Pro-tip: Watch your dog so they don't eat 21 pacifiers

Dogs eat anything. 

Okay, maybe not anything, but we do know of one dog that ate 21 pacifiers and that should serve as a warning for pet owners everywhere. 

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A 4-year-old Shar-Pei named Dovey underwent surgery last week after his owners were concerned about how much weight he had lost over a short amount of time and brought him to see his long-time vet, KFOR-TV reported. 

Hs family, based in Oklahoma, also had noticed Dovey stealing one pacifier from a countertop and separately throwing one up. An X-ray revealed the pacifiers were in Dovey's stomach:

But Dr. Chris Rispoli said he didn't expect there to be that many in there until he started the surgery. 

“In 20 years, this is the craziest surgery I’ve ever done,” Rispoli told KFOR-TV. “They were pretty stunned because we thought there were seven to nine in there, and I pulled out 21.”

Rispoli shared the tale and images of the surgery in a post on Gentle Care Animal Hospital's Facebook Page. Beware: Some of those photos are not for the faint of heart.

He ended with a short warning relevant to all dog owners: "Dog’s will eat anything, anytime and at any age so always be watching."

Dovey is OK, KRON-TV reported.

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