Why do some dogs eat their poop?

[elgancho]

while others don't?

 

[corgipower]

For the same reason some people eat chocolate and others don't.

 

[MandyPug]

For the same reason some people eat chocolate and others don't.

They're watching their weight? Lol!

 

[lizzybeth727]

For the same reason some people eat chocolate and others don't.

They gave it up for Lent?

 

[Xandra]

lolol

Well I heard from a K9 trainer that dogs that were born and raised in kennels are prone to doing it.

 

[Whisper]

Lucy prefers cat sh*t.

 

[Brattina88]

Some dogs eat their feces because they're missng something in they're diet. I've seen this happen, and I've seen it stop as soon as the dog was switched to a quality diet.

Sometimes it's a learned behavior. Learned from the mom or maybe a kennel mate - gross but true.

And some dogs just like the taste. I know some dogs that only like "poopcicles" in the winter humph

 

[Whisper]

Some dogs eat their feces because they're missng something in they're diet. I've seen this happen, and I've seen it stop as soon as the dog was switched to a quality diet.

True. Lucy came from a pet store and ate her own feces when we brought her home. It was disgusting and sad. She stopped as soon as she started eating some good food.

 

[ACooper]

For the same reason some people eat chocolate and others don't.

some worry about cavities and some don't?

 

[PlottMom]

lolol

Well I heard from a K9 trainer that dogs that were born and raised in kennels are prone to doing it.

That's a new one to me... all mine were raised in kennels - one does it quite a bit (Liz, but only her own poo), one I've seen do it ONCE in 6 years (Daisy - again, only her own), and the other two don't appear to have ever tried (Eer & Rage). To the best of my knowledge, the beagle pack never does, and they've been kenneled their whole lives.

 

[Toller_08]

I have one of those and I've yet to have figured out a reason as to why she does it. She hasn't "snacked" in a long time, but that's only because I watch her like a hawk and make sure she doesn't. Nothing's missing in her diet, and she wasn't really kenneled ever to my knowledge. I think it's just a bad habit she has... she's always done it.

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

Izzy ate her poo as a puppy and I'm not sure if she stopped because I changed her to a better food or because she grew out of it. She still eats cat/sheep turds though :rolleyes"

 

[KageandHorton]

Kage eats his poop. We think he thinks it's tasty. He goes diving for the stuff if we get there to remove it. Someone I met the other day was talking about training for a good recall and bringing the dogs favorite treat along to insure the recall. My husband and I we looked at each other and we both were thinking of his favorite treat... We decided to go for cheese instead though.

 

[PlottMom]

Izzy ate her poo as a puppy and I'm not sure if she stopped because I changed her to a better food or because she grew out of it. She still eats cat/sheep turds though :rolleyes"

LOL. Yes, other species turds around here are another story... Daisy likes to roll in them *shudder* and loves to eat rabbit poo

 

[babymomma]

Sometimes if the food isnt digested properly there will be *barf* chunks in there poop and they just see it as there food... The dog that I walk does that.. Its disgusting.

 

[puppydog]

They like it?