Honey......

Honey's momHoney's mom
edited September 2008 in General
We have found that Honey is addicted to digging for BEES! We have SUPER GIANT BEES that live in holes in the ground here in our yard. And even though she's been stung more than once (made me SOOOOO scared!!! She yelped BIG TIME) she goes right back to digging.

Anyone else have trouble like this? Or is Honey just goofy?

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  • kwyldkwyld
    edited November -1
    I could see Taj potentially doing this, she loves to pounce and dig in mounds of dirt. I would not let the dog do that of course because the bees might decide to swarm the dog and she could have a serious allergic reaction.
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    We try our BEST to keep her from doing this....I even though about putting something down on the lawn to get rid of them but worried about the chemicals hurting Honey. But of course the Bees will all be gone soon enough. I just dont get it. She KNOWS they can hurt......but she STILL diggs for them.
  • CrimsonO2CrimsonO2
    edited November -1
    My guess is that "high prey drive" of theirs :). The bees are smaller than them, they make sound, they're fast, sounds like very interesting prey to a Shiba to me, especially since they're in the ground and they have to dig for it. Appeases to many carnal instincts of a Shiba:).

    Jesse
  • shikokufangshikokufang
    edited November -1
    Jan tries to chase bees sometimes, but mostly she just hunts moths and butterflies. She goes absolutely deaf when she does this, won't respond to my commands at all. If she catches them, she eats them, and surprisingly does not get sick after.
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    EW!!! hahah But that was gonna be my follow up statement. Honey has caught and eaten a Grasshopper. She didnt seem to get sick from it. I try to stop her before she eats the creep crawlies....but she is SO FAST! hahah Should I be really worried when she gobbles down that sort of thing???
  • sujewelsujewel
    edited November -1
    Why would she get sick from eating a Grasshopper? The bee thing is different in that Honey could be allergic to the sting, just like humans. However, as disgusting as it might be, eating creepy crawlies is not going to harm her. It's technically protein! LOL. My cat eats flies constantly. Mika tries, but she keeps opening her mouth and letting the damn things fly out instead of swallowing.
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    Bella chases after bumble bees. But has only been stung twice. Luckily, she has never tried to eat one. She does however, eat stink bugs, crickets, flies, moths, and spiders. (I tell her to leave the spiders alone, but she just does not differentiate between the creep-crawlies.) Nola likes to go after ants and beetles. She also has a thing about flies, but can not quite get up high enough to snag them!

    I think they have a blast 'hunting' bugs. I just would rather them not eat bees.
  • sujewelsujewel
    edited November -1
    What's a stink bug?
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    Think about the name...
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    Haha, Barbara... A stink bug is a little beetle that is shaped like a shield. If you squash it... It smells terrible.
  • sujewelsujewel
    edited November -1
    Hehe. Funny lookin'. It's so teeny. I can't imagine how much it could possibly smell, but I will definitely take your word for it and not go around squishing it. LOL.
  • MommyofNikoMommyofNiko
    edited November -1
    Niko does the same thing with the fire ants here...Silly shiba!
    Then I have to give her benadryl for the bites that she wont leave alone.
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    Okay, another quirk with Honey. I have a love for imitaion crab meat! I always have some on hand in the fridge for salads or snacks. Well Honey got into some of it while I had it on the table. She now goes CRAZY everytime I pull it out of the fridge.

    Do you think the occasional bite would hurt her?
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    i could be wrong, but as i understand it, sometimes artificial sweeteners (or outright sugar) is added to the fish that is imitation crab meat.
    I would look at the ingredients and go from there to determine whether or not its safe.
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    I will check out the ingredients and see. i try to keep her away from table food as much as possible. I have found that baby Carrots and bananas work WONDERS in our training efforts. We almost have the "come" command down. (at least around the house and yard. When we are out at the dog park Honey goes completely deaf.)
  • JessicaRabbitJessicaRabbit
    edited November -1
    Try frozen raspberries too. My kids love them.

    I took a look at the ingredients in imitation crab. Personally, I wouldn't feed it to my dogs (and with as many fillers as it has, I would avoid eating much of it for yourself too)
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    I know it's really my only guilty pleasure. I've given up SO MANY things in my life.Candy, cheesecake, SODA! omg that was the hardest one!!!! But I dont go overboard. It's mostly for my salads.
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