hi all can anyone help please my oh was out with our beloved dog bridie this morning when she did something quite out of the norm she ran up to and proceeded to eat a great big pile of another dogs excrements my oh got to her just as she was finishing it off and haveing got her back on the lead bridie was still trying to get back to it . i have had previous experiance with a different dog many years ago of it eating its own and was told by the vet to feed it pineapple which im happy to say cured the problem but am not sure if this is the same sort of problem . our bridie is fed fell and thourghly spoilt so we are really perturbed by her doing this so any sensible answers or similar experiances would be welcome cheers

Hey there

Coprophagia (poop eating) is commonly thought to be caused by a lack of nutrients in a dog's diet.

But I personally think they're just gross animals that like to gross us out as much as possible. If your dog loves poop you need to stop the act as soon as possible (lots of people on here will give tips on this).

Good luck. Zach did it the other day - he loves it - and I just make sure I drag him away and severely reprimand him with lots of NOs!

my foster loves cat poop he he

i will never ever rread a thread when eatin my tea YUK!!!!

I know. Gross isn't it? Zachary was tucking into a huge pile of poop up the street the other day. I had to drag him away, and he got poop all over his nose.

Having a sand or milk beard is bad enough but a POOP BEARD - ewwwwwwwwwwww!

no blo . ody need lol!!! eew eew eew eew

apparantly dogs that are fed on pedigree chum wet meat pass poos that smell very similar to how the food smells in the first place, rich and sweet. this is usually the type of poo dogs try to eat when they are out as it smells nice and like dog food. annax

Thankfully none of mine eat dog poo, they much prefer cat and rabbit poo.:gag:

Hey there

Coprophagia (poop eating) is commonly thought to be caused by a lack of nutrients in a dog's diet.

But I personally think they're just gross animals that like to gross us out as much as possible. If your dog loves poop you need to stop the act as soon as possible (lots of people on here will give tips on this).

Good luck. Zach did it the other day - he loves it - and I just make sure I drag him away and severely reprimand him with lots of NOs!

I think you're right about the gross!!! Dog no 1 took a fancy to cat poop from the off, so I had to restrict access to a cat-sized gap!

Dog no 2 has a fondness for sniffing out and eating poop when we're out, and dog no 1 has also developed the taste, unfortunately. They're both on JW senior light, so they're definitely not lacking in any nutrients.

I keep as close an eye on them as I can when we're out and go into "NOOOO" mode when I catch them at it, though they're pretty hard to dissuade and I've ended up giving dog no 1 a swipe on her bum with my glove to attract her attention.

A friend's little terrier is an absolute swine and, if we're out together with our dogs, it has to be put on the lead so mine can poop in peace. :gag: