my dog ate a bird

[muppeteer]

my westie caught & ate a bird today. he has not been sick or anything. can it do him harm?

[007agent]

I don't think your westie will come to any harm. My jack russell has caught several birds including wood pigeons, doves and a few smaller birds. I am always running out into my garden to scare birds away if he is stalking them, he is worse than a cat in that he loves to go after birds. He has also caught field mice, rabbits and a squirrel. My friends saluki is always catching rabbits when we are out walking and he has not been sick either. Its just a sad part of nature I think

[muppeteer]

thanks. am not too worried now, as he has not been sick & is still bouncing about. was freaked out at first, but now i'm strangely proud...thats my boy!

[Kleiber]

My daft collie will eat anything! He doesn't catch them himself, but one of my young cats is a terrible bird killer (I've taken all sorts of measures to stop her, but she still gets the odd one) - trouble is, she doesn't eat them and just leaves the poor wee things lying around. Jake found a dead siskin at the weekend and promptly devoured it! No ill effects, though. K