Volume 2
Still being created, visit again later when more tales will appear
I'm not sure whether my borders are just strange or whether other borders have similar unusual eating habits. If you have a border that eats things that one might not expect I'd love to hear from you.
'Veggie'
I think their theory is "If it's green then try it"
We have a piece of ground on which we grow most of our own vegetables and fruit, and regular visits to the ground with our two 'strange' borders reveal some strange eating preferences.
Walking up the side of the vegetable patch they will snatch at the leaves of ANY brassicas - cabbage, sprouts, purple sprouting etc., and any discarded stalks that may have been left on the ground.
They will eat 'weeds' such as dead nettle, cleavers (goose grass), lungwort, couch grass ( a favourite of many dogs), and everlasting sweet pea.
Then there is fruit........a real delicacy........Blackcurrant, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry (even unripe green ones, complete with the tiny thorns on the stem). We could never allow them a free run on the ground for fear of losing all of our crops.
Should my dogs ever escape (heaven forbid) I feel sure they would not go hungry. They would live 'off the land' stripping neighbours gardens of anything edible.
One very useful tip for any dog owner. A piece of raw carrot is a superb breath freshener. Our two will sit, anticipating, whenever the vegetables are being prepared for an evening meal.
Let me know your dogs 'strange' diet
