Lurcher's eating Sh*t

[fatmoocher 30]

Both my whippet cross lurchers have started to eat there s**t

am i doing something wrong? as this has not happened before, they are wormed etc.

how can i stop it?

feed them tinned pineapple with there food or they will normaly take it as a treat.had the same problem with mine and it did the trick.the pineapple makes the s..t smell. it normaly works in a couple off days to work, a old dog man told me marrow or courgette works well

[sandymere 8,263]

Both my whippet cross lurchers have started to eat there s**t

am i doing something wrong? as this has not happened before, they are wormed etc.

how can i stop it?

feed them tinned pineapple with there food or they will normaly take it as a treat.had the same problem with mine and it did the trick.the pineapple makes the s..t smell. it normaly works in a couple off days to work, a old dog man told me marrow or courgette works well

I've not heard of that but pineapple is an antibacterial, chew if you get oral thrush, so there may be alteration in GI bacteria and so a change in stools. Worth a go.

[ABDog 0]

Just this afternoon my fellow dog buddy mentioned feeding pineapple as a potential 'fix' for the poop-eaters.. . . must be some truth in it or she wouldna bothered.

 

Like most things 'dog', I suspect there's no single guaranteed cure though.

[mccloud 0]

Change to RMB mate, that will sort em out !

[johnnyboy28 1]

Change to RMB mate, that will sort em out !

 

 

Thanks for everything lads

[Guest chook]

Its called Coprophagia - more than lilkely its the food you are feeding, some of the addatives pass through the gut in to the stool,

and the dogs smell this and think its food, in young dogs they sometimes do learn it off the mother, and copy her,

if dogs have been scolded for doing there bizzness in the house or somewhere you dont want them to - they will try to clear the evedance (sp) up,

if they have only just started to do it, then i would get them checked at a vets, as it could be a digestion problem, wich means they are not getting everything out of there food tehy need.

 

the best thing is if you catch them doing it - dont make a big deal out of it

otherwise you will make them want to do it more, if its a learned behavour you will need to teach them not to eat it,

you can try the pinapple - but a lot of times it dont work, there are tabs you can buy, you would have to give them to all the dogs,

but its suposed to make the poo unpalatable,

if it is food related then the best cause of action would be to change the food they are on.

[Waz 4,274]

Just this afternoon my fellow dog buddy mentioned feeding pineapple as a potential 'fix' for the poop-eaters.. . . must be some truth in it or she wouldna bothered.

 

Like most things 'dog', I suspect there's no single guaranteed cure though.

 

It works if they are eating their own poop, or you add to the diet of the dog who's poop they are munching.

[Guest gaz100604]

one of my pups does it digusting little b*****d he is. im interested if i can change this with him aswell

[trader 0]

one of my pups does it digusting little b*****d he is. im interested if i can change this with him aswell

read my post on the subject and you will

[stormrider8 59]

Both my whippet cross lurchers have started to eat there s**t

am i doing something wrong? as this has not happened before, they are wormed etc.

how can i stop it?

feed them tinned pineapple with there food or they will normaly take it as a treat.had the same problem with mine and it did the trick.the pineapple makes the s..t smell. it normaly works in a couple off days to work, a old dog man told me marrow or courgette works well

I've not heard of that but pineapple is an antibacterial, chew if you get oral thrush, so there may be alteration in GI bacteria and so a change in stools. Worth a go.

 

Had bull terriers for years and a fare few have all done it, mine are fed on a dry food but mostly raw. I was told about the pine apple thing a couple of years back, seems to work for mine..

[brock1 2]

at least yours just eats it mine role in it every time it sees it then trys rubbing agains when you go near her to put the lead on. nowt wears than walking home coverd in someone elses dogs shit :realmad: . half its like jelly full of wearms on the local golf couse aswell. it wouldnt bother me if it just eat shit your lucky do all wippet & wippetxs have a shit fettish or somthink my other dogs dont bother with it. :sick: