How do I get my dog to stop eating my other dog’s poo? 
I’ve caught him several times lately and I’m getting sick of washing his beard and brushing his teeth all the time.
I’ve heard of using a meat tenderizer with MSG but my little dog has so many allergies I was hoping to find something all natural?? Plus I try to stay away from MSG why would I feed it to my dog?
Mmmm. nothing like a hot pile of poo for breakfast.
Have you tried counseling?
Try a nice Dose of Cayenne pepper. Dogs hate it. I used it in holes my dog was digging. A couple times was all it took and she does not dig anymore. It did not seem to hurt her but it must really irritae there senses.
May or may not work but it is natural and worth a shot. 
I am just visualizing someone running around the yard seasoning fresh land-mines.
Try some tobasco, or something like tht should detour the dog from eating that pile.. but it may do no good in the long run for the unseasoned stuff.
I hate E collars because most people dont know how to use them… but eating crap is something they should get shocked for if its what it takes to make them stop. That can transmit illness, etc and potentally cause harm to your dog.
Standing at a window and giving a few shocks fo a while might do it.
I would get out there and eat them before the dog gets to them, make a sick face, and let the dog know they are bad 
I read somewhere that it might be a sign of a nutritional deficiency and/or a digestive problem. The ‘eater’ may be trying to replenish its intestinal flora.
It may also be trying to ‘clean up’ the area…
Or, its just a dumb dog…
Tell him he is not allowed to hump your leg anymore because breath smells like S#%t. 
try a butt plug on the other dog… sorry.
big g 
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I would get out there and eat them before the dog gets to them, make a sick face, and let the dog know they are bad
Now thats funny right there!
Our dog does this also but at least it is the cat’s. Somebody told me this is a fairly common thing among dogs. Maybe somebody should call Purina or Alpo, we may be on to some sort of expensive doggie treats.
My roommates dog in college used to eat her own poop. Although she liked to let them freeze first and then eat the poopsicles. Not sure if she still does it or not. We tried to get her to stop stealing food off othe table by leaving her a plate of tobasco sauce. It didn’t work at all, she ate it all right up.
~SKINEBOY~
Ben, is this just a pup? If it is, it will out grow this behavior. In the meantime keep the pup on a leash and use the “leave it” command. When you give the command, tug him away from the pile.
He’s 2 1/2. I’ve told him to leave it and he listens but when we let him out he goes and finds them. He seems to be doing it more now that it cold out. I guess he likes poopsicles better than steamers.
if the dog eats sh@%, i highly doubt the taste of cayenne pepper/tabasco is going to deter this because it cannot be worse than his exsisting snack. i would try somthing as simple as bending/pinching the ear firmly when caught in the act. after a couple of times, he’ll get the drift.
I gotta quit reading this post or I’ll barf. I was at a customer’s house repairing a furnace one afternoon. Its always a treat to have a cutomer with dogs, and this customer has a lab. Its one of those guide dogs and he decided to help me out down at the furnace. After a while he found me less interesting to hang out with. It sounded like he was getting into something so I decided to check it out. He is eating right out of the kitty litter box. I coaxed him back upstairs and shut the door. Just thinking of this was enough to make my stomach turn. I didn’t want to embarass the homeowner, so I said nothing. That was the only time I encountered it, and luckily the last.
Ben should pinch his ear, or the dogs … 
big g
HOOKEM UP TO THE ZAPPER!!! and watch him out the window pretty soon he will avoid the piles
Fact: Other dogs secretions may contain undigested food that has vitamins & proteins your dog may be missing in his or hers own diet. Check with your vet first.
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Fact: Other dogs secretions may contain undigested food that has vitamins & proteins your dog may be missing in his or hers own diet. Check with your vet first.
yeah, what I said… (only not nearly as well…).
Seriously, check with your vet or try switching to a high-quality chow like Iams or ScienceDiet. My last dog had a genetic defect – she couldn’t synthesize what would normally be a non-essential nutrient and most chows didn’t contain an adequate amount of this ingredient. The bacteria in her intestines did make this nutrient but didn’t release it in her intestines so she’d eat her own poo to get what she needed. I switched her to a special supplemental diet and the behaviour stopped.
Or… you just have a dumb dog…
Both of our dogs eat a high quality food. The little one eats a special Eukanuba fish and potato because of her allergies. He must like that fish or something. I think I’ll put the shock collar back on him and see if that will do the trick. He likes to eat snow too so I want to make sure he’s eating poop and not just snow when I let him have it. 
Get this pill called Distaste. It is sold in most pet stores or find an internet site that sells pet supplies. Not trying to promote anyone, but I have gotten mine from Dr Fosters web site. You give it to them as a treat, they dont know any better, and it causes them to not like their poo anymore. It works great. They say to do it every day for awhile then treat as needed if they start back into their bad behavior. I have a 7 yo lab that started and it worked for her. Just my experience.
Here he is! He’s dumber than a box of rocks but he’s such a good looking dog and we sure do love him.
I think I’ll look for the Distaste pills Tobi suggested. Hopefully they are something my little one can have.
You had to buy something to make poo taste bad? Sounds like a Ron White routine
I had a 14 yr old Lab that started eating his own poo. Just started up for no reason, never broke him of it. I wondered if he didn’t like his own food, so I started giving him leftovers…didn’t help.
Get your 7 iron out, whack that crap into the neighbor’s yard and eliminate two problems at once.
I agree with the vet advice – had a little yapper that did the same thing & was a medical condition.
Pete
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Get your 7 iron out, whack that crap into the neighbor’s yard and eliminate two problems at once.
And it will improve your game. 
I wish my dog had ONLY that problem. My husky likes to go into our pasture or the neighbors pasture… and bring home frozen HORSE apples!!! You know the kind… The round ball of crap that just barely fits into his mouth! He will bring it up on the porch and chew on it like a raw-hide. If that ain’t so bad… he likes the fresh manure to. NOT to eat… but to roll in. He has come home before completely covered. I almost had to call the neighbors… I swear their horse must be sick… must have been diareha!!!
Blue Fleck and I have decided to raffle off your dog at the raffle at the Mille Lacs GTG. Can you bring it up? 
After a long day of work, this is just what I needed. Thanks for the laughs everyone. I was laughing so hard my wife wanted to know what I was looking at! Good luck Ben. I hope one of the many suggestions works for you… err, I mean the dog.
(Blue, please remember the mints.)
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