Turd Gobbler
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Turd Gobbler
I was just wondering if anyone else had a dog that recycles their turds. My 6 month old just started trying to eat hers. She seems to like them fresh out of the oven if you now what I mean. I almost lost my lunch the other day when I caught her in the act. YUK
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Re: Turd Gobbler
She is not the first and only. They do sale a product that you mix with their food that makes their feces taste bad to them. I know you would think it already does.
Check the pet stores or your vet.
Joe
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Re: Turd Gobbler
You might want to try a different food. When my dog was young he would eat my older dog's turds. She was on a lamb and rice formula. A year after I put her down I tried a lamb and rice formula with the male, having forgotten about the old problem. It was not long before he started eating his own. I switched to a chicken based food and he stopped imediately. I guess he likes lamb. Must be part coyote.
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Any dog will do that if it has the chance. Only real solution is picking it up the feces right away. Personally i don't really care. It is less for me to pick up plus i don't kiss my dogs.
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Re: Turd Gobbler
The official name to stool eating is called coprophagia. There is lots of info on the web if you do a search.
In many cases it is a lack of digestive enzymes in the gut. I have found that PROZYMES works well. http://www.prozymeproducts.com/
In many cases it is a lack of digestive enzymes in the gut. I have found that PROZYMES works well. http://www.prozymeproducts.com/
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Re: Turd Gobbler
ha ha exactly what i thought when i read his postSharon wrote:Any dog will do that is it has the chance. Only real solution is picking it up right away. Personally i don't really care. It is less for me to pick up plus i don't kiss my dogs.
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My neighbors dog did this as well and they put pineapple in her food for a bit. Not sure how it works, but it did for them.
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back a few years ago when our turn eater would come in from the outside the kids would scream out "watch out for poop kisses!!!"
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Re: Turd Gobbler
Gotta love those poop kissess!!
I do pick up after my pup, I guess I'll just have to be faster at it. Like I said, once the bread is out of the oven, its the old spin around and then snack time! I'll have to be quick on my feet. I do feed science diet lamb and rice. Maybe I will try a chicken or beef based food to see if that helps starve her cravings for the all mighty brown cigar!!
I do pick up after my pup, I guess I'll just have to be faster at it. Like I said, once the bread is out of the oven, its the old spin around and then snack time! I'll have to be quick on my feet. I do feed science diet lamb and rice. Maybe I will try a chicken or beef based food to see if that helps starve her cravings for the all mighty brown cigar!!
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Re: Turd Gobbler
Have a hand full of rocks.by the back door. When the dog is done and goes in for the mouth full, let em fly.
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That's the same with me. Except when I'm POed at them for something I run right out there and pick it up " NO TREATS FOR YOU ".Sharon wrote:Any dog will do that if it has the chance. Only real solution is picking it up the feces right away. Personally i don't really care. It is less for me to pick up plus i don't kiss my dogs.
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never known mine the eat their own or the others, but they do enjoy a fresh "cow pie" now and then!
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Use fresh pineapple, not canned. It works!
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fishpond wrote:never known mine the eat their own or the others, but they do enjoy a fresh "cow pie" now and then!
my dogs are the same, they won't touch their own but now they love to get in the calf pen and enjoy the buffet "cow pies"
maybe the sweet feed that attracts them to this?
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Re: Turd Gobbler
It used to drive me nuts but I got over it a long time ago and like some others have said, it helps me with the clean up.
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