Dog Eats Poop?  Easy Problem To Solve!

“The dog eats poop!” I said to my wife after she asked me what was wrong. We had just gotten our new Miniature Schnauzer puppy and were both so excited to see her grow up. The poop eating thing was a definite problem though.

We figured we’re both smart people, it should be no problem to give the dog more food or something. That was not helpful, and you’ll see why later in this article.

We racked our brains and determined that some research was in order since neither of us are veterinarians. Here’s what we discovered:

Coprophagia is the official name for a dog eating their own (or other dogs) poop, but don’t worry about pronouncing it. We’re going to solve the problem with this website so you don’t have to deal with this disturbing little habit.

Without getting into a ton of details, there are multiple reasons that a dog may eat their own or another dog’s feces. But we’ll touch on them briefly because understanding the problem is the key to solving it.

Briefly, here are the common causes of Coprophagia:

1. The mother of a litter of animals may eat any poop the puppies leave in their area to make sure things are clean. This instinct is often copied by their young, as kids do tend to learn by example.
2. Undigested food may smell good to your pet and entice them to eat poop.
3. They may simple be acting out in an effort to gain additional attention.

Here’s your action plan if your dog eats poop:

First, give a little more attention to your pet- even just a few extra minutes a day throwing a ball will brighten your pet’s day and decrease their need for attention.

If that doesn’t work, try giving only dry dog food, which is more easily and thoroughly digested and will decrease the enticing (to them) smell.

Your last line of defense is to purchase some
pills designed to stop this behavior. Coprophagia pills are added to meals and give the feces a bitter taste while not affecting the flavor of the food.

Good luck and enjoy your pet!

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