How To Stop Your Dog From Eating Poop

Coprophagia is the act of eating feces. It is relatively common in dogs. It's possible dogs eat feces for reasons like fear, hunger, stress, or illness. Pups are trained to lick their pups clean, which includes ingesting the feces of their owners. Some people believe dogs ingest feces when they don't have something in their diets. Most veterinarians say that this is actually not the cause of coprophagias. A dog in fear or under a great deal of stress may eat his own stool. This could be a self-soothing mechanism. Dementia, dementia and other brain diseases can cause dogs to eat feces. An illness that changes the consistency or smell of stool can be transmitted to humans. :max _bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Why-eat-my-dog-eat - poop-1118288-82a56682ddb14b8fb4653c0e05a00a77. jpg) Stool-eating is considered a good self-rewarding behavior, but it can be difficult to reverse. Pick up your dog's stool as soon as possible after defecation. Add something to your pet's diet that makes the stool taste bad to the dog.

Dogs like to eat poop that comes from other animals, like rabbits, because it has a strong and unfamiliar smell. . . .