Stop Eating Your Poop!

[skagit]

Seriously, is there any proven way to break your dog from eating its poop?  I don't know why he started but as soon as he goes he turns around and chows down.  I tried the "Forbid" and other products that you add to their food and I think all that did was season it.  I have toyed with the idea of leaving the E-collar on when I let him outside and giving him a shock when he turns around for seconds.  Any thoughts or suggestions?

[400out]

feed him peppers! they hurt coming and going out, if he's anyways smart he will break the chain 

[Ridgeratt]

Was a bit scared to open this! I thought the eastsiders were getting slammed once again!!

[wapiti hunter2]

Seems to me that you have the perfect recycling, perpetual motion machine,  Why stop?

[PlateauNDN]

That's taking "going green" to a whole new level!

[rtspring]

sell him to a TREE HUGGER

[CAMPMEAT]

Actually you have to eat it yourself with him watching, then puke, and tell him............no. no, bad dog !   

[runamuk]

Seriously, is there any proven way to break your dog from eating its poop?  I don't know why he started but as soon as he goes he turns around and chows down.  I tried the "Forbid" and other products that you add to their food and I think all that did was season it.  I have toyed with the idea of leaving the E-collar on when I let him outside and giving him a shock when he turns around for seconds.  Any thoughts or suggestions?

did you try kelp?  if its a male dog its likely either a bad habit or a imbalance in the diet or it could be pica...but that isnt as common as some might want you to believe plus pica would have him eating glass tin paper everything his mouth could eat.

try some routine changes and diet...instead of letting him exercise himself maybe walk him so he is on leash and you can control if he turns and eats......this would also give any diet changes a chance to settle in...

[phishisgroovin]

hot pepper spray in a water bottle, follow it around spraying as its dropping.

wont be eating it much longer, must be good food you fees it though to want it twice lol! 

[kenlguy]

What kind of food is he eating? A shock collar I think would be your best bet. But you have to be quick on the trigger and nail him just as he gets his nose down to it. This has been the only way I've found to change their behavior. You shouldn't have to burn him with it, Just enough to make him uncomfortable when he goes for it.

[dscubame]

Are we talking about when it is a warm pie or after it has cooled off?

[huntnfmly]

Talk to your vet cuz what i heard this behaviour is that he is missing something in his diet vitamin wise and they should be able to help in the mean time enjoy the fact you dont have to pick up after him 

[quadrafire]

Talk to your vet cuz what i heard this behaviour is that he is missing something in his diet vitamin wise and they should be able to help in the mean time enjoy the fact you dont have to pick up after him 

It is NOT a nutritional problem. This is called coprophagy. Extremely common, disgusting, but common.

Here read this http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/small_animal/behavior/pdfs/Coprophagy%20in%20dogs.pdf

[ICEMAN]

 

[shoot-em-dead]

Your dog is