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The simple answer is that some dogs simply like the taste (it usually smells and/or tastes like their dog food), so you need to make sure that dogpiles are picked up before your puppy can get to them, so that he won't get sick.

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There really isn't an explanation for this. Many people try to find this out. If it has babies it eats it because of the nutrients in it.

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