Not very nice I know, but our pup has been known to eat pooh - why on earth and how do we stop her from doing so??

Hi Becca,

This is disgusting but normal behavior for dogs. The only fool proof method is to keep her away it. My dog likes cat poo, fox poo, pigeon poo, chicken poo pellets I use on the garden as fertilizer, and some other dog's poo.

It just goes to show, if your dog likes the dinner you've cooked it's not something to boast about. :-)

Stacey

Beccy - It's called cophragia and is very very common. If it's any old poo that she'll eat then it's a bit tougher to deal with - if it's just her own in your garden the only thing is to clean up double quick. MOst grow out of it and it's soon a dim and distant memory - some do it their whole lives though. Again - if it's her own poo you can add things to her food that supposedly make it taste yuck - as if it didn't already - pineapple and courgette are supposed to work - didn't for me though. I found the picking up and lots of "no"s did the trick:D

good luck - just dodge the licky kisses afterwards:D :D :D

Pam n the boys

Nice to know that I'm not the only one heaving with disgust!! She seems to do it more when we're out as opposed to eating her own so we're just keeping an eye on her and making sure that she knows that we're really not impressed by it. Trouble is she's made herself sick doing it and as much as it's nasty to see the first time round, it's even worse to have to deal with it making a re-appearance :o

Oh these things are sent to try us!

Hi Beccy

Darcy is a bit fussier she'll only eat horse poo!!!!!!!1

There's always a gourmet in the bunch. :-)

What you have to understand is that dogs in the wild will see other animals faeces as a source of food as all faeces contain an ammount of undigested food. If your dog is eating his or other animal faeces it is usually an indication of a vitamin deficiency in his diet. Try changing his food to something of a more substantial quality, this does not necessarily mean more expensive, and you will soon see this habit will stop. Try to locate aGilbertson and Page food called " Dr. Johns ". It is great food at an excellent price.

Sorry to butt into the conversation here but with reference to horse poo i read that this was poisunus to dogs is this not correct then?

The only time horse muck will hurt your dog is if there is some on the horses hoof when it kicks the dog in the head for getting too close

Incorrect. If a dog ingests horse manure from a horse that has been recently wormed , then that dog can die from poisoning. Take it from someone who knows.

No, horse poo isn't poisonous to dogs. It can give a dog the runs (especially if the horse has been recently wormed), but otherwise it is a great delicacy! (Yuck!) So is sheep poo, cow poo, rabbit poo, chicken poo.......
Just keep the dog regularly wormed and he'll be okay (but try to avoid being kissed straight afterwards!)
:)