WHY DO DOGS EAT THEIR OWN POO ?
42- ScarletRyan1970
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What can i do ? My Dog eats his own poo.
Uhh Yuck !
Scarlet Ryan 1970Don't know why. Do know that only some dogs do this. Sure a lot of 'em that seem to like to roll in road kill, though.
78- loveofnight
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i once heard that they do it when their body needs something that has been passed out in their poo ( some kind of nutrient) so they have to re-eat it in order to extract it.....don't know how true it is
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- ScarletRyan1970
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Hello,
Thankyou for you answers.I am thinking that my Dog
was badly treated before i got him. He is a recused
Dog.
I mean it's not as if he doesn't get feed!
P.S. A questions for Ghost32. What do you mean by
A lot of'em that seem to like to roll in road kill
mean ?
Scarlet. 
99- cosette
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i have owned a few dogs here and there and i never saw one do that, although i had heard they do that. i think it is one of those urban legends
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- ScarletRyan1970
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Cossette,
You should try and get back saying the Rosary.
It's amazing.
Cossette it is no urban ledgend.
I have seen it with my own eyes.
Kindest Regards
Scarlet. 
96- Marisa Wright
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Where's Whitney05 when we need her? She's the dog person.
I've heard it's because they're lacking something in their diet.
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I have a hub on the topic:
http://hubpages.com/hub/CoprophagiaDogs eat their own poo because they're dogs. In the wild, dogs are more scavengers than hunters and they have the ability to digest the protein left by the poo-er.
I know it seems disgusting, but it is a normal thing for a dog to do.
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Well my dogs don't do it, thankfully. I need to keep 'em away from the dam cat litter though. LOL yuck and double yuck
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ScarletRyan1970 wrote:
What can i do ? My Dog eats his own poo.
Uhh Yuck !
Scarlet Ryan 1970This is a natural behaviour. Sometimes the animal is lacking certain vitimins, but other times, they eat just for pleasure. The real danger to your dog, is if they eat from a litter box. The litter is toxic and will cause dog internal damage that can become fatal.
96- Len Cannon
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I'm betting they're hungry.
96- AEvans
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Our Male Cocker did that when he was a puppy and the vet told us lack of iron, they gave us puppy vitamins and he has not eaten doo-doo ever since.
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ScarletRyan1970 wrote:
Hello,
Thankyou for you answers.I am thinking that my Dog
was badly treated before i got him. He is a recused
Dog.
I mean it's not as if he doesn't get feed!
P.S. A questions for Ghost32. What do you mean by
A lot of'em that seem to like to roll in road kill
mean ?
Scarlet.
I was told by a vet it is for two reasons. One could be abuse, they do it because they want to clean it away, not be near it, not lie in it. It comes from the Mother dog doing that when they are new born to keep them clean, (instinct overtaking behavior)
the other and more true reason is a lack of iron and other nutrients and they sense it and do it, especialy if the poop smells like something they are needing or sense they are missing. If the Dog is not digesting properly and retaining the vitamins it needs, it may be a feed or internal problem also. Talk to your vet, and get involved. Animal behavior can give signs to possible problems. Its good to be attentitive to there actions and reactions.
There are training viedos that show you why and how to prevent that behavior, if it is a behavior thing, not an internal thing going on. Talk to the Vet first.They are environmentally friendly. Recycling all the way.
This is a mystery that most dogs do and humans don't understand the reasons why. When dogs are puppies they need to experience everything by their mouth. They have to figure out what the poo is and who it came from. Most dogs stop when they grow up, but some do not. It may be they want the area clean. I think it is unlikely--dogs prefer things to be a mess. They may be lacking a vitamin. Again unlikely, most foods are pretty nutritionally sound. It isn't a matter of being hungry. What I have seen from working with dogs in large dog groups is that it may also be a sign of dominance if they are eating other animal's poop. Dominance isn't necessarily a bad thing and is natural in dog groups. Kind of like if the poop isn't there, the other dog isn't marking it's spot it the dominant dog's territory. It may be a learned beahvior from the mother (no idea why the mother would do it). There really is no danger if he is eating his own poop. The poop of other animals may contain disease and parasites and this should be prevented when possible by picking up all poop right away.
ScarletRyan1970 wrote:
What can i do ? My Dog eats his own poo.
Uhh Yuck !
Scarlet Ryan 1970Don't let him give you doggie kisses ...ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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One of my dogs eats poo and rolls in it AND eats and rolls in road kill! I've learned to live with it because I certainly haven't been able to cure it.
Many years ago I had another dog who ate poo and the vet advised that if it's their own poo they eat you can feed them pineapple chunks. Apparently they taste evil once they've gone through the system and it cures the habit. Don't know if it works though. I couldn't go around feeding every dog in town with pineapple chunks!ScarletRyan1970 wrote:
What can i do ? My Dog eats his own poo.
Uhh Yuck !
Scarlet Ryan 1970You will find my Hub today humorous:
http://hubpages.com/hub/A-Morning-With- … o-to-SleepStimp wrote:
ScarletRyan1970 wrote:
What can i do ? My Dog eats his own poo.
Uhh Yuck !
Scarlet Ryan 1970You will find my Hub today humorous:
http://hubpages.com/hub/A-Morning-With- … o-to-SleepBy The way....there is nothing nutritionally wrong with your dog. ALL Of the dogs I've had (even my 17 year old pom) loved the tasty treats. BTW: they also love horse manure so whatever. When they eat THEIR OWN, then there is a nutritional issue.
