Bad bathroom manners

[Lori Jordan]

I have the Baby On Eukanuba Puppy that is the best food you can buy here in Canada pretty much there is Pro Plan and others i prefer the other as too the other dogs eating there poo in spring i thought it was the winter when this usually happens.I also heard that it was a dominence thing but a 11 week old puppy wouldnt really start this soon as too the changes he has been here for a couple days we just got him last saturday could it be the stress of changing homes?

[gnosticbeliever]

We just talked to the vet last week on this subject. She said it was normal for a female especially if she just had pups. But for our girl, we are guessing since she was abandoned as a pup, she had no food so she ate what she had present. Now that she is an adult it is just a nasty habit, she never got over it. Now I follow our dogs with the shovel to collect it before it gets on the menu.

[ashleycat]

I've got these one tablets that are supposed to make the stuff not smell bad. And supposed to help the dog not eat it. How long does it take to work? lol I have to find something better.

[11Sharn11]

I've had a slight problem with this before, and the main problem is usually over-feeding or something wrong with the food. Have you changed rita's diet recently? Anyway, she responds to smell, and the partially digested food in the stool still smells like food, not waste. hence the re-digestion. This over feeding also expands her stomach, causing a larger appetite, which in turn feeds (to use a horrible pun) the problem.

The best answer for this is to reduce the amount you feed her by about 10%, leave if for a day or two, then by another 10% until the problem sorts itself out. If it doesn't after a few reductions, consider (I'm not sure how often she gets fed) twice a day if she gets three feeds, or just once a day if she gets two (which is quite normal for adult dogs). Just introduce that slowly, over about a week, and see what happens. if nothing happens after halving her food (gradually), then consult a vet. something may be wrong.

Anyway, hope it fixes up, and good luck!

Sharn.