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General discussion / Re: Dogs that eat poo help !!!
« on: Jan 27, 2017, 12:54 »
Just noticed that this topic was in the general section and wanted to add my two cents...
My Lottie has an obsession with poo! She eats it and rolls in it non stop... she's not discriminate either! The smellier the better
Firstly her own poo - if you don't pick it up as soon as she's gone, she'll turn around and eat it. I think this stems back to an incident in my parent's house (where she lived for the first year of her life) where she pooed in the house and was scolded so now she tries to hide the evidence asap. Maybe I'm wrong though...We tried all kinds of things (the pineapple, the chilli powder etc but she just seemed to like it even more). So as long as we clean up straight away - it's not an issue.
However, it's other animal's poo that's the problem! My eyes are constantly on the ground for other dog or cat poo (loves cat poo) trying to spot it before she does! I don't like to muzzle her as that gives off the wrong impression to other people that she's dangerous. Generally, if she does get some (not every outing of course) I just wait til I get home and give her a small dental treat/carrot/lots of water and hope she doesn't lick me!
The rolling in poo is another common occurrence - but a lot of dogs do that. I try to stop her or keep her on her lead but sometimes she gets the better of me and reeks of fox poo! Consequently she has a bath 2-3 times a week ... I try not to fully wash her if possible - just spot wash as I know too much washing is bad for her! I just use baby shampoo as it's the mildest around.
My Lottie has an obsession with poo! She eats it and rolls in it non stop... she's not discriminate either! The smellier the better
Firstly her own poo - if you don't pick it up as soon as she's gone, she'll turn around and eat it. I think this stems back to an incident in my parent's house (where she lived for the first year of her life) where she pooed in the house and was scolded so now she tries to hide the evidence asap. Maybe I'm wrong though...We tried all kinds of things (the pineapple, the chilli powder etc but she just seemed to like it even more). So as long as we clean up straight away - it's not an issue.
However, it's other animal's poo that's the problem! My eyes are constantly on the ground for other dog or cat poo (loves cat poo) trying to spot it before she does! I don't like to muzzle her as that gives off the wrong impression to other people that she's dangerous. Generally, if she does get some (not every outing of course) I just wait til I get home and give her a small dental treat/carrot/lots of water and hope she doesn't lick me!
The rolling in poo is another common occurrence - but a lot of dogs do that. I try to stop her or keep her on her lead but sometimes she gets the better of me and reeks of fox poo! Consequently she has a bath 2-3 times a week ... I try not to fully wash her if possible - just spot wash as I know too much washing is bad for her! I just use baby shampoo as it's the mildest around.