Poop eater

Ryan2421 · Apr 3, 2016

It's exactly like how the title describes.

I've been as vigilant as possible with Camille but it seem like the more I trust her not to take a nibble at her poop, she goes ahead and take a quick bite before I can get to her. I'm usually hawking over her with a poop bag but sometimes when my wife takes her out she runs to a far corner in our yard and gets a quick bite. Completely gross and I know the best defense for this is to clean it up right away.

It's not very often but we've had her for 2 months now and she's tried to eat her poop 3-4 times.

But do you seasoned frenchie vets have any tips or advise to help with the issue? Thank you

hotrod351 · Apr 3, 2016

watched a Cesar Millan episode where some ones dog did that so what he did was to give the dog some bites of banana

Karla9895 · Apr 3, 2016

Hi Ryan2421,
My puppy was doing the same,the vet recommended pineapple on her food but it didn't work so people on the forum
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Good luck !!

hannah · Apr 3, 2016

Aiko tries to eat her poop sometimes also.... I have no solution for it we just try to stop her and laugh at how Gross it is

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Alice Kable · Apr 3, 2016

My English Bulldog, Ruggles, is a poop eater. We've tried pineapple, Forbid, hot sauce on a turd (he still ate it and man, we all suffered--bad gas, with long hang time!). He won't eat his poop if he knows someone is watching him so we schedule our lives around him pooping. Ruggles also has a wet mouth with thick slobber. When he shakes his slobber goes flying and sometimes it has little brown chunks in it. He is our 6th EB and the only one who has done this, and he didn't start until he was 6 and we got Buster!

Mavis · Apr 4, 2016

I took Ginger to dog training a few years ago. The trainers said for highly food motivated dogs like Ginger, the key is to have treats that are super delectable to them that they will stop anything for (hot dogs, fresh chicken, bacon, etc.). As long as you are hovering over her or watching her like a hawk anyway, maybe if you offered her an extra special treat right after she is done pooping to divert her attention, she won't have a chance to sneak her Scoobie snack. If she is food motivated, she will stop everything for her treat and give you time to pick up her poop before she eats it. Also, when this becomes your consistent ritual, I bet you will eventually be able to watch her from the door and she will come running for her treat before she goes for her poop.

Good luck!
[MENTION=10]Alice Kable[/MENTION], your account cracked me up! :lol:

davidh · Apr 4, 2016

Katie will do it if she gets the chance. We have tried the pineapple, and I give them banana quit often, and she still wants to eat it. We have never tried the For-Bid, so I don't know if it would work or not. We just pick it up as soon as one poops.

Cosmin · Apr 5, 2016

Guys, for Lou, what worked is feeding bananas every once in a while. He was also eating poop for 2/3 weeks until i found this easy fix.

Someone told me, that they eat poop because they lack enough potassium in their diet and that eating bananas will replenish this. I'm not completely sure about the fizics behind this but it worked immediately.

I feed lou a few bites of banana everytime i also have one.. he didn't eat any pooop since i first fed it to him.

Jcstorlie · Apr 6, 2016

My Penelope started eating her poop within a few weeks after we brought her home. I bought a powder product called SEP (stop eating poop). That worked right away. The pet store gave me some insight on this nasty habit. According to the lady and research, she said its common in the winter time and had many customers coming into the store complaining of the same problem. She said that boredom can be directly linked. Winter time equals cooped up in the house with only so much for them to do. I bought an interactive eating dish which I believe helped. Not only did I feed all her meals like this but would put healthy snacks in it like fresh peppers, carrots, lettuce, etc. active learning games are helpful too. I hope this helps as I know how hard I worked at getting rid of the behavior.

Nu2frenchie · Apr 6, 2016

I too have a poop eater and it drives me crazy

Just when I think we are through this stage it happens again....ugh! But it is definately getting better the older she gets.

Squishy Walnuts · Apr 7, 2016

I'm glad I never had this problem. This whole thread has grossed me out. LOL!

That said when we go up north to visit my family they do seem to enjoy deer poo. :facepalm: I do a lot of Leave It! yelling. lol!

Jakeyjake · Apr 7, 2016

My bullies used to do this and it totally grossed me out. I actually saw my male eat poo that was coming out of my female

hmy: My family still to this day imitates how I screamed bloody murder and banged on the kitchen window to try and distract him. When I would catch them I immediately brushed their teeth too. We tried everything and nothing helped. They eventually grew out of it. Good luck!

Ryan2421 · Apr 8, 2016

Well it's encouraging that I'm not the only one and hopefully this phase passes sooner than later. Thank you all for your input!

hannah · Apr 10, 2016

Jakeyjake said:
My bullies used to do this and it totally grossed me out. I actually saw my male eat poo that was coming out of my femalehmy: My family still to this day imitates how I screamed bloody murder and banged on the kitchen window to try and distract him. When I would catch them I immediately brushed their teeth too. We tried everything and nothing helped. They eventually grew out of it. Good luck!

OH MY GOD!!!! HAHAHA

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blushy · Apr 12, 2016

Jakeyjake said:
My bullies used to do this and it totally grossed me out. I actually saw my male eat poo that was coming out of my femalehmy: My family still to this day imitates how I screamed bloody murder and banged on the kitchen window to try and distract him. When I would catch them I immediately brushed their teeth too. We tried everything and nothing helped. They eventually grew out of it. Good luck!

The funniest thing about this is that when my boy does something he's not supposed to I still yell even though he's deaf. Even my son tells me "he can't listen to you mommy" LOL

Glad I didn't have poop eaters though! But never say never! These dogs are a handful my luck they'll start haha