Louie is a 17 week old springer, and boy can he spring.  The thing is Louie likes to eat soil, mud and stuff like that, ive not seen him eat poo of any type so thats ruled out, i do watch him a lot, but don't know how to stop him. Hope someone can help.

Hi, I have a soil eater, has done it all his life and I can find no way to stop him and he is 12 years now. When he was a puppy it used to really worry me but it does not seem to have hurt him and now I just wish he would not bring lumps of it into the house.

Sure it is better if they don't do it but I can tell you how to stop it having been unsuccessful myself.

I have a 13 year old soil eater here, no idea why and no idea how to stop him. I've tried lots of things and he still goes for it if he fancies a little nibble. People have said it is a deficiency in the diet but I don't know a deficiency of what? All of mine are fed raw.He isn't excessive, just every now and then, my others do it on the odd occasion. As my lad is 13 I can only presume it hasn't done him any harm. As Louie is so young if you could get him out of it now then I would.

Good Luck, let us know if you find a cure :)

My 4 month old pup is also a soil eater.
She will pick lumps out of the veg patch. But I have also seen her shoving her nose into the soil on the grass and digging down for roots. However this morning I realised that it is not roots she is digging for - it's worms !!!!! Eugh ! It was a really long juicy one and I just managed to wrestle half of it off her.

Distraction with a game is the only answer I have found but you can't be out there all the time.

have a 14 month old GSD,he will dig up clumps of the lawn + soil & eat the lot ,much to the disgust of OH .His lawn was his pride & joy lol.If anyone has a cure please help us all !!!