When I got Maggii and OJ (my first two Basenjis) we had a cat… he never swiped at the Basenjis with his claws, had he I think that the male (OJ) would have been better. While my Maggii was the really the least bit interested in the cat, OJ was a mess... he was for sure that it was there for his plucking pleasure... They did finally figure out that he was part of the household, however if he ran, the chase was on... always... so much so that he lived on one side of the house and them on the other.... He (the cat) didn't really mind as he had his own kitty door to the deck in the master bedroom that was on 2nd floor and could come and go via the property fence. Maggii did play a game with the cat... she would lay in the back of the yard and wait for him to come walking along the fence, she would wait till he was on the gate, run as fast as she could and hurl herself against the gate, which would rock back and forth and see if the cat fell in the yard... Needless to say, we nailed that gate shut (there are more than one)
How can I stop my 2 B's from eating other animals' poo?
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Both of our dogs will do it. Where we live in Washington State, we have lots of goose poop; in Arizona, it's cow and rabbit poop with an occasional coyote poop thrown in. We just have to be on the watch and get them away from it before they scarf it down. Even then, they still end up with some!
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I can keep Kipawa away from kitty poop in the house, but when we are on the dikes walking off leash and he sees/smells horse poop he is there as fast as lightning. It has to be 'medium fresh' (a few days old) - not too new and not too grassy. A few "eck" sounds and he knows I want him off of it. I'm going to look for that other thread to see what else was said.
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Malaika will do it, Kwame doesn't. Well when i say he doesn't he does eat other animals poo but not other dogs. To Malaika anything is fair game.
The behaviour has decreased with age but she does still do it on occasions, particularly if she finds a sloppy one (so sorry to be so graphic, i know it's sickening )
I was horrified yesterday to see Malaika go to eat Kwame's poo even before it touched the ground. I was able to stop her with a verbal command because i saw it. -
You just have to live with this one I think. The food supplement helps them from stop eating their own poop but not others. No matter what it's an ish thing.
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I have sprayed Bitter Apple or something similar on the poop to make it unappetizing. In the beginning I would spray quite a bit on it so that it soaks into it. If they begin to eat the poop then all of it will taste nasty.
Jennifer
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I think the only thing that will work is watching them so close for many months that they don't have a chance to eat poo. A behavior will often disappear when they haven't been able to perform it for a long time. But then you really have to make sure that they can't eat it for a long time. It's a self-rewarding behavior, so every time they are able to eat some, you can start all over again.
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I agree with VOOdoo as this is usually a habit except in certain cases . Habits can be broken but it'll take strict vigilance on your part. Remove all temptation immediately - attempting to make it unpalatable (as in spraying with Bitter Apple) does not usually work..
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Ours find bunny poop irresistible in the yard. One loves goose poop. We have a fenced in yard and somehow they still get in. The y will kill & eat them if they find them. We recently have had a great horned owl in the area and that with the coyotes, rabbit population has really declined. No Coyotes in the yard, but I am leery of them going out in the back yard at night with the owl. I know they normally dont kill dogs, but read a hungry owl will try to kill & eat animals larger than itself. Still a cool bird to have around.
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I have heard Pineapple helps and there is a pill that works so they say not sure about that..(Pill) I have a Shih tzu that eats Poo well did. we used Pineapple and she stopped after a while. I do know all dogs are different. I wish you the best of luck on this issue
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My 8 month B has a fascination with goose poop as well. We live 4 houses away from a lake and taking him for a morning walk before I'm fully awake is rough. He can get to more poo in 30 seconds than I can react to! I try to be satisfied with catching 75% of the lunges but its really icky when it makes him happy and he tries to lick me right after. Blech! I'm going to try Pineapple.
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Good luck with that… that is what they do.... eat poop.. as like with cats, much of the poop is undigesed food...
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Agreed. Sometimes I think the grosser it is they more they enjoy seeing our faces when they do it.
