Dogs eating their own poop.
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Fairly common, usually grow out of it with occasional relapses. You could try adding a little pineapple juice to your dogs diet (mix in with meal) supposed to put them off eating their own poo (or correctly termed copraphagia) this obviously won't work if he is eating other dogs faeces.
There's lots of others ideas to stop this but don't get to stressed, distraction is a useful method so immediately after your dog has defaecated distract him. Then whilst he's not looking clean it up.
There's lots of others ideas to stop this but don't get to stressed, distraction is a useful method so immediately after your dog has defaecated distract him. Then whilst he's not looking clean it up.
Our lab (1.5yrs old) can't get enough of it... his own or that of our two cats... fox crap on the other hand he just rolls in.
I tend to do the distract and pick it up sharp-ish approach. Tried various things in his food, with no success at all; now experimenting with shaving foam on top of the fresh deposit - one of the few things he won't actually eat - the aim is for him to eventually associate the two and give up... I'm still trying however, dirty bugger.
I tend to do the distract and pick it up sharp-ish approach. Tried various things in his food, with no success at all; now experimenting with shaving foam on top of the fresh deposit - one of the few things he won't actually eat - the aim is for him to eventually associate the two and give up... I'm still trying however, dirty bugger.
Our pup loved goose poo...
Walking through our goose-infested local park was a nightmare.
I thought it might be a lack of "greenery" in her diet, as she was only ever bothered about poo from grazers (small blessing. Small.), but before I could get my act into gear and start putting greens in her dinner, she became less interested in the poo.
Still likes the occasional lunge at a goose-laid cigar, mind, but is no longer a flailing homing beacon for all that is poo-ey and green.
Walking through our goose-infested local park was a nightmare.
I thought it might be a lack of "greenery" in her diet, as she was only ever bothered about poo from grazers (small blessing. Small.), but before I could get my act into gear and start putting greens in her dinner, she became less interested in the poo.
Still likes the occasional lunge at a goose-laid cigar, mind, but is no longer a flailing homing beacon for all that is poo-ey and green.
Edited by Karyn on Monday 25th July 14:09
Our dog won't eat dog poo, or his own, but everything else is fair game. Thank god we've stopped potty training in this house...
His worst ever stunt was when he escaped out of our front door one day in to the field opposite. Eventually came back and after 30 mins or so he regurgitated a stomach full of deer poo.
On our white carpet.
In the kids' playroom.
Poo-sick cannot be explained in pixels on your screen.
His worst ever stunt was when he escaped out of our front door one day in to the field opposite. Eventually came back and after 30 mins or so he regurgitated a stomach full of deer poo.
On our white carpet.
In the kids' playroom.
Poo-sick cannot be explained in pixels on your screen.
Puggit said:
Our dog won't eat dog poo, or his own, but everything else is fair game. Thank god we've stopped potty training in this house...
His worst ever stunt was when he escaped out of our front door one day in to the field opposite. Eventually came back and after 30 mins or so he regurgitated a stomach full of deer poo.
On our white carpet.
In the kids' playroom.
Poo-sick cannot be explained in pixels on your screen.
His worst ever stunt was when he escaped out of our front door one day in to the field opposite. Eventually came back and after 30 mins or so he regurgitated a stomach full of deer poo.
On our white carpet.
In the kids' playroom.
Poo-sick cannot be explained in pixels on your screen.
She's still doing it. Disgusting.
We always clean up as soon as we notice poop in the garden.
In comes the little b
h, over for a fuss, burps and oh my god, the stench!
Is there anything we can do? Just had a couple of grand kids and hate to think of her licking them after.
With the dark evenings coming there will be much more poop to be found as you can't pick it up if you can't see it.
We always clean up as soon as we notice poop in the garden.
In comes the little b
h, over for a fuss, burps and oh my god, the stench!Is there anything we can do? Just had a couple of grand kids and hate to think of her licking them after.
With the dark evenings coming there will be much more poop to be found as you can't pick it up if you can't see it.
It is very common. What is she fed on? If she is missing some nutrients or not digesting her food properly it may lead her to eat poop.
Fact sheet from Dogs Trust on it: http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/c/coprophagia/defau...
Fact sheet from Dogs Trust on it: http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/c/coprophagia/defau...
IainZ said:
Lack of protein in the diet (or so I read somewhere)
Interesting thought as a lot of greyhound rescue centres recommend a diet containing just 20% protein as they are not racing anymore and they worry high protein will make them hyper (which is a debatable argument in itself)However I believe 20% is too low and should be at least 28%. ?significant to this dog.
Truth is they don't know the real reason for this behaviour there are lots of possibilities but this is one to consider.
bexVN said:
I often wonder if a dog considers it strange that we tell them off for eating their own faeces or stop them in the act of about to eat it only to rush over with a little bag and scoop it up!
they must think its becasue we want it for ourselves as we then walk around with it in said bag for an hour.#My dogs dont eat dog poop but are mad on horse droppings old or new it doesnt matter. They get fed on arden grange so shouldnt be missing any nutrients. I've given up trying to stop them now as its only recycled grass.
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