Here's a pleasant one! Why do dogs.....

Boomyal

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....eat their own *urds? Mrs Boomyal has a 10.5 mo old miniature poodle/lab mix cur. He is well cared for and responsibly fed. Why in Heavens name would he resort to such revolting behavior? Yuk, and to think when I come home he wants to lick me. :mad:
 

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Re: Here's a pleasant one! Why do dogs.....

Good Dog,...................<br />Atleast it won't be Waiting for you on the Lawn........The *urds I Mean.......... :D :D <br /><br />Real Good Dogs go over to the Neighbor's............. :D
 

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My first thought is a dietary deficiency. Need to have a Vet look at him.
 

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Our daughter's dog will eat cat poo. I guess its the dog's way of getting even with them.<br /><br />And yes....YUCK!
 

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Have you tried kicking him yet? Just kidding.... <br />There is a dietary supplement that you can add to their food to make the *urds taste bad (don't they taste bad already? :( :confused: ). Take a look at petsmart or drsfosterandsmith dot com
 

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Originally posted by RubberFrog:<br /> Have you tried kicking him yet?
Yea RF, but Mrs Boomyal kicks me back when I do! :D <br /><br />I'll try the sources that you mention. Sounds like a good concept.
 

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Originally posted by Boomyal:<br />Yuk, and to think when I come home he wants to lick me. :mad:
But when you are away, he is licking Mrs Boomyal's face.<br />And when you come home, you kiss her. :eek: :eek: :D :rolleyes: :(
 

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I have heard that a teaspoon of crushed pineapple in the dog food will change the poop taste.<br /><br />Look here to http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_PoopEating.php <br /><br />My puppy tried that routine but we scolded him and keep his poop area clean.<br /><br />Bob
 

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Re: Here's a pleasant one! Why do dogs.....

I guess im lucky my 2 babes go out into the pasture,but they love to eat afterburth :(talk about stinking.
 

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Well my dog is 11 now and doesent seem to need to scent her self up with poop anymore in the spring.<br /><br />What a job to clean that mess up :( she seems to think it makes her pretty :) <br /><br />And she rarely brings anymore dead presents to are BED<br /><br /><br />tommays
 

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Originally posted by Bob_VT:<br /> I have heard that a teaspoon of crushed pineapple in the dog food will change the poop taste.<br /><br /><br />Bob
Yea we tried that, and it works, tast just like chicken, I love it . makes a great sandwitch. ;) :D :D :D :D
 

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never had the problem and we have 1 golden retriever mutt and 2 rats (shihtzu & laso)<br /><br />...now cow poop is a whole other story, the mutt rolls in it and those little rats love eating it when they're at the farm :confused:
 

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Ewe! This has gotta be the #1 reason we have a cat! Hah!
 

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One of my dogs does this too. I'd like to break that habit. I'll check out the websites Bob VT has suggested.<br /><br />My best ol' girl, Didi, had a real craving for cow chips. She would pick one up, take it to a nice shady spot, and devour it. Sometimes she'd jump the fence and head for the feedlot at the edge of town. I knew that was where she was going, but I never could figure out where she hid out while she gorged herself. Those were the times I had to restrain myself to prevent child abuse!<br /><br />Didi and her pup JJ had a love for rolling in dead stuff too. I took them out shore fishing one day and let them run. They got into something dead and I could smell them fifty feet away. I lived in an apartment at the time, so on the way home we stopped at a carwash. They didn't like getting washed with high-pressure water, but I was pi$$ed and did not care. I stood on their leashes and let 'em have it.<br /><br />Another time in Idaho, they found a dead badger. They smelled even worse, and had gore smeared all over them selves. That was the worst! They got dunked in the Blackfoot River that afternoon---for all the good it did (which wasn't much!).<br /><br />Those two could really try my patience, but they were worth it. I sure do miss them.
 

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coprophagia is the medical name, or very similar spelling. there hasn't been a direct cause found after several medical studies to find out why. dietary conditions are the first thing to check though. <br /><br />one of my dogs has a taste for cat pickles and deer droppings. in itself, the act causes little harm, especially if they're eating their own. if they start eating from other animals though, they can pick up parasites. <br /><br />lots of times, the reading says, puppies out-grow it.<br /><br />best advice would be to walk the pup on a leash and be sure to remove the offending pup from the location of the offending *urds....or the other way around. if he can't get em, he can't eat em.<br /><br />good luck
 

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Re: Here's a pleasant one! Why do dogs.....

The way the post title was starting out, I thought the answer was going to be "because they can" :D <br />(ya either get it, or you dont)
 

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Mrs Boomyal has just found an interesting remedy, at least for our back yard.<br /><br />Get a disposable syringe, load it up with a hot pepper sauce, carefully inject some into the *urds, stand back and watch the fun.<br /><br />I'm on the hunt for disposable syringes now. Hope nobody will think I want them for illicit puposes.
 

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Boomer,<br /><br />I am sure that your dog sees you as the master of the house and the leader of the pack. If you go outside and dine on some of the more recently depostited samples your pup will realize he isn't allowed to eat them. Make sure it sees you chewing and enjoying the meal. Try one of each color so he knows they are all yours.<br /><br />I have no basis to believe this will work, but anything is worth a try. Ok Ok just kiddin' I just had this picture in my head.<br /><br />Be cautious as squirels and rabbit droppings can have all kinds of parasites and can be dangerous to your pup. Many pups like to taste everything and worms in particualar are found in these droppings.
 

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Originally posted by POINTER94:<br /> I have no basis to believe this will work, but anything is worth a try. Ok Ok just kiddin' I just had this picture in my head.<br /><br />
Oh boy Pointer, talk about over active minds! :p
 

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Re: Here's a pleasant one! Why do dogs.....

Originally posted by POINTER94:<br /> Boomer,<br /><br />I am sure that your dog sees you as the master of the house and the leader of the pack. If you go outside and dine on some of the more recently depostited samples your pup will realize he isn't allowed to eat them. Make sure it sees you chewing and enjoying the meal. Try one of each color so he knows they are all yours.<br /><br />I have no basis to believe this will work, but anything is worth a try. Ok Ok just kiddin' I just had this picture in my head.<br /><br />Be cautious as squirels and rabbit droppings can have all kinds of parasites and can be dangerous to your pup. Many pups like to taste everything and worms in particualar are found in these droppings.
I got 20 bucks that says you aint man enough to try that! :D I bet the hot sauce trick will work, but I would do it at night, as that might raise an eyebrow with the neighbors. :D <br /><br />"UMMM yes 911? I live next to boomyall, and he must be hopped up on something, cause he is injecting *urds with some sort of drug. Yes, im sure. He is injecting the poo with someting. No I havent been drinking. Thats right, I said he was injecting poo." :D <br /><br />Our dog used to eat cat pickles, but she was sneaky about it. She was real quiet going in to the room where the litter box was, and would munch away. The way we knew that she had been snacking was, she would have kitty litter stuck to her lips. Didnt break her of it, but we got rid of the cat, so her snack supply ran out.
 
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