hagar 5 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I been told that giving a dog pineapple stops it from eating its own poo , does anyone know if is true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest buster321c Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Does what it says on the tin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I added pineapple to a pups food & it made no difference Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richard25 0 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I added pineapple to a pups food & it made no difference LOL i think thats abit of an old wifes tale, its causes quite alot of contraversy between vets as there is no Diffiniative answer as to why dogs do it & different people think alot of different things but the name for this disorder is Coprophagia The scientific term for this behaviour is coprophagia and it is a surprisingly common and natural behaviour that has many of its origins with your dog's ancestors. There are two main reasons they did this. The first was for reasons of hygiene in the communal den. The adults would ingest the stools of their puppies in order to keep the cramped den area clean and remove odours that could attract predators. The second reason, although controversal, was for the nutritional value of stools which can contain vitamins B and K. Do a google seach & theres quite alot of info on the subject Good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hagar 5 Posted September 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Cheers Kay and richard it settled a bet and i won lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogman89 0 Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 eing in the general dog forum i thought it sounds like a person eats dog crap lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Doesn't work with me ............. Give me all the pineapple you like, I'll still eat dog poo! Have a particular taste for the crumbly white ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDD 4 Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 We had 1 dog who used to do it. Go to your local health shop & get some papaya tablets, put it in their dinner, then the first couple of time they go back to the old habits they end up being sick, natures way of saying that they shouldn't eat their own carp!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stubby 175 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I been told that giving a dog pineapple stops it from eating its own poo , does anyone know if is true if you stuff the whole pineapple in the dogs mouth... it will stop it eating anything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 put ROCK SULPHER in the dogs water job done ............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Charcoal biscuits done the trick with my pup, but she grew out of it eventually anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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