poo why

please can anyone tell me why my 5mth bitch has started eating her owm poo ,i know its not through hunger because shes well fed .how can i stop this and is it normol

Cassie did this a couple of times when she was a puppy, I found clearing it up straight away and a firm no it she was about to eat it worked, also it has been suggested that if you put pinapple in their food this stops them doing it

the best thing to do is figure out WHY she's doing it... have you ever scolded her for doing it in the house? Could she be lacking something in her diet? (sorry to ask but) is the garden kept very clean?
Those are the usual reasons for coprophagia (eating poo) and if you dont stop it now it can turn into a life long habit!
Another one to try is sprinkling chilli or something nasty on her poo to put her off! Alternatively you'll just have to make sure the area is ALWAYS clean so she doesnt have the opportunity to eat it

Do any other dogs have access to your yard?

thanks for suggestions,ive never scolded milly but shouted wen she has pooed in the house,i praise her wen she gone outside my yard has no other dogs but strangely my two dogs buster n lilly where stabbed to death in the yard and lilly afew times used to eat her poo

your dogs were stabbed in your yard?!!?!

As for scolding, i count shouting as scolding, so it may be why she does it... she poo's in the house, she knows that poo + you = getting shouted at, unpleasant experience, her answer; get rid of the evidence!

Molly did exactly the same when she was younger - picking it up quickly worked for a while and then she seemed to think it was a speed competition - who could get to it quicker, me or her.....
Luckily she seemed to grow out of it, it didn't last too long, maybe a couple of weeks or so

OMG Rocco was a poo eater too - so I sympathise with you

I have heard pineapple does work - we used banana and it did stop Rocco although it took a few days.

Sometimes (there are many reasons) they are lacking a nutrient in their diet and eat their poo to compensate.

I would try the pineapple / banana give it a few days and see how it goes.

Rocco was a fast little bugger - I used to go out with him whilst he pooped but he would just turn and eat it

Thankfully bananas worked for us xx

suzieT wrote:

Rocco was a fast little bugger - I used to go out with him whilst he pooped but he would just turn and eat it

That's exactly the same as Molly!!! You needs fast reflexes to get there first!!!!!

We tired Pineapple but she wouldn't eat it - banana sounds like a good idea

Haha - I wouldn't mind I used to stand right behind him - it was like he had 2 heads he was that quick -

Rocco wouldn't eat the pineaple either but he liked banana and it only took 4 days and he just stopped - he used to look at it but it gave me time to scoop it up before he did.

Hope this works for you too xx

THanks think i try the pineaple,vix my 2 dogs were stabbed to death by an intruder,buster the eldest 9yrs was found under the chilrens trampoline lilly was found on my daughters bed,its in the sunday mercurey newspaper i only knw bits wat happened as i cannot bring myself to hear wat happened to my poor gentle funny loyal treasured family rip buster lilly miss u loads xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ruby used to do this when younger, it's the protein (apparently) that has passed through her body quickly so they eat it as a snack. I just used to say "leave it" and clean it up before she could think about it too long and yes you have to be quick and on the ball. She's 14 months now and doesn't do it any more (except for horse and sheep poo!)

i read this story , im sos os sorry for you , i cant imagine what you went threw,

as for the situatuion of the poo , do you have a pets@home near you ? they sell a product its a set of tablets you put in with the dogs food and it will stop them eating their own poo, worked with max,

janandruby wrote:Ruby used to do this when younger, it's the protein (apparently) that has passed through her body quickly so they eat it as a snack. I just used to say "leave it" and clean it up before she could think about it too long and yes you have to be quick and on the ball. She's 14 months now and doesn't do it any more (except for horse and sheep poo!)

and if that is the case then i would suggest changing the food as theyre obviously not getting anything out of it

ewwwwwwwwwww thank god jack never did this!!

OMG i just read the story about ur poor dogs...i also cnt imagine wot you went thru. our family staffie passed away sudenly this yr at only 5yrs old. it was the worst day of my life! can only imagine urs was 10 times worse!

As for ur puppy eating poo i aint got a clue...but plenty of great ideas from others

Angela, I'm so sorry to hear what happened - I can't imagine how awful that must have been for you xxxxxx