Have no idea why it took so long for him to pass it out.

Okay, sounds like you have all the answers OP. None is going to be able to guess when your individual dog is going to stop eating random things. Maybe at 1 year old, maybe never. I have an 8 month old dog and pet insurance for this reason. The dog is crated when we leave the house and basically never unsupervised.

OP, sorry you got so many dud responses. It happens.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the unnecessary advice folks.

He found the sock (my DD's) tucked deep inside a shoe which was tidied away into a shoe cupboard!

I do not need to tidy up. My house is tidy.

Most of the stuff he grabs, is out in the street.

And who said anything about pulling stuff out of his ass? Gross.

NP. Ok, either way, you are not keeping a close enough eye on him if he had the opportunity to eat a sock. He should be crated when you can't keep an eye on him or leashed, or you keep your eyes on him at all times. Like a toddler.

Yeah. You sound defensive and.kind of mean. The ass thing was. Previous poster so try reading.

I get it. My 1 year old dog still eats everything in sight if allowed to. Crating, gating, and tethering are necessary.

Don't get so riled up at the USEFUL advice.