Are mulberries on the ground dog safe

[MyBuddy]

Do mulberries cause diarrhea? Pepper grabbed a few today at the soccer game and then shortly after the runs. She did get a mouth full, just a few.

I don't know. I've never had the dogs eat them and they're far enough away from the horses that they haven't either. Could be that it's just a new thing in her system.

 

[MichiH]

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I don't know. I've never had the dogs eat them and they're far enough away from the horses that they haven't either. Could be that it's just a new thing in her system.

i sure hope it’s something new in her system. I am over the constant diarrhea episodes…

 

[Oh Little Oji]

I forgot that this thread existed. Since I commented back in 2015, we have discovered what mulberries are and we really look forward to late May/early - mid June when they come back. My kids and I snack on them and get our hands (and their clothes all stained). Zephyr has eaten a bunch of them with no ill effects. I did chat in the chat box, I think it was, that Z's eyes got reddish inside and even the inside of his ears seemed to be flushed with a dark red or purple color after eating a bunch of them; but looking back, I am not sure that was a cause-effect thing.

From what I've read, one shouldn't eat the light colored parts of mulberries such as the stems or unripe berries as it can cause a halucenogenic effect!

 

[JanS]

From what I've read, one shouldn't eat the light colored parts of mulberries such as the stems or unripe berries as it can cause a halucenogenic effect!

Wow it's good you found that so you or your daughters didn't have that happen. Dogs usually won't eat anything that could be harmful.

 

[MichiH]

I forgot that this thread existed. Since I commented back in 2015, we have discovered what mulberries are and we really look forward to late May/early - mid June when they come back. My kids and I snack on them and get our hands (and their clothes all stained). Zephyr has eaten a bunch of them with no ill effects. I did chat in the chat box, I think it was, that Z's eyes got reddish inside and even the inside of his ears seemed to be flushed with a dark red or purple color after eating a bunch of them; but looking back, I am not sure that was a cause-effect thing.

From what I've read, one shouldn't eat the light colored parts of mulberries such as the stems or unripe berries as it can cause a halucenogenic effect!

Good to know thank you! I have no idea what set her off after she ate a few last weekend. I watch her like a hawk and she definitely ate something that upset her Gi tract.

Thanks again!

Maybe I’ll eat some light colored ones next time

 

[MyBuddy]

Dogs usually won't eat anything that could be harmful.

Um, except socks, sticks, stones, shoes, pine cones, frogs, etc.

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Good to know thank you! I have no idea what set her off after she ate a few last weekend. I watch her like a hawk and she definitely ate something that upset her Gi tract.

Thanks again!

Maybe I’ll eat some light colored ones next time

Please report back on that.

 

[Katyusharocket]

At our dog park, we have 2 mulberry trees (maybe more) and also a wild plum tree. now, every once in a while, you can find a white mulberry tree, and the one in our park is a white one. They aren't very common but they are desirable because the berries are sweeter and they don't stain anything. Katyushas parents were always WILD about the white mulberries! Toby eats the red ones that fall to the ground (and the white ones) to no ill effect other than if he gets extreme about it, it will upset his guts and he will poop purple diarrhea, but that has only happened once.

Here is a video of Katy's parents digging in the white mulberry tree. It's not very clear but i think it's a fun video.

 

[Kswoodssue]

Lol! Had to laugh. Will experiment on that hallucinogenic thing! Been munching on mulberries my whole life. They are a scrub tree, and birds poop purple when they are ripe. I would imagine that anything eaten in excess can cause diarrhea. Would also imagine that anything that draws birds might have bird poop close by. In any event, Grandma used to send us out to pick mulberries to keep us out of her hair. No hallucination and may or may not have pooped purple too.

 

[WANTED]

Yes, I try hard to not let my Dobe eat anything off the ground. I agree, it is hard. Through consistency, you should be able to train them to spit out whatever they have in their mouth. You just have to be willing to follow through every time. They learn they may as well spit it out because you're on your way to reach in there down their throat and grab it.

My previous Dobe, when young, really liked to eat cigarette butts. Around this town I live in now, it is part of the culture for some people to throw chicken bones on the ground when they're done eating their fried chicken.

My girl is off leash in a place I walk often and she grabbed a whole chicken wing ( skin too) and ate it before I could get to her. Needless to say I was worried she'd choke or have the runs... lucky nothing happened. But I still will be vigilant I bone and she could choke

 

[MichiH]

At our dog park, we have 2 mulberry trees (maybe more) and also a wild plum tree. now, every once in a while, you can find a white mulberry tree, and the one in our park is a white one. They aren't very common but they are desirable because the berries are sweeter and they don't stain anything. Katyushas parents were always WILD about the white mulberries! Toby eats the red ones that fall to the ground (and the white ones) to no ill effect other than if he gets extreme about it, it will upset his guts and he will poop purple diarrhea, but that has only happened once.

Here is a video of Katy's parents digging in the white mulberry tree. It's not very clear but i think it's a fun video.

Now that is cuteeee!!! Aw and Katy’s parents too

Well, as for Pepper I think she just has a sensitive stomach unfortunately.

 

[Oh Little Oji]

At our dog park, we have 2 mulberry trees (maybe more) and also a wild plum tree. now, every once in a while, you can find a white mulberry tree, and the one in our park is a white one. They aren't very common but they are desirable because the berries are sweeter and they don't stain anything. Katyushas parents were always WILD about the white mulberries! Toby eats the red ones that fall to the ground (and the white ones) to no ill effect other than if he gets extreme about it, it will upset his guts and he will poop purple diarrhea, but that has only happened once.

Here is a video of Katy's parents digging in the white mulberry tree. It's not very clear but i think it's a fun video.

Aw, that's sweet! I definitely can be found gently pulling down some branches to let my daughters reach mulberries. I might also be seen with one of them sitting on my shoulders or head (the younger daughter only, as I don't want 100 lbs. on my head) in order to reach the mulberries. Ha – the other day my younger and I walked up the street, me carrying a ladder. Set it up on the sidewalk and dropped berries down into the tupperware she held.

When we lived in WA state, the Himalayan blackberries grew wild all over the place. They are SO good! We also had a lot of salmonberry bushes in our backyard property. Many of those were accessible only by birds.

 

[Katyusharocket]

Ha – the other day my younger and I walked up the street, me carrying a ladder. Set it up on the sidewalk and dropped berries down into the tupperware she held.

When we lived in WA state, the Himalayan blackberries grew wild all over the place. They are SO good! We also had a lot of salmonberry bushes in our backyard property. Many of those were accessible only by birds.

THAT right there is the stuff life is made of! The woman who owns Katyusha's parents asked around at her work if there is an easier way than a ladder to pick mulberries with. The answer she got was "lay a blanket or sheet under the tree then shake the tree". Seems legit for the right size tree?

My daughter lives in WA, the southeast corner. I'll have to ask her about Himalayan blackberries! I don't know that we have those here in MN. I will also need to learn about Salmonberries, never heard of those till today.

 

[JanS]

I'll have to ask her about Himalayan blackberries! I don't know that we have those here in MN.

We have blackberries up here but I don't know the variety. Raspberries are much more common though.

Here is a video of Katy's parents digging in the white mulberry tree.

At first all I saw was a Doberman and the spaniel so I was about them being Katy's parents. LOL

 

[Katyusharocket]

At first all I saw was a Doberman and the spaniel so I was about them being Katy's parents. LOL

LOL! That is Uncle Hunter. His owner wanted a guard dog after having become single, and Hunter wasn't cutting it as a guard dog, for sure!

He did however, teach the Dobermans that birds shouldn't be hanging around under any circumstances. That dog will go on point over a grasshopper. He Doesn't need to worry about security anymore!

They moved further away but we still get to see them sometimes, and it's always fun!

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Lol! Had to laugh. Will experiment on that hallucinogenic thing! Been munching on mulberries my whole life. They are a scrub tree, and birds poop purple when they are ripe. I would imagine that anything eaten in excess can cause diarrhea. Would also imagine that anything that draws birds might have bird poop close by. In any event, Grandma used to send us out to pick mulberries to keep us out of her hair. No hallucination and may or may not have pooped purple too.

THAT right there is the stuff life is made of! The woman who owns Katyusha's parents asked around at her work if there is an easier way than a ladder to pick mulberries with. The answer she got was "lay a blanket or sheet under the tree then shake the tree". Seems legit for the right size tree?

My daughter lives in WA, the southeast corner. I'll have to ask her about Himalayan blackberries! I don't know that we have those here in MN. I will also need to learn about Salmonberries, never heard of those till today.

Yes it is!

Western WA is a different climate than easter WA. I have doubts that the Himalayan blackberries can be found in the eastern part of the state. It is an invasive species and yes it can be a hassle to deal with. It can grow up over bushes and trees and harm them. Anyway, I loved it. The are so flavorful. The much less prolific native blackberries are less flavorful but still nice. I called them "cola berries" because they have a hint of the taste of cheap cola.

Salmonberries grow on bushes. They start orange and if the birds leave them long enough they may eventually turn red. They've got a pretty mellow flavor but very nice.