[Beesty]

hi
my 16 week old springer has taking to eating its mess and other dogs anybody got any ideas how to break this habit any advice appreciated.

cheers

phil

[yappy]

Beesty, on Nov 2 2009, 09:35 PM, said:

hi
my 16 week old springer has taking to eating its mess and other dogs anybody got any ideas how to break this habit any advice appreciated.

cheers

phil

Might be hungry, Try changing its diet to suit or feeding it more,

[alanmc]

i had pup that did that, it never ate its own tho! Thankfully it grew out of it.

[Kay]

It is pretty gross , have had pups do it in the past i have heard that pineapple in there food stops it , i dont know if it works or not though, maybe someone knows :thumbs:

[Rainmaker]

Switch him to proper food (raw meaty bones, carcasses etc). It's not easy to eat a small pellet of powdered, chalky bone dust... ;) There's so much indigestible muck sprayed with chemical attractants in a lot of commercial food, it's as appetising to them after it's come out as it was when it went in. :sick: A good wholesome RMB diet will soon put him right. JMHO.

[kingoftoosh]

Awright Beesty. My patterdale had the same problem. Tried shouting no , when we caught him but it became a race to see who could reach the jobbie 1st .me or the dog. :unsure:
I started cutting up pineapple slices and adding them to the dogs food with a wee bit of juice. He loved it. It also had the desired effect. He stopped eating his turd. he would have a sniff but then turn away. I think its got something to do with the pineapple does something to the flavour of the dogs brown stuff that the dog dislikes. :sick:

[Beesty]

cheers guys
Some ideas there never heard the pineapple one gonna try that I love the stuff so we'll have a bonding session!


Regards

Phil

[Attack Fell Terrier]

Sounds like he's lacking in some certain vitamins.

What exactly is it you're feeding him?

[Frank]

A lot of pups eventually grow out of it. Rock Sulphur is good to put in his drinking water aswell.. :thumbs:

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Frank.

[skycat]

I have never known raw (BARF) fed dogs to eat other dog turds: should tell you something!

The problem with complete dog food is that there's so many additives in it that the waste, of which there is a lot due to all the cereals they put in it, smells pretty similar to what the dog ate in the first place: and I've known that to smell similar to rancid fat! Ugh!

[countryman5]

Beesty, on Nov 2 2009, 09:35 PM, said:

hi
my 16 week old springer has taking to eating its mess and other dogs anybody got any ideas how to break this habit any advice appreciated.

cheers

phil

i was going to ask the same question my lurcher pup is 4 months and eats his and other dogs if he is in the yard,now my patterdale pup 6 months has started doing it with him,i have to clean up as they lay them,its a vile habit makes me feel sick,going to try the pineapple cos the brush isnt working,i feed dry meal and have done for years and never had this problem,cant realy afford meat etc,i have often wonderd if its cos they wernt weaned properly(not given enough food as welps)tryed feeding them loads then it was sloppy and seemed even more tasty to them any other tips would be greatly appreciated as im going to part with them if i cant stop it,i have a young baby and cant risk the chance of blindness,

[skycat]

If the dog is lacking essential nutrients in its diet, yet you say you can't afford to feed it any better then IMO that dog would be better off in a home which can afford to feed it correctly: you only get out what you put into anything, dogs included.

Dogs are not rabbits: they need more than just cereals to be in optimum health: if an owner can't or won't respect that fact then they should be keeping rabbits not dogs. Just my opinion.

[hext]

skycat, on Nov 3 2009, 11:30 AM, said:

If the dog is lacking essential nutrients in its diet, yet you say you can't afford to feed it any better then IMO that dog would be better off in a home which can afford to feed it correctly: you only get out what you put into anything, dogs included.

Dogs are not rabbits: they need more than just cereals to be in optimum health: if an owner can't or won't respect that fact then they should be keeping rabbits not dogs. Just my opinion.

I completely agree with the above statement but it could also be he's trying to hide the evidence I knew a rescue dog that used to do that because it's owners shouted everytime it messed it's den

Of course, the obvious answer is to supervise the dog diligently, and scoop the poo asap ;)

[dogs-n-natives]

Erm... what? Cant afford to feed a barf diet?? Never heard that one before! With a bit of effort, its do-able for nothing appart from maybe fuel costs and time.

[Lerk]

Dry food = £13 per 15kg @ 500g per day thats 43p per day
Tripe = 27p per pound, plus a handful of mixer = about the same if not less...