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Rice looking clusters #812190

Asked September 26, 2022, 8:49 AM EDT

My daughter caught her retriever eating something in her yard.Rice looking clumps that are rock hard.any ideas?

Dakota County Minnesota

Expert Response

Thanks for the perplexing question.

As starters I don’t have any good ideas. I do, however, have some questions.

1). Besides the ones that your daughter’s dog was gnawing on, are there additional clumps in the yard or are these the only ones?

2). Any idea as to where the dog might have initially found these?

3). If you remove a few of the grains, presumably they are hard. If you broke them open with a hammer, is there a soft inside? This might be a good way to determine whether this is animate or inanimate.

4). If you put some of this material into water, does it dissolve?

Looking forward to your response.

An Ask Extension Expert Replied September 26, 2022, 3:46 PM EDT

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