5 month old poo play and eating

well i thought the girl was out of it but for the past week shes back to playing in her poo and eating it and somtines she will be sick and then play with that too

im almost at a breaking point now as its ppretty much gone on since we got her

does anyone have any ideas on this???

need some help please

i had the same problem it not nice to see it used to make me feel sick :-& i think they grow out of it i use to tell off my xena when she used to do it

both my two used to do it i just told them off for it when i cot them....but like steves sbt,mine just grow out of it.....
but i did here some were that thay do it to get all the goodness out the food,as its past throw them so qick thay dont get al the goodness out of it first time round....

as for the sick i dont know.....

yer im just so confused ive read so many diffrent things and tried so many diffrent things but the problem seems to go on

im goin to buy a cage and hope that she will not do anything in her space

she's such a great dog its a shame that she has this bad habit

Hi Kristie, makes me queasy just reading it, i know how you must feel. My girl sampled some come inside and fetched it up over my beige wool chinese rug and i threw it staight out ruined:cry: as steve and stich have said they usually grow out of it. Mine has thankfully. Try spraying it with 'bitter lime spray' from most pet stores. Put it on before she gets the chance the taste will soon put her off. But i have heard some peoples are partial to a bit of horse poo,fox poo,sheep poo etc so youre not alone lol Roxys a real cutie too

your baby blue is cute:)

my problems are at nite time when we are all asleep
she will goto toilet then either try and eat it or take it back to her bed and sleep in it or play with it

i realy do hope she grows out of it

and we have also had to through a 100% wool rug out as she ruined it also

As soon as you get the crate you will see the difference, dogs rarely soil their own bedding. As its only at night its probably seperation anxiety she is uhappy left on her own. Cages are like dens covered on top with a blanket, snug inside with one and a cuddly toy, i think the crate is a good option. Hope it works, i think it will, let us know how she gets on

if the rug is all you lose as your pup grows up then you have got of litely.....lol

If only stich, she has chewed several computer leads, playstation3 cable,a duel shock controler, cam phone to comp lead, surround sound speaker wires shes also got through 2 OH work bags, laces in his boots, table coasters, garden hose, two seatbelts, the list goes on shes very sly about it and very fast. We learnt quickly but not quick enough

ill report back with the news

Hey Roxy,

Ive noticed a similar problem with Tyson. Even tho ive never cought him eating his own poo he does eat his vomit which i think is gross :-& Luckily the times that he has thrown up ive been around and stopped him from eating too much of it, so i can understand yourfrustration. Hopefully crating her will solve the problem.
Good luck

Try putting a few pieces of pineapple in with their dinner. I didn't believe this would work, but it did. It has stopped 4 pups that I know of, so may be worth a try.

Kylorda wrote:Try putting a few pieces of pineapple in with their dinner. I didn't believe this would work, but it did. It has stopped 4 pups that I know of, so may be worth a try.

well ive tried the juice from fresh pinapple over her food she likes it still the problem went on

but a small update atm
i didnt realy want to get a cage as she never had one from day one so ive just kept my chin up
anyhow the last few nite we have had a result we have come down in the morning only to find one wee
im so happy and have gave roxy loads of praise for her good behavior now all i hope is she keeps to it

ill report back in a day or 2 with some more results

wish me luck:)

hope all is still going good....

well she has been leaving it alone untill this morning
she thought she would have a nibble (sick)
so im now hopeing its just a one of after such a good run

sorry for the delay in this update

Hi Kristie glad to see things are improving I have posted a topic on Copraphegia - poo eating - under Training and Behavior - about this problem.

well just another update

so now roxy has hit the 6 months age and she seems to be growing out of this nasty habit ive had over a week now with no poo play or messing in the kitchen overnite

at last there seems a light at the end of the tunnel lol