obi2 239 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Cow shit, sheep shit, horse shit, fox shit, badger shit you name it theyl eat it and the dogs are over a year old. Has anyone any solutions?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dymented 2,220 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Yes don't walk them near shit 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
christian71 3,187 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 2b25 does that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
obi2 239 Posted November 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Tell me how you do that when there's all of the above on my permission?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dymented 2,220 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Why Do Dogs Eat Poop? The likelihood is that different dogs eat different kinds of feces for different reasons. First, some coprophagy is probably completely normal. As everybody knows, dogs evolved from wolves – probably, current thinking goes, from wolves that spooked less easily than average.(1) Those not-so-spooky wolves got closer than others did to human bands and, later, human settlements. Finding human garbage and human excrement, the wolves chowed down. Eventually, there evolved an animal like the wolf, except that it was smaller, it hung around people, and it mostly scavenged instead of mostly hunted. Hey presto, the domestic dog, for whom it is normal to eat anything lying around that might have some nutritional value, including human poop. Why Do Dogs Eat Other Animals' Poop? Cat feces probably attracts dogs because cat food is higher in fat and protein than dog food, and consequently cat feces is too. As for why dogs like horse and cow manure and goose droppings, your guess is as good as mine. Dogs like plenty of things we humans don’t – when was the last time you rolled in a dead squirrel, grinning your fool head off the whole time? My best guess is that dogs just plain find feces tasty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
obi2 239 Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Interesting. Dogs will be dogs I guess even though it turns my stomach when they do it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SON OFF SHAM 34 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 There's loads of different factors that could trigger a dog to eat it's own faeces, a dog that is lacking on something like vitamin b1 or magnesium could be likely to eat it's own crap. There's many other things like stress right down to maybe they just like the taste of it. No one knows for sure and cannot pinpoint it on one particular cause. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sirius 1,391 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Eating herbivores poo is fine and quite normal. When dogs are eating their own or carnivores there could be a problem. The clinical name for this condition is Coprophagia, in English its also know as a depraved appetite. It can start for a range of reasons such as flavorings in cheap food, boredom in kennels or a genuine mineral deficiency. In most cases it is as much a behavioral problem as being a physical problem. The best solution I have found is using a good high quality mineral supplement such as Kelp seaweed as this will contain all 37 minerals and trace elements and also keeping on top of the dogs before it becomes a habit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I had a problem with a terrier years ago: she would eat any other dog crap she found: but once I'd changed over to feeding raw she stopped overnight. The problem with a lot of complete foods can be that they are so full of additives and preservatives that they come out the other end smelling pretty tasty: quite appealing to some dogs with depraved appetites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
obi2 239 Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 There actually not intrested in dogs crap, it mostly is horses sheep and cows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 There actually not intrested in dogs crap, it mostly is horses sheep and cows Well, that's all right then :laugh: Seriously, dogs get a lot of minerals etc from herbivore crap, but one thing I have noticed is that so long as my dogs are getting Kelp Seaweed Powder and minced raw veg, they don't seem to want to eat cow sh*t anywhere near as much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftm 3,357 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 ive a springer pup that ive caught eating the others shat a few times so ive chastised it and it seems fine now,will try the kelp seaweed powder any way as i cant keep an eye on them all day .there like a shat conveyor belt at the moment cant wait to get them out for walks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 We can theorise all day about why thay do it but to stop it go and buy some rock sulphur and stick it in the dogs water bowl............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sirius 1,391 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) We can theorise all day about why thay do it but to stop it go and buy some rock sulphur and stick it in the dogs water bowl............... Alot of people get a good result using kelp and rock sulpher. Edited November 11, 2011 by Sirius Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cow shit, sheep shit, horse shit, fox shit, badger shit you name it theyl eat it and the dogs are over a year old. Has anyone any solutions?? this is a feeding problem you need to try and change your food what are you feeding and how much per day ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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