Grossed out by Soba

During our walks, Soba puts things in his mouth. He will walk down the street with the darn thing in his mouth. When he does this with sticks or leaves, he looks really cute. However, in the last few days, he had not so not good stuff in his mouth.

One time it was a dead fish. Now, I am not sure why there was a dead fish on the sidewalk. He smelled the fishy odor and snapped it up very quickly. I wrestled with him for it for about 20 minutes. Unfortunately, I was only able to get the body out of his mouth. He kept the head in his mouth until we got close to home, and then he decided that he wanted to eat it. He chewed the darn thing and then swallowed it. YUCK! Fortunately, he didn't get sick.

The other time is he found some dried up dog poo on the sidewalk. He thought it was dirt. He sniffed it and then determined it was ok. All of a sudden I see it in his mouth. I tried to entice him with a funny looking branch. It actually worked! He relinquish the nasty poo.

It amazes me that he puts these things in his mouth and tummy, but manages not to get sick. I guess that is a dog for you.