Puppy Eating Poop...HELP???

Aimanigl · 01-05-2012, 01:41 AM

Hello,

I am the owner of a 4 month old male GS Puppy and I have caught him 3 seperate times in the past 3 weeks eating another dog's poop. I don't know if this is normal, if it's because he's not getting enough nurtience or something, or if it's the start of a behavioral problem.

Any advise would be more than helpful....

**Cassidy's Mom** · 01-05-2012, 01:42 AM

Here are a bunch of previous threads about poop eating: German Shepherd Dog Forums - Search Results

SARAHSMITH · 01-05-2012, 06:31 AM

Our puppy did the same things. Some things that people said might work was pineapple in his food, pumpkin in his food, but what worked for us was meat tenderizer in his food. I think that after about a week or 2 of adding the tenderizer he stopped. Either that or he outgrew it. We would stop him every time we saw him as well.

**jocoyn** · 01-05-2012, 08:01 AM

How is he getting access to other dogs' poops?

Aimanigl · 01-05-2012, 08:31 PM

Thanks for your suggestions...

@ Cassidy's Mom...thanks for the links, I will check those out.

@ SARAHSMITH...I will also try your suggestions

@ jocoyn...We have a second dog and I caught him once in the backyard eating hers and the other two occations were from someone else dog pooping in our front yard.

doggiedad · 01-05-2012, 08:38 PM

watch your dog more closely. don't
feed your dog meat tenderizer.
read the label for it's ingredients.

Lesley1905 · 01-05-2012, 08:59 PM

Keep your dog on a leash and teach it the "leave it" command. I've had pups that love them a turd sandwich. The best is when they try to lick you after..ewww! We had to sit there and wait for them to finish pooping and pick it up right away. Out of sight out of mind.

mycobraracr · 01-05-2012, 09:22 PM

My puppy did the same thing. I changed her food and that seemed to help the most. As mentioned from another post, I also kept her on a leash including in the backyard and the "leave it" command is priceless!

Germanshepherdlova · 01-05-2012, 09:57 PM

My dog used to do this, but he'd eat his own poop. I never caught him eating my other dogs-I just monitor them when they go outside to poop. I tell him no and clean it up right away-just not giving him an opportunity is how I dealt with it.

01-05-2012, 01:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aimanigl New Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4	Puppy Eating Poop...HELP??? Hello, I am the owner of a 4 month old male GS Puppy and I have caught him 3 seperate times in the past 3 weeks eating another dog's poop. I don't know if this is normal, if it's because he's not getting enough nurtience or something, or if it's the start of a behavioral problem. Any advise would be more than helpful....

01-05-2012, 01:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cassidy's Mom No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 24,959	Here are a bunch of previous threads about poop eating: German Shepherd Dog Forums - Search Results __________________ -Debbie- Dena 9/12/04-10/4/08 Forever would have been too short Keefer 8/25/05 Halo 11/9/08 Cassidy 6/8/00-10/4/04

01-05-2012, 08:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,048	How is he getting access to other dogs' poops? __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

01-05-2012, 08:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,846	watch your dog more closely. don't feed your dog meat tenderizer. read the label for it's ingredients. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

01-05-2012, 08:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lesley1905 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Jupiter, FL Posts: 906	Keep your dog on a leash and teach it the "leave it" command. I've had pups that love them a turd sandwich. The best is when they try to lick you after..ewww! We had to sit there and wait for them to finish pooping and pick it up right away. Out of sight out of mind. __________________ Brody: GSD May 2010 Von der Sauk Zella : Pitbull, July 2006 Fritzy: GSD February 2008 Pita: Cavalier July 2011

01-05-2012, 06:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
SARAHSMITH Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 200	Our puppy did the same things. Some things that people said might work was pineapple in his food, pumpkin in his food, but what worked for us was meat tenderizer in his food. I think that after about a week or 2 of adding the tenderizer he stopped. Either that or he outgrew it. We would stop him every time we saw him as well.

01-05-2012, 08:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aimanigl New Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4	Thanks for your suggestions... @ Cassidy's Mom...thanks for the links, I will check those out. @ SARAHSMITH...I will also try your suggestions @ jocoyn...We have a second dog and I caught him once in the backyard eating hers and the other two occations were from someone else dog pooping in our front yard.

01-05-2012, 09:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
mycobraracr Master Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Posts: 520	My puppy did the same thing. I changed her food and that seemed to help the most. As mentioned from another post, I also kept her on a leash including in the backyard and the "leave it" command is priceless!

01-05-2012, 09:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Germanshepherdlova Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,935	My dog used to do this, but he'd eat his own poop. I never caught him eating my other dogs-I just monitor them when they go outside to poop. I tell him no and clean it up right away-just not giving him an opportunity is how I dealt with it. __________________ You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Germa...96574693743892

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