why is my 5mo old puppy eating his poop and every other dogs outside? and how do i make him stop...plz help?

Answer 1

As revolting as it is to humans, eating feces is fairly common among dogs.

Coprophagia (the official term for eating feces) is not usually a sign of illness. Once in a great while, it can be a symptom of malnutrition: the dog could be having trouble digesting and absorbing its food, or the food itself may be the problem. If your dog's coprophagy is caused by malnutrition, you would probably see other symptoms, such as loss of weight and energy, a poor hair coat, or greasy, loose stools, for example. Poop eating may be boredom related in many dogs.
This has actually been studied by several people but no definitive answer for "why" has been found.

Most of the time, eating feces is simply a bad habit. It's also unhealthy: it can transmit intestinal parasites, contribute to tooth decay, and cause stomach problems.

Some people recommend sprinkling the dog's food with a veterinary product called "ForBid", or by supplementing their dog's diet with one spoonful of canned pineapple or a teaspoon of spinach or with a dash of a meat tenderizer such as Accent or Adolphs. Pouring Tabasco sauce on your dogs feces is another favorite tactic of some. What works for one dog may or may not work for another.

Aside from the food additives, you must pick up your dog's feces from your yard on a daily basis to prevent the problem in the first place. Do not give your dog the opportunity to indulge herself.

You should also work with your dog to train her not to try and eat feces.

Try teaching your dog not to touch feces using the command: "LEAVE IT!"
Put your dog on leash and walk her by some feces. If she shows any interest in it, tell her, "LEAVE IT!" in a stern voice. If she continues to try and eat it, then loudly scold her: "NO!!" and pull her away from it with a short, sharp tug on the leash. (never hit your dog)

When she stops trying to eat the feces praise her! Let her know what a good dog she is! Continue walking and keep returning to different piles of feces over and over, repeating the "Leave it" command until she gets the idea that you disapprove of her dietary interests.

Whenever she shows no interest in the feces, be sure to tell her how happy you are through praise and reward.

If you can keep the dog from eating stool for a month or so it is sometimes long enough to break the habit.

Answer 2

A puppy or dog eating poop is a common problem with the quality of food it is fed. Some foods pass through the dog so fast, that the smell of the food is still there, thus, they eat what they think is food. I would suggest talking to your vet about a better quality food and specificly how much you should be feeding, once or twice a day. To stop it from other dogs poop on a walk, etc -say his/her name, a good jerk of his lead and a stern "NO POOP" should work-reward with a tiny bit of doggy cookie for doing what you commanded him/her to do and a little praise like..."Jake, good boy, no poop" so your are getting his attention with his name, praising him for doing your command and telling him why your happy- always, Name, Praise or NO, and Why he/she got the praise or a stern no. Patience for you, time and repetative training on same command and good food - a perfect combination

Answer 3

My dog did that too. But, my other dog whose poop she ate died of old age, so she hasn't had any dog poop to eat. But, I have two cats, and if she gets into the room we have closed off with the litterbox, she will eat their poop. She gets very sick from the cat litter though. :(

I don't think you can make the dog stop, just try to avoid if possible any other animals poop... if your dog is small enough, pick them up when they start trying to eat poop and dont put them down until your away from it.

Answer 4

Something in poop is especially tasty to dogs.

I'd recommend finding an anti-bite spray he doesn't like and spraying it on the poop when he's feeling the urge to dig in. It is a harmless way to discourage the addiction, and your puppy will be no madder at you for doing it (Unless you accidentally spray him!)

Answer 5

give it ipiderm it has vitamins zinc etc pick it up at the pet store it help my dog? also pick up it's popoo, tell it no! and then praise it after they go! my dog was four months and confined in a little place with other breeds and i think that is what happen? other than that give it all the dry it wants? mine is active all the time is yours? also always talk with the vet!

Answer 6

Sometimes its something they pick up from the mother. My lab does it and the vet told me that the food I'm feeding her is too rich. She would eat till she exploded if I let her and she's pretty round so I don't think its malnutrition but I do think its something lacking in her diet. I've yet to figure it out. My shepherd and cocker poo don't do it thank goodness.

Answer 7

He has to be scolded strongly and tapped with a newspaper. that is how I trained my dog..take it outside and when he stopped to sniff or even look at another poo. I swatted the dog and scolded.. the dog learned fast

Answer 8

There's also a little pill the vet can give you that will make their poop smell unappealing to them, and they'll stop eating it.

Answer 9

smack his nose a little and say no in a stern voice. be very careful b/c my puppy dies from that- he got an infection from another dogs poop

Answer 10

All dogs do that, not because they are starving but because they just do. So if you ever see it in action tell him or her to stop and it might give them a clue not to do it. But trust me, dogs will do that a lot!