Poop eaters My name is Pam and my little ones are Brian and Stewie. They both come from the same breeder and I am told they have the same mom and dad. They are both poop eaters. Can any one help me break this nasty habit. They are potty pad trained and I try to pick it up and throw it out immediately, but I am not always quick enough. |
Welcome to YT, some ppl suggest giving a few pieces of frozen pineapple, this is supposed to change the smell of poop from food to an undesirable smell. It has worked for some dogs, but not all dogs. Some suggest SEP (Stop Eating Poop) which can be purchased on line. It is said the reason dogs eat their poop because it is undigested and is passed smelling like their food, reason they eat it. My fur kid has to be watched or he will it his poop, I tried the pineapple faithfully for 6 weeks, he won't eat it if he sees me standing there, the end of week 6 I let him on the deck to poop and stayed inside, sure enough, he ate his poop. I haven't tried the SEP I just make sure I am always outside with him when he poops and pick it right up. |
If you can get them to eat pineapple that is supposed to help. Also try to pick up the poop as soon as they go if you can. |
I had one that LOVED his poo. He loved bird poo, bunny poo, wild turkey poo...Yelling at him made no difference so we'd try to spray it with anything just to keep him from chowing down! (Unfortunately the little bugger was smart enough to drop a turd, spin himself around & start eating it while he was making turd #2.) |
Here is my infamous thread on Max: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-his-poop.html I'm sorry to say that 7 years later he's still eating his poop! :eek::rolleyes: |
We also had the same problem with our Zuzi at the age of 3 to 4 months. She would poop on her training pad and them bring it to her bed. I was not sure if she was eating it or playing with it though. Anyway, at that time I didn't know the trick with the pineapple or with the SEP. So each time I would see a poop in her bed I would ask her "What is that" or "Why did you do that" with the proper voice and intonation so she would understand that she has done something bad. I would also not give her attention and treats. Sometimes I was taking her food away for a while, too. It took a while, for a month or two but finally, she realized that this is something bad and she stopped. We don't have this problem anymore. I watch her when we are outside and when she sees a poop, she goes and smells it for one second and then she just leaves. |
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I had to laugh through this whole thread. I personally have given up...if they want to eat it, it is less to pick up. I guess that is gross...but so be it. They are dogs and do dog things. I have one that eats dirt .. I would rather he eat poop to be honest...it makes me crazy. I worry all the time he will get sick. :( He goes to spots where there is no grass and if the ground is cracking, he takes that top layer and eats it like it is peppermint bark. :( |
Thanks so very much for all of the advise, I will try the pineapple and hope for the best! |
GL with the pineapple. it didn't work for us. Max was eating Cooper's poop so I had to give Cooper the pineapple. Cooper's belly couldn't tolerate it so then i had one dog eating poop and one dog throwing up:rolleyes: |
Emma has this nasty habit but I think she does it to hide the evidence if she has an accident in the house . She’s outside trained and if she has an accident she knows I’m pretty peeved. |
GL with the pineapple! I tried giving it and it didn't change anything. I fed them digestive supplements that contain bromelain which is the key component of pineapple that supposedly helps with stopping the poop eating, and it didn't change anything. They're both outdoor potty trained. But Casie uses a pad indoors when she can't hold it. I think she eats her poop to 'clean up'. She usually will never poop when I'm home, only while I'm away at work. If I'm home, she'll whine and tell me she needs to potty outside. |
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