what dogs eat poop
my dogs eating his poop what do i do?
all the time i have had him he has been eating his and my other dogs poop and ive tried peeper and salt but it cant work how can i stop it
Many dogs have this bad habit. It is learned by puppies from their mothers. Mother dogs often will eat their own poop and other dogs’ poop while pregnant. After the puppies are born the mother will eat the puppies’ poop to keep their area clean.
There are a few ways to avoid it, but not all work. I tried all of these on my Shepherd before I found the right one.
- you can mix tomato juice in with the dog’s food (it makes their poop taste unappealing to them, you can try this one but it gave my Shepherd diarrhea)
- you can put tabasco on the poop piles right after he goes (my Shepherd ended up just eating around it but most dogs will stay away)
- you can simply go pick up the poop right after he goes (this one didn’t work for ME, I have other things to do than watch my dog until she goes and then run out there and pick it up)
This one was the solution that worked for me.
- I bought a fresh pineapple and cut it up into approx. 1″x1″ pieces and gave her 3 in the morning and 3 in the evening. She loved it plus she stopped eating her poop because pineapple also makes the poop taste bad to them. (Although I really don’t know how it can taste good in the first place).
A very common misconception is that this habit is caused by lack of nutrition, which is untrue. Don’t let anyone tell you that this is why he eats his poop. This is simply a learned bad habit that can be hard to brake. But you can do it!
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