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How can I stop my 2 B's from eating other animals' poo?

Behavioral Issues
  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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..

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Good luck with that… that is what they do.... eat poop.. as like with cats, much of the poop is undigesed food...

  • Agreed. Sometimes I think the grosser it is they more they enjoy seeing our faces when they do it.

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