GirlBye 27,959 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 so my family and i got our first puppy a few months ago...we got him at 8 weeks after the first month we had him he developed this habit of eating his poop... when he poops at night he doesn't touch it but for someone reason during the day he'll eat it if we're not watching he knows what he's doing is wrong since when we catch him he sprints off and tries to hide...or if we're in his vision while he poops he'll run away right after he does it we took him to the vet and got this powder to put in his food but it hasn't helped at all is this normal puppy behavior? any tips on how to stop him? i've been searching online but nothing has worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pururin 14,348 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 have you tried cleaning before he tries to eat it....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlBye 27,959 Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 have you tried cleaning before he tries to eat it....... he doesn't eat it when we're there but we're not home all the time so... he's so quick about it about it too...we turn away for one sec and next thing you know he's already pooped and eating it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WenSuelRene 5,628 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 You need to pick it up right after he does it so he can't eat it. I've also heard teaching the "leave it" command helps with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pururin 14,348 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 he doesn't eat it when we're there but we're not home all the time so... he's so quick about it about it too...we turn away for one sec and next thing you know he's already pooped and eating it i see well idk then :s do you play with him a lot? he could be trying to get some attention... like if you go after him when he's doing it he might think it's fun lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseLikeACrowTit 862 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 so my family and i got our first puppy a few months ago...we got him at 8 weeks after the first month we had him he developed this habit of eating his poop... when he poops at night he doesn't touch it but for someone reason during the day he'll eat it if we're not watching he knows what he's doing is wrong since when we catch him he sprints off and tries to hide...or if we're in his vision while he poops he'll run away right after he does it we took him to the vet and got this powder to put in his food but it hasn't helped at all is this normal puppy behavior? any tips on how to stop him? i've been searching online but nothing has worked Yes it's normal; I dunno wich vet told you ain't normal but he/she eats the poop because of lack of nutrients in their diet ( that's what a vet told us when I had my dog ), I also read that it can be parasites or pancreas issues, note that it's like a candy to them, my dog loved to eat poop and laying in dead animal corpses ( I lived in a rural area ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigo 16,433 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Is he crate trained? That's step one to almost all puppy problems, dogs are adverse to soiling their crates. Keeping him in one when you're gone might help. It's a natural behavior unfortunately but it won't hurt him. Make sure his food is meeting his nutritional needs and work on positive reinforcement in the meantime. It actually sounds like he may think you get mad when he poops, so he's trying to clean it up. If you haven't read this, it's a good overview http://www.akc.org/content/health/articles/why-dogs-eat-poop/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanandmilk 836 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Eww... And then they have the nerve to lick your face! Hope it gets resolved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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