I had that happened once, and still dont understand it....my vet at the time said it could be pica (not sure if its spelled correctly), and that some dogs would eat shaving, gravel, anything....we lost the dog too.....sorry about your loss * Ileana * Inquest GSD's, Home of : DEXTER, aka BISS 3x Sel EX AM CH & 2x Sel CAN CH Karizma's Cacique of Inquest TC, DM normal JACKIE, aka Kaleef's Expensive Date, HT (major pointed) and the Poodle Patrol, Bunny, Huckleberry and Doc Holliday In a message dated 2/1/2012 1:45:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, rockannand@xxxxxxx writes: I have a question. Why would an 11 month old puppy EAT (large bowl size) SHAVINGS right after I had fed everyone? She vomited most of it up, torsioning herself. What kind of a dumb dog does this? I've never seen it before.. Yeah, lost her. Kate ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================