I. What causes dogs to eat poop?

We often talk to people who say their dogs have a "disgusting" habit of eating poop. This behavior does seem disgusting to everyone, but we don't seem to know why dogs eat poop.

Although this behavior seems a bit disgusting, however, medically it seems to be understood as normal behavior for dogs. If we want to find a solution, we need to see what kind of poop the dog is eating first.

1. Dogs eat other animals' poop
Many dogs, will steal and eat the feces of cats. Since cats are carnivores, they are not so good at digesting carbohydrates, so the excrement may contain some of these substances or ingredients. The dog may be smelling or sensing the presence of this undigested component in the cat's poop and think that the poop still contains this food, although, it is not a good source of nutrition. The dog will not think so.

2. Eating puppy poop
The mother dog will sometimes eat her baby's poop, this is a survival response. When they used to survive in the wild nature, if they had bad hygiene habits and left their scent, their nests might be invaded by other animals who smelled them. To eliminate these traces, the mother dog with her way to clean up is to eat poo, this is the normal behavior of the mother.

3. Dogs eat their poop
More common is another, is the dog eating their poo. Many owners feel that this practice is because the dog may be deficient in a certain vitamin caused by. But this argument is not based on anything, the dog is not because of the lack of certain nutrients, and to eat their poop.

Some manufacturers, to meet the market demand and prevent dogs from eating poo, will add something to the food, the dog has an aversion to the taste of poo. However, this additive will only work if the dog has already started eating its poo, and by this time it is already a little late. And if he finds another poo that has not had a special ingredient added to it, he will find it new again and continue to eat the poo, so this additive does not mean much to the dog.

Keeping the dog's diet structured and balanced is something that should be done as well, because if we know that the dog may be eating cat and cat poo because of the presence of undigested carbohydrates (this could be an attractant), then we had better make sure that the dog's diet does not have too many carbohydrates in it to prevent a similar attraction.

If the owner is chagrined by the dog's poo-eating behavior, then it is best to muzzle him or leash him with or without supervision and train him to leave the poo so that the owner can clean up the annoying poo. Change your dog's poop-eating habits through behavioral changes. Because poo eating is not a physical disease, it is more likely to be caused by behavior. But the process can be lengthy, because no matter what the cause, poo has become a reward for the dog at this point, and we need to spend some patience to solve the problem. But we can be slightly thankful that this behavior is not a dog health problem.
Does your dog have a habit of eating poo, and how do you deal with this problem?

II. How to keep your dog from eating poop

Many friends who have dogs will have this helplessness and aggravation, why my dog will eat poop, and how to change it can not be changed. Dogs eat poop, the owner you should do?

Do you know? Feces, contains many nutrients, such as protein, fiber, fat, calcium, phosphorus, and various amino acids, as well as vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin K, linoleic acid, and other essential nutrients for animals. So, now you know! Dog poop is quite attractive to dogs ......

5 situations in which dogs eat poo.
1. Mother dogs will lick the anus of their children after they have defecated and eat the feces so that other animals do not hunt the puppies that have not been weaned by the smell. adult dogs may also eat feces to clear their traces if they feel threatened.

2. Some owners scold or physically punish their dogs after they defecate, so the dogs eat their feces to avoid being discovered by their owners.

3. The nutrients in the feces that are not fully digested and absorbed are also very tempting to the dog.

4. Some dogs are used to eating two or three meals a day, and suddenly change to one meal a day because of a change of owner, then the dog will eat the poop to relieve hunger.

5. Some diseases can also exacerbate the occurrence of dog fecal cravings. For example, pancreatitis, parasites in the gastrointestinal tract, imbalance of intestinal flora, diabetes, etc., certain drugs such as barbiturates, progesterone, and steroid applications can also cause such results.

How to make "dogs change the wrong behavior of eating poop": 1.
1. Do not be too impatient when cleaning up, so that the dog does not mistake the feces for a precious treasure or think it is a game of feces and eat it first.

2. When it is impossible to clean up the feces in time, you can choose to put the dog in a cage with a wide enough gap at the bottom to allow the feces to fall out of the cage. When walking the dog, the dog should wear a muzzle to eliminate the chance of the dog eating the feces.

3. Should provide a scientific and reasonable diet for the dog, feeding should be regular and quantitative, to avoid the dog because of hunger or lack of certain nutrients and feces, you can also choose the commercially available anti-fecal dog food, this kind of dog food added some substances, after digestion will produce a smell that the dog does not like, so that the dog no longer eat feces.

4. When the dog defecates, use food to lure the dog away from the feces, or obedience training of the dog issued "sit", "come here", "do not move" and other commands, if the dog sniffing feces then The dog will slowly change its habit of eating feces after a period of training.

3. How to stop your dog from eating poop

1. Keep your dog away from feces
The best option to keep your dog from eating feces is to keep him away from it. It is recommended that the owner can separate the dog's defecation area from the resting area and train him to leave the area immediately after defecation at the beginning, and then the owner will clean up the feces in time. If the dog defecates while walking outside, the owner should also clean up the poop in time.
Slowly, the dog will know that poop is forbidden to eat.

2銆丄dd stimulating flavor to the feces
If the dog has appeared to eat feces phenomenon, it is recommended that the owner after the dog defecation, or has the idea of eating other similar poo, it is recommended that the owner can immediately add a stimulating smell on top of the poo, such as mustard sauce and so on so that the dog disgusted poo so that later she will not want to eat the desire.

3, supplement trace elements
If your dog will often eat poo in addition to eating grass, gnawing soil, eating walls, and other habits, it is likely to be caused by the lack of trace elements in the dog's body, the owner is recommended to quantitatively feed the dog some pet trace elements tablets to supplement the trace elements required by the dog, to improve the problem of dog eating poo!


4, a healthy and balanced diet
In addition to the above points, the dog's diet is also important, daily attention should also be paid to protein supplementation, as well as attention to the dog's gastrointestinal problems, because gastrointestinal problems dogs will also appear to eat poo, it is recommended that the owner in the choice of dog food to choose a digestible and absorbable and contains a variety of trace elements of dog food, which can also improve the dog due to digestive problems and eat poo.