suggestions as to how to stop my dog eating her own poo?

Answer 1

Its called coprophagia and its a really common problem. There are two things you can try, the first is to add a couple of pineapple chunks to her food. Pineapple containd papain, an enzyme that breaks down protein and will help her digest the food more efficiently.
The second is to see your vet. There's an injection they can give your dog and almost exactly 20 minutes later she will vomit. Its completely harmless. You usually use it to cure dogs of eating chicken bones off the pavement (serious problem if you've got a guide dog!). The problem is the timing; she'd have to have the jab, go to the loo and try to eat it after20 minutes.
So if she'll eat it when its not fresh you can try that if your vet's willing.

Please remember that iron tablets are toxic to dogs, don't feed them to him.

Answer 2

Both my labs did this (horse poo even better!)and one ate the cat litter too!!!! Both the dog trainer and the vet said it was perfectly normal (very common behaviour) and suggested a better diet of vegetables mixed in with gravy into their dog food. The problem cleared up within a few months and both dogs grew out of it!

Answer 3

my dog eats her own poo to some people say give it pinapple or corshet but it doesnt work my dog trainer said its a habit my dog only eats her poo in the summer not the winter its weird you should ask your vet but they said it was a habit x

Answer 4

Unfortunately, once they get a taste for poo it is a very difficult, if not impossible, habit to break. In the long run it's easier to just pick the poop up right away.

Answer 5

Your dog is defecient in vitamins, that is why he is munching his mess.
It is very common, he just needs his diet balanced out, I think it is low iron, but don't quote me on that.
Give a vet a call, or check out a veterinary website.

Answer 6

try changing its food and let it know that it shouldnt eat its poo

Answer 7

I think you add tomatoe sauce to it's food, and clean up the poop right after she goes.

Answer 8

i was told that dogs do this when they have vit b shortage.try giving brewers yeast tblets in the dinner.it worked for mine.

Answer 9

give a chunk of pineapple...some thing in it makes it unpatable to dogs..spray with vinegar....there are sprays you can buy ...or buy a good pair of plimsolls and get to it first....and clean it up

Answer 10

Clean it up as soon as she does it. I think its some kind of vitamin deficiency