2007-12-07 18:14:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs eat cat poop because they like it...it smells attractive, seems like food. They aren't doing it because they (the dog) are missing vital nutrients, they're not doing it to gross you out, it's just simply that they think it seems like something good to eat. If you want it to stop...move the litter box, it's not easy to train a dog to stay out of the box.
2007-12-08 03:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by Leigh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People tend to be horrified to find their dog is eating feces from the cat litter box. One of the first questions they ask is whether this means the dog has a nutritional deficiency. Since the behavior is common even in the most well nourished dogs, the fact that they like the taste is a more likely reason. It's not a good idea to allow it to happen, and training is not a reliable option for a behavior that provides the dog with a "tasty treat"-tasty to the dog, that is.
2007-12-08 02:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by Bonzie12 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but I have a pup that likes it too. When my son brings his kitty over to stay for a few days, my Abby (pup) likes to go into the room and grab the kitty's fecal out of the litter box! I know, it is so Gross! We ended up putting a baby gate in the doorway, so kitty could jump it and use her box and the pups were blocked out of the room. But my two pups like to eat their own fecal also, and the breeder said that it will not hurt them, it's just what some dogs do with their doo doo! lol
2007-12-08 02:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Lizzie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the poop still has the smell and taste of cat food...i had a dog that would eat horse manure...eeewww...no matter how i trained him..zoom...straight to the poop...go figure...almost thought about getting horse poop instead of dog food...lol
2007-12-08 04:50:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're dogs. Dogs love stuff we find disgusting, like dead things, poop, contents of bathroom garbage cans...
2007-12-08 02:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by a gal and her dog 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never figured it out for years. It's like an appetizer :)
I just and always have blocked off the litter box.
2007-12-08 02:18:49 · answer #6 · answered by EasyVee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doggy Roca....only soft on the inside and crunchy on the out!
2007-12-08 02:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by redbelliedspider 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All that fishy,chickeny taste is still there in the poop
2007-12-08 02:23:34 · answer #8 · answered by panache 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one of the greatest, grossiest mysteries!
2007-12-08 02:28:37 · answer #9 · answered by deltadawn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its cat food recycled yuk
2007-12-08 02:20:44 · answer #10 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋