Does your dog eat poop?

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by DebiSue on 21 June 2010 - 17:06

My girl eats it with gusto! She doesn't turn around and eat it right then and there but if it is not picked up she will go looking for it later and gobble it down. Our old GSD, Airin didn't eat fresh poo but when winter came around she would try to bring a frozen "Poopsicle" into the house every chance she got.

by MaggieMae on 21 June 2010 - 17:06

vetmed.illinois.edu/petcolumns/petcols_article_page.php

by Red Sable on 21 June 2010 - 18:06

Neither of my dogs eat their stools. In fact, the female used to bury it, unfortunately that has stopped, but she is going further and further away to hide it, and that is good!

by BabyEagle4U on 21 June 2010 - 19:06

None of my dogs ever ate their poop. Although as puppies they all tried a nibbled of horse and cattle poop. lol

by VomRuiz on 22 June 2010 - 05:06

VM,
Yes I do feel that some are predisposed to eat it. In my experience females do it more than males. That's just my experience in over 100 dogs I have owned or fostered in the last 20 years.
I also wonder if (at least in females) it has anything to do with instinct, as when they have puppies.
Stacy

by Doberdoodle on 23 June 2010 - 02:06

Sometimes stool eating can be a sign of boredom, lack of variety in their diet, lack of nutrition, or just a puppy thing instinct to keep their nest clean, one of my Mals did it when she was a puppy but quickly grew out of it.
I've heard of dogs that will actually turn their head and eat it as its coming out of their butt

by AKGeorgias mom on 23 June 2010 - 02:06

Years ago we had 3 dogs - 2 husky/shepherd mixes and a lab/akita mix. The lab mix would eat the other dogs' poop before it even hit the ground. We were never able to stop it. That dog had allergy issues and would eat anything - he actually died because he ate an entire bottle of Advil which caused kidney failure. Georgia will do it rarely, but will leave it alone if I tell her to.

The survey is interesting because it asks questions about when/where the dog does it and how much exercise/mental stimulation it gets.

Opal

by Doberdoodle on 23 June 2010 - 02:06

I believe they will find a link to boredom or understimulation, and more females doing it than males b/c of the maternal instinct to clean up after their puppies and keep their nest clean.

by Bhaugh on 23 June 2010 - 19:06

Thanks for posting the link. I would be interested in knowing the results. I have a golden that is a horrible poop eater. It does not matter if I feed raw or kibble, he is a diehard.

leciesters doghandler: I laughed at your comment. Its funny how something like this will make a man buckle.

If the breath gets bad, its breath mints for the dogs.

by yellowrose of Texas on 23 June 2010 - 20:06

One of the reasons I do not let my dogs lick my face....NEVER KNOW WHERE THAT TONGUE HAS BEEN!

Some of mine,males and females have eaten it when they were very young. I believe some pups learn and see MOM doing it and it becomes a learned behaviour and sometimes the smell is an undigested poop and dog thinks it is fresh food!

I could never decide when , who or where or why any of them did the nasty DEED>

Funny , though , I never ever say them lick up Diahrea poop!

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