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2007-01-19 10:29:04 · 7 answers · asked by SweetHeart 2 in Pets Dogs

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I guess this can go right below 'why do dogs lick their own balls' and right above 'why do dogs eat cat poop'

You can eat poop too I guess if you wanted, but you choose not to..as I do also. Some dogs seem to like it, I agree it is gross.

Maybe it is like veggies that you hate.. if you try one enough times.. eventually you develop a taste for them

It could be that dogs sniff enough of it that they develop a taste for it?

2007-01-19 11:00:43 · answer #1 · answered by B G 2 · 0 0

Dogs do a lot of disgusting things. They eat all kinds of animal poop. They often get worms that way. The poop probably doesn't taste strange to them since they lick their behinds already. Maybe there is partially undigested food in the poop or they are lacking some vitamins. We had a horse that would eat it's poop too if it's food wasn't digested all the way. Try the hot sauce trick someone else mentioned. I heard that works. Also, there's a product you can buy at some pet stored that, when the dog eats it, it makes their poop smell too bad for them to want to eat it.

Don't let your dog lick your face until you stop it's bad habit.

2007-01-19 19:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by BusyLizzy 2 · 0 0

This nasty habit is called coprophagy and it occurs because of a lack of enzymes, bad habits, boredom or parasites. You can help prevent the habit by quickly cleaning up poops so the dog doesn't have an opportunity to eat it.
You can find a product at pet stores and some vet offices called 4-BID or ForBid and Dis-Taste. You would put it in the dog's poop and it will cause the poop to be unappealing.
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2007-01-19 23:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by dazedreamr 4 · 0 0

When a wolf b***h has pups she will eat their poop to keep the nesting area clean. They will also eat other wolves poop to eradicate a rival scent. I think its just instinct gone wrong, from wolves to pedigree is a lot of inbreeding to screw things up.

2007-01-19 20:13:30 · answer #4 · answered by Big red 5 · 0 0

That is a very doggy deal. It's a thing called territory. I thank God He did not make people the way He made animals. Just think of how we'd claim our friends. Or how a boy friend would mark ya for a date? That is why they are called animals.

2007-01-23 14:21:01 · answer #5 · answered by fullnessofjoy1959 2 · 0 0

its pretty much the same reason why i drink my own urine..it tastes very good and it is healthy. this is not a joke i do drink my urine. i have even drained the fluids out of my fecal matter and i put it in a drink mixed with prunes. it is very tasty and good for you . dogs do it because of instinct. i grew up in mississippi in an area known as small creek. it is very common for hunters to do this as well.

2007-01-19 19:15:56 · answer #6 · answered by ItalianStallion 1 · 0 0

I am not exactly sure, but I do know how to stop it. You actually put hot sause on their poop. It's true. It makes them stop.

2007-01-19 19:11:52 · answer #7 · answered by quizzicalee 2 · 0 0

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