Any ideas how to stop a 4 month old male rottie eating fence panels?He does this when hes on his own outside for five mins,i keep checking him but he still manages to have a go,he actually eats the wood,he has toys out there to play with and is not left on his own only when i close the door to pop up stairs,hes started on the gate aswell...none of my other rotts eat wood they were to interested in there bones and toys....And also hes eating poo aswell any ideas how to stop that,he eats his own and trys to eat others to..thanks sue

I'd be inclined not to leave him out there to discover unwanted ways of amusing himself - he doesn't know the difference between 'toys' and a nice piece of wood that's held solid for him.  If he's distracted from behaviours you don't want him performing, he won't learn how rewarding they can be......  Eating poo (crophagia (sp?)) can stem from all sorts of reasons, and to cure it you need to know the reason.  It may be from being punished from eliminating in the house (so he eats the evidence - no poo=no punishment), he may have learnt it from his dam (he needs watching and distracting from doing it before it becomes an ingrained habit), he may have a bacteria overgrowth (treatable with long term anti biotics from the vet), his diet may not be appropriate (too much food - cut down on the amount fed, or too much protein - look for a similar food with lower protein content), he may also be lacking in essential enzyme production, in which case adding enzymes in the form of crushed pineapple will help.......