Dog Problem

[Skeeter]

got an 8 yr old lab who out of the blue is eating crap....literally......yesterday, I saw it with my own two eyes, I fed both of them (I have a 4 year old lab too)......the four year old eats her food, then goes number two.....then mama follows along and starts eating it.....I saw it again this morning with her own.....i suspect she has done it more than these few times, because I have noticed her throwing up here lately, about once a week.....wondering if any of you guys have any insight on this.....

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[adame]

you know there is some powder that you put on their food to make it taste bad

[jkb87]

oh my gosh..... im so sorry and i hope you get that fixed.... but i busted out loud at literally!

[three11]

.....wondering if any of you guys have any insight on this.....

Yeah. Don't let that dog lick you on the face!

[edub20]

Puts a reality spin on S#!t eating grin.

[jacksbuddy]

Call the vet. There is a medical reason for that kind of behavior, and she may have that condition. Meanwhile, don't let her lick your kids in the face - - - lick your mother-in-law? sure, but not the kids.

[donia]

Call the vet. There is a medical reason for that kind of behavior, and she may have that condition. Meanwhile, don't let her lick your kids in the face - - - lick your mother-in-law? sure, but not the kids.

Not necessarily - we've got a cocker (ok a few, but only 1 "recycler") that eats it on and off and every trick we've tried doesn't work on him. The vet just defined him as one with bad manners. At first she said he was having a deficiency in something after we switched his food and was compensating for it (**thank you for human vitamins**) by eating what nutrition made it through the first time, again.....hence the "recycler". Just don't let him lick you or any loved ones in the face, all others take their chances...

Good luck.

[richard b evers]

.....wondering if any of you guys have any insight on this.....

Yeah. Don't let that dog lick you on the face!

[driveby]

Maybe the problem's actually with the younger dog. Sounds like she's not digesting her food enough and the other one's finishing the job.

[deltadukman]

Thats a chitty situation......FO SHO!!!!

[mossyisland]

my wife is a vet and runs into this all the time. I can't think of what the powder is that you put in their food but you can get it at your local vet and it should stop it.

[chotardhunter]

D,

if i took a poo in your backyard, would you eat it? just wondering?

Dogs take after their owners........right?

[Skeeter]

D,

if i took a poo in your backyard, would you eat it? just wondering?

Dogs take after their owners........right?

you are a douchebag......D

[MudHog]

My lab and two Bostons will all gander on the cow patties in the pasture when they are running around like fools out there. I don't know what makes them do it, but all 3 of them do it. My lab did it more when she was younger and she is better at it now. The two Bostons won't go straight for them, but if they come across one they sample it.

Dog eats feces of horses/cows: The feces of farm animals like horses, cows and pigs is naturally attractive to dogs. Some really love it, some aren't attracted to it. Most dogs enjoy eating and/or rolling in the feces of large animals. It is the least dangerous health-wise of all the coprophaegic habits a dog can have in regards to disease transmission and parasites. If your dog does this, you have a few of options.

You can put up with it once in a while. Horse and cow poop actually contains many natural probiotics that are extremely beneficial to a dog's digestive system. The occasional ingestion of feces from a horse or a cow is actually GOOD for your dog. (I would avoid deep kissing him for a few hours afterwards).

You can teach your dog the "off" command, and supervise him when he's around the feces. Then tell him "off" when you see him going for it.

You can keep your dog on-leash to totally prevent him getting into it.

http://www.k9station.com/articles/poopeaters.htm

[feedcall]

holy chit that's nasty