Why does my dog eat dandelions?

Why does my dog eat dandelions?
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weird... my dog, a chinook, will eat pretty much anything he finds growing in a field. i believe that he simply likes the taste of grass. it's possible that you dog just likes dandelions. didn't you ever sip the milk out of a dandelion stem as a kid? tasty!
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