Hello,
My second dog who I adopted about 5 weeks ago has fit in very well with my "pack." (Me, husband and ShepMix)
Anyway, she is somewhat of on indiscriminate chewer. Not so much inside, but when she is in the yard, she munches on leaves, acorns and stool. I pick up poops everyday afterwork, so there really is not much to be found, but she sometimes will sniff one out before I get to clean it up.
She is supervised in the yard, by me or my husband, if we are just hanging outside. Otherwise both are let out to do their business, and the comeback inside.
Any ideas about this habit?? Anything else I can do to discourage this aside from the everyday clean up of the yard.
Infact, she must have found one this morning, cause she barfed a disguisting mess, fortunately on my kithen floor (easy clean Up)
Ewwwwwwww!!
Stephanie St Julian Webboard User Reg: 10-16-2007
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i learned in a book about dogs that it could be that she is not getting enough nutrition they will look for ways to make up for what they are not getting i dont know if they have a link on that but i will say my pup did it for a while and now she does not i changes her diet it seem to be the problem the book is by the dog whisper and you can find it at any book store i cant remember the name right off hand
Richard Pryor Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2007
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He's a rescue? How old was he when you got him? How long did he spend in the shelter? What about before?
My mom rescued a dog and he has this habit as well. God knows what he had to eat to survive while he was on the street. In his case, whenever I take him for a walk and catch him doing it, I say no and pop the leach. He wears a flat collar and is a soft dog. Obviously that hasn't stopped him from doing it, specially when I only see him about once a week.
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006
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Linda, you might want to try adding canned pumpkin to her diet (not pie filling, just straight pumpkin). Someone suggested it on this forum once for that problem (I believe it was Elaine Haynes) and it worked with my GSD when he was a pup. Keep it up for a while.
Many others have said that feeding a RAW diet stops the poo eating habit. I was feeding a product called Omaspride raw as well as chicken wings and drums, etc but my pup still had the habit. I then switched to Nature's Variety raw and it seemed that either that was the trick or he grew out of the habit...both happened at about the same time.
But pumpkin did definitely help when he was younger.
Lindsay Janes Webboard User Reg: 10-24-2005
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I think it is a normal thing for all puppies to eat their poops and grow out of it later. Some adult dogs still do eat poops, I'm not sure why. I guess they like the taste of it.
I doubt it is because they are lack in nutrition.
"It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right"
My litter of 7-week-olds sees their mom cleaning up after them (eating their poops) and now they do it too!
Maybe they learn it by imitating their mothers?
This female was not a poop-eater before she had her puppies, but I have another female (spayed) that has eaten poop since I got her from a shelter. I also have an adult male who does not eat poops. All dogs eat the same food. I think it is just a habit that some dogs outgrow and some do not. (Albeit a disgusting habit).
I saw a product in PetSmart that you are supposed to feed your dog and apparently it stops them from doing it. It is like a chewable tablet. That might help?
I saw a product in PetSmart that you are supposed to feed your dog and apparently it stops them from doing it. It is like a chewable tablet. That might help?
I tried it with my previous dog. Didn't work with her.
One of the theories that makes sense to me is dogs eat poop when there's enough undigested material in it to make it appealing. This would happen with poor quality kibbles that go through largely intact. A dog that eats a highly digestible kibble or is on a raw diet won't find much in its poop to merit a "second helping".
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