Help! I need advice.. Don't know what to do any more.

[Halliebrooks]

My dog eats her poop!
I have her on a prey modle diet and she eats well. She is healthy and her poops are healthy as well, I know for a fact it's not a nutrition issue. Because, for example she ate a entire fish tonight for dinner. And then ate her poop afterwards! It's a disgusting habit I have been tryin to break her of. I have never hit her for any reason at all so I also know its not because she thinks shes in trouble. But I am worried about giving her any kind of punishment for eating her poop because I think she will get confussed between being in trouble for eating it and for going on her pee pad. ( she is only 13 weeks) but I can't stop her! Has any one here had this issue?? And how did you stop it?

[Scarlett_O']

Pick it up as SOON as she poops. That is what we have to do to keep Rhett from carrying everyone's poop all over....we have to clean up after all 4(soon to be 5) dogs as SOON as they poop!

[twoisplenty]

I have read that feeding pineapple to the pooper will discourage those from eating it. Tastes good going in, not so much when it comes out.

[Halliebrooks]

I try, but she sneaks off sometimes and I'm too late ;(

[DaneMama]

Is there any way to not use potty pads? If possible I would stop using the pads and potty train her to go outside. That way you control her poo eating better.

[Halliebrooks]

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Is there any way to not use potty pads? If possible I would stop using the pads and potty train her to go outside. That way you control her poo eating better.

Well it would be hard. As I'm in Canada, Alberta and the winters here are extremely cold and brutal. On nice days I do take her out but soon I can expect -30 to -50 degree weather. It's hard on her and me. But that is a good suggestion I will try to take her in the mornings and see if that helps. Thanks again girl :) full of advice! ;)

[DaneMama]

I know what you mean about cold winters! I remember dressing the Danes up to go potty while training them in the winter.

Have you tried litter box training her rather than potty pad training her? The litter might deter her from eating her poo....worth a shot.

[MollyWoppy]

soon I can expect -30 to -50 degree weather. )

Bloody Hell!! Really? And, thats Celsius right? I just can not imagine.
My friends 15mo pug Lola use to eat her poop. It took constant vigilance to cure her of that habit, that's if she really has been cured.
However, every night you can guarantee one of us has to take an all out sprint to stop her gulping down raccoon poop as fast as she can. Yuk! :D

[kady05]

Some dogs eat poop, not exactly abnormal, but it's not a sought after trait either LOL.

Sako eats OTHER dogs poop.. well, just Wilson & Piper's. He has never tried to eat his own. He was MUCH worse about it as a younger pup, and has improved greatly with age. I still clean the yard almost immediately after everyone goes, and I usually won't let him outside by himself still (at a year old.. ugh). I've found that since I switched Piper & Wilson to raw, he's not as interested in it.. which is odd to me, you'd think he'd want it more. But I'm not complaining!

I've heard of giving pineapple to dogs that eat their own poop, as well as meat tenderizer. I've never had any personal experience with it though.

[Caty M]

Tess ate her own poop for awhile, but she got out of the habit (thank god) now she only eats the cat's poop.. yay.

I also live in Alberta and I can say that if I can train an Italian greyhound to pee outside in -40 weather anyone can train a dog to.. LOL. It's just something that has to be done since YOU control when she goes outside.

We don't bundle her up for potty breaks, we did for awhile but it was too much trouble, now she just pees on two legs and as fast as she can!