Poop eating...oy.

elliemonster2012

I know this has been asked about a billion times, but what is your go-to for poop eating puppies?

I've read that some sprinkle it with Tabasco sauce after the puppy goes, apple cider vinegar, even Italian dressing(yikes).

Biiiiig fan of Dexter's kisses and not interested in them the last few days

 

hboo2011

I asked a week ago as tobasco didn't phase him at all. It was like we just seasoned it for him! Right now we're giving both dogs crushed pineapple and adding vinegar to what we see outside. That's helping a LITTLE, but not much. Our new rescue is Honestly trying to eat it as our older dog is actually still going, so it's not just his own. He wad starved before we adopted him so we know what little he ate, he def got in this habit out of hunger. Our nect step is Forbid, from the vet- it goes in their food. I'll be picking it up this week. If all else fails... We just clean up daily and keep doggie breath mints on hand.

PunkyBooster

Okay. So maybe this is a dumb question, but if you are going to go through all the trouble to sprinkle it with stuff, why not just pick it up?

I had a poo eating foster who I fed canned pineapple in water. She never ate it again after that. 

elliemonster2012

PunkyBooster:

Okay. So maybe this is a dumb question, but if you are going to go through all the trouble to sprinkle it with stuff, why not just pick it up?

I had a poo eating foster who I fed canned pineapple in water. She never ate it again after that. 

 

Oh believe me..I didn't think it was a huge deal either, but he is like a little scavenger on our walks!  We live in a townhome community and not all of our neighbors are as dilegent as we are with picking up poop on walks, so there is alot around.  I pick it up when there are some around that I see, but he like sniffs it out.

It didn't really seem like he did it until we started obedience school and he has been getting a lot of treats. Almost like he thinks they are biscuits haha...yiiiiiiiikes.

hboo2011

PunkyBooster:

Okay. So maybe this is a dumb question, but if you are going to go through all the trouble to sprinkle it with stuff, why not just pick it up?

I had a poo eating foster who I fed canned pineapple in water. She never ate it again after that. 

Because then they aren't actually learning anything. As much as we'd like to think we can get out there 3x a day toclean up poop, it's not realistic to think it'll happen every time. So if it's out there, we want him to think the poop is icky and leave it alone.

boylema

To address the issue from the other end....(lol)

Our Vet recommended we sprinkle generic Meat Tenderizer on the food of the dog who's poop is being eaten. In our case, Cooper does not eat his own, but he will eat my sisters dogs' (& others...but those others we can't control ie: dog park), so when my sisters dog stays w/us, we sprinkle it on her food & it does seem to deter him from munching Lol.

I will have to say that when other dogs are around/have been in our yard, I am a lot more diligent at picking up the yard...& as for being at the dog park, we have to watch him like a hawk, bum deal, but what can you do ::shrugs::

GL!

October30th2004

Feed him pineapple! Ours eats cat poo. Can't feed cats pineapple

peafowl88

I said this once before but my dogs are bad for eating poop, give them Deter Tablets you can buy them at Walmart or a Pet Store. IT WORKS, but you have to do it every day. If you give them something that they want to eat, then what stops them from eating their poop after the fact. I put the tablets in their food, and they eat them up without noticing.

ESF1

Sorry to hijack but I know what you are dealing with.

My dog doesn't eat her own poop but will eat other dog's poop.

How do I stop that?  I can't try put stuff on hers to train her to not eat any because she won't eat hers.  She's never had any interest in her own. 

But some of the dog parks around here are huge (acres and acres big) and a little wild and unkempt, so some people aren't great about picking up their dogs' poop.  So if my dog gets a few yards ahead and sees a snack, I can't stop her in time.