HELP PLEASE-How Do I Get My Dog to Stop Eating Poo???

Hi,
How do I get a 6 month old 75 lb oes to stop eating poo. excel pills don't work. he does eat his own only my 2 maltesse's who are 10 lb and 2.5 lbs. I tried the leave it command but has not gotten it yet. He eats merrill and the other two eat basic instinct. I also noticed he licks the urine. YUK!!! This mean I can't kiss him!!

Has anyone used the belly straps?

Thanks
Lynne

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lynnewithbentley wrote:

To be honest, the only way to get them to quit eating poo is to clean up after the dogs go right away. In other words, don't give them the chance because it isn't there.

ChSheepdogs wrote:

To be honest, the only way to get them to quit eating poo is to clean up after the dogs go right away. In other words, don't give them the chance because it isn't there.

Ditto. My best friend's lab is a poo eater (his own), and they watch him like a hawk. He goes out and they immediately pick it up. They try hard to have him go while on a walk so they can catch it better. They tried all of the supplements they could find, nothing helped. He's 3 and still obsessed with trying to eat it.

I don't think there's a solution other than get to it before he does.

rdf wrote:

ChSheepdogs wrote:

To be honest, the only way to get them to quit eating poo is to clean up after the dogs go right away. In other words, don't give them the chance because it isn't there.

Patch is a gourmet - rabbit do. I could sprinkle it on her bowl of food at night and she would be the happiest dog in the land. On occasion she had eaten other do, but goes for the good wild stuff. its like licking the carpet with hair and dirt, why she likes the taste of do, dirt, and hair shall never be answered while on this earth.

Ellie was a poo eater too! She ate any poo, also cat poo, horse poo, any dog poo and her own poo. I went quite often to the vet and they said it suppose to be "naturally" and there is nothing I could do!!??!! :roll:

...well, she never stopped eating poo and died with 11years. It seems like it was "good" for her! :!:

Rufus also eats his own poo. We just watch him when we let him out & pick it up straight away.

We have our 1st ever poo eater - Biscuit the lab pup. Yuck!
All we do is pick up poo as fast as possible. Hard when they all are out in the dog yard.....

A lot of them do grow out of it, at the moment you really do have to break the habit. That is as soon as any of the dogs do it, pick it up and dispose of it. If he goes near one on the ground, harsh NO then pick it up straight away.

Time helps so does being outside with them when they go and removing it straight away. Time consuming but if not broken can lead to this happening all their lives. Not good but a completely natural thing yucky for us humans especially if they want to give sheepie kisses after :twitch:

So you need to be outside with him and when any of the dogs go, if he goes near it or if its him and he turns to take interest in it then stern no and really the only way is pick it up straight away.

After awhile they do loose interest in it , but it needs to be broken the poo munchies with your intervention.

I've tried pineapple, brought deterrants for their diets etc and really the only thing that worked was being outside and as soon as done, pick up the temptation. :wink:

It's a learned behaviour from their moms who for the first few weeks of their lives keep the whelping box and area clean this way, some will do it some dont as far as the pups are concerned so deligance now and if you spend the time removing all temptations like that straight away you will find the habit broken fairly quickly. :wink:

Barney did this when he was a puppy, but outgrew it. In the meantime, we just picked it up as fast as we could. It was SO gross. Now he'd still eat the cat poo if he can get to it, but other than that doesn't bother with his own.

I didn't get a chance to read the other replies yet, but I've had a lot of luck with meat tenderizer (sprinkle over their meal). So have many other people ...but it also DOESN'T work on some dogs. Depends on the dog and how long they've already been doing it. Other than that, yes... you just have to pick it up right away.

I was just going to post this same behavior. Cuatro does not go out with the other dogs. He is always walked for potty time, and it is cleaned up. He has to be really watched even when walking because of the multiple deer poo piles! Loves them! He always wanted to "clean up" after himself during the early puppy days of housebreaking. Now at 7 months he is 95% housebroken and not to overt in his signal to go out. I can read his cue, but last week(Twice), I wasn't paying attention, and he snuck off to another part of the house to poo and clean up after himself. The look on his face is like "I had an accident Mom, but I cleaned it up for you". With all the remodeling here(day 56), he has been going to daycare several days during the week, and he had an inside accident there that he cleaned up. Guess I'll try the meat tenderizer

Sheepie2 wrote:

rdf wrote:

Patch is a gourmet - rabbit do. I could sprinkle it on her bowl of food at night and she would be the happiest dog in the land.

Chiquita's most favorite snack is rabbit poo. She flies out the door every morning to search the yard for the yummy goodness. :roll:

Guinness did this when she was younger and still does it if she wants to play. The best thing is to pick up right after her and not making a big deal about it as she knew she would get attention for it.

Panda's a poop eater too, nothing ever worked so I just don't let her kiss me.

Some folks believe the poo eating (corporphagia) is a sign of poor digestion, lack of nutrients or signs of emotional trauma or boredom. Dogs confined without stimulation often resort to this digusting habit (hence how I think my Jack started...his teeth also show signs of wire chewing.......yes, he's a rescue) Puppies will eat poop and lick urine just for the stimulation and usually grow out of this discovery phase if they lead a healthy active life.

So for your guy, feed the best food, use probiotics just in case there is a nutritional deficiency, have the stoos (his, not the snack) checked for parasites as they can be zapping nutrients from his system..........but most of all, keep the poop picked up eliminating the buffet table, keep the dog well exercised and mentally stimulated. Once he discovers there are more things to explore than poop, hopefully he'll stop. Some never outgrow this habit. Brush their teeth daily.

btw, fyi, they do stay alive this way if in the wild. i discovered this recently while helping to hunt a lost dog for months.

Jazzy did this as a pup, I read someplace to feed him and my other dogs a couple of chunks of pineapple everyday and dogs are not supposed to like the smell or taste. It worked thank dog !!! The poop eating stopped within a few days. Hope this helps.

Interesting responses. This is an old post, but can't help but reply. My dog likes deer poo. My vet said it would in no way hurt him to eat it. Somehow I got him to stop with the "off" command, but I have to witness it. I'm lucky as I'm usually there w/ him when it happens. I would be careful with supplements, generally they are just pee'd out, with no results and a dent to your wallet. The best way to get good nutrition is from good quality foods, not a pill. Eating poo in my opinion is about a dog mistakenly thinking it's just plain old food - not necessarily a sign of boredom, nutritional deficiencies, anxiety or other mental problem. My vet did not give me any of those reasons when I questioned her about it multiple times.

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