Poop Eating?

BulliesofNC

This discussion was created from comments split from: Spinning?.

[Deleted User]

Once again, thanks for your advice and support. But the poop eating has me thrown.

Does anyone have any advice on the poop eating? My husband insists that she will also be doing that her whole life. I certainly think if I can get the spinning under control that I should be able to break her of that as well.

Has anyone ever had a puppy or dog that did this? I never have. I heard that stuff you get from the vet is expensive and for the most part relatively ineffective.

Leslie

What about trying some bitter spray. Has she been seen by a vet and what did they suggest? She may be unable to digest a nutrient her body needs and theirfor is trying to compensate for it by doing this???

BulliesofNC

I would suggest watching her when she goes outside and every time she's about to entertain the idea to eat poop, zap her with the shock collar. She'll get the message soon enough that she shouldn't being eating poop and realize that if she attempts it there will be consequences.

[Deleted User]

I am taking her to the vet Monday. Of course, I never received the supposed vet records. She said her scanner wasn't working. I told her to just give me the vets info and I would contact them, nothing. Whatever.

I keep her on the leash when I take her out to prevent her from eating it. However, if someone isn't as diligent picking it up she sometimes grabs it, yuk. I have sprayed the bitter apple in her mouth when she does it I haven't sprayed it on the poop because I always pick it up right away.

The shock collar may work, but when I used it for the spinning it seemed she was getting used to the shock and it was actually becoming more ineffective. I haven't used it in awhile so maybe that could work. Been reading up on it and hopefully she will outgrow it. Regardless, I need to prevent it as much as I can.

Leslie

Unless the vet comes up with a reason for the feces eating I would quit picking up all the poop and spray the bitter spray directly on the pile and get her a nice potent taste. Hopefully she will think twice next time...

BulliesofNC

Ya, that might make her think twice before doing it again.

Some Vets will say dogs do it because they lack certain vitamins in their diet. Personally I don't beleive that's correct. She just needs to be trained not to do it and realize if she does she's going to get herself in trouble.

Zerlett

in regards to her men with issues, you need her to get over thats asap. Try to make the men more important in her lives, since she very well may have been abused from the boys or men. Have your oldest son feed her, make sure she respects him and help him see her as a source of good things. If you can, have your son walk passed her and drop chicken or a high value treat in front of her, so she will continue to see him as a source of good, of course, dont do it in a way that will cause food fights with the other dogs, eventually she will be looking at him as a great thing, and you should continue this with ever man she meets until she becomes okay with it.

I never feed my dogs together, they get fed at a certain time at night in a crate and never get fed together, my dogs most definitely would fight over food, or bones.

Zerlett

I don't have any advice in regards to poop eating, since I think this is a very common issue in this breed, mine have all done it before, and I catch them from time to time doing it again, I can't watch them 24/7 either, so I havent been able to fully break it. My roommate feeds his dog beneful, and they just seem to love his turds!

[Deleted User]

Her vet check up went really well. She is healthy, thank God. They said they could tell she was over protective of me. She was even leery of the women. The vet tech is the breeder of my mini bullie. She suggested that they take her by herself to give her shots and to do the exam. She was very sweet so that is a good sign. Today was the first day that she actually went outside with my son and went to the bathroom. Things are improving. She is actually starting to trust people besides me.

For now, I am just diverting her attention from the poop not giving her a chance to show interest. I am sort of hesitant to punish her too much because of her trust issues or lack thereof. Unfortunately, I saw the post on the Beneful and my son just bought that for his dog! Oh no!

BulliesofNC

It's apparent she hasn't been socialized with other people as much as she needed to be. Sounds like she's making improvements now that she's being introduced to more and more people and learning to trust.

Zerlett

yup the only poop they like to eat is the beneful poop

Leslie

Isn't that like the equivalent of human Twinkies for dogs or something like that:/

Zerlett

i think so!! even the poop must taste like twinkies!

BulliesofNC

That's funny....  )