Kiya is now 7yrs old and has been a poop eater all her life. When she was little I tried everything from meat tenderizer, Distaste, Forbid, pinapple. Unfortuantely nothing worked. So I routinely go outside with the dogs and pick up asap. She's pretty good with "leave it" but she's a sneaky one so sometimes...she wins. Frozzen popsicles are best!

 

Zero did it till he was over a year, but he had giardia. Once i got that under control he stopped poop eating!

 

There's actually this stuff you can buy at a pet store that helps with the poop eating. It starts with a c.. Corraphagia.. I know that PetCo sells a bunch of different products that help dogs who eat their own feces. Sometimes, they do it because of something they are lacking in their diet.

 

Stool eating is actually a common behavior in puppies, especially ones that were whelped in "less than ideal" environments. Most of the time, just being diligent about removing all the poop as soon as he goes to the bathroom and verbally correcting the behavior should be enough to stop it. Sometimes, like all other things, it becomes so ingrained that it's hard to get rid of the behavior.

Try removing all stool as soon as he goes to the bathroom and verbally telling him "NO" and using body-blocks to keep the dog out of the way while you pick up the stool and throw it out.

Hope that helps,

 

My dog is two years old and he still does this every now and then. I have to watch him when he is in the backyard because if I am not watching he will eat it. If I see him though a loud NO! stops him in his tracks. Then I clean it up quickly.

 

Ha... Bella barks at her poop...

 

:wild: That's hilarious!
Max ate his poop as a pup. Couldn't believe it when I saw him do it the first time. Tried some of the "remedies" but ultimately found that, like everything else, diligent training was what worked. (Plus, I am very quick with a pooper scooper)

 

I scoop it up as soon as it is done. Luckily my yard backs up to woods and I toss it over the fence. Getting rid of it is the best answer to the problem.