[Dailydrool] Sally eats EVERYTHING

[Emily W. Dodd]

Why does my three year old Sally eat EVERYTHING?

It started with her nosing through the trash. Fine, dogs do that. Then  
she moved on to my husband's briefcase, chewing up his gel pens and  
several of his asthma inhalers (not the medication part, just the  
plastic, thank goodness). She nosed through my girlfriend's purse one  
evening and chewed up her cell phone.

Now she has gotten into anything and everything paper or cardboard --  
toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes, tissues, napkins, cards (I found  
her chewing a box of thank you notes). She has even eaten (literally  
chewed and swallowed) the ear plugs I use at night to block my  
husband's (and her!) snoring.

I just don't get it ... she has plenty of toys and she gets fed and  
walked twice a day. Is this just an evil basset tendency? It's not so  
much that I'm upset with her destroying things (even though I am) but  
I'm mostly worried that she's going to eat something that might hurt  
her.

What can I do?

Emily, mom to Sally the hungry