This condition is called pica, and it could be caused by various things. Consult a dog trainer or your vet for ideas on how to deal with it.
Another Answer:Dogs are natural born feces eaters. They come with the training and feces-eating background. Mother Bitch Dog licks them when they urinate, and defecate; some bitch-moms eat the feces. Allways in plain sight of the pup: this has been done before, and Mom is carrying on a long tradition. The pup's got an example of feces-eating to go on...This was the dog's lifestyle before people got into process.First, dissuade yourself of the notion that the pup is setting out to do something to you. Waste not, want not; the dog is another species; you are kin, but dont work the same. The WNWN part has to do with watching another animal grow a lot faster than you and yours can grow. If you are lucky, you can see a whole life in your lifetime, and have the chance at responsibity for it: that is, you did it' it's yours and you created it.
THAT IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, and you will either live with it or spend serious time persuading the quadruped who has been here a lot longer than you why it would be in its interest not to eat feces where and when you can see it. This requires serious thought. Not easy when the carpet, wooden floor, linolium, or just where you step getting out of bed, is very near to your feet.
So on to the task of changing doggie behavior. Specifically, feces eating in the house:
{PROBLEM, GOT TO GO SOMEWHERE, FAST! Will return, dogs are too important to be left to vets.}
The oldest breed is probabally only about 2500 years old. Breeds, by the way, are human beings' modification of the most tractable mammal ever lucked up on by Man, a relatively hairless biped with little ability to survive but for its fatally overgrown forebrain. Wild dogs do well in the wild; human beings really have a hard time of it. Non-wild dogs don't do well in the wild.
Everytime you feed your puppy, feed it a tidbit of pineapple either from the can or fresh. The puppy won't like the taste or smell of his feces. And thus won't eat it. I am trying this with my puppy as of today. I got the hint off of: It's me or the dog, television show.
Stop eating feces, please. :/
Eating feces is harmful to the body, and feces should not be consumed by humans. If you cannot stop eating it, you should contact a therapist trained in helping people with addictions or a therapist specializing in paraphilias .
well puppy feces should not be hard in the first place, but if it is, you may want to show it some attractive feces from a puppy of the opposite sex! LOL. or did you mean poopy feces? LOL.
Go to pet store or tractor supply.They have pills out to stop your pet from doing this.
They can get worms from sniffing other dogs fecal matter
Stop eating your own feces, that is the only cause of it. Other then than chewing on metal.
Anything in an animal's feces has the potential to be contagious. Consult dog's veterinarian and they can give you some medication for your puppy.
Parvo is caught by inhaling, eating, bacteria from poo. You should give all puppies their full set of vaccinations, parvo is really dangerous and unless you want your puppy to die you should give it its vaccinations
He's missing something from his diet. Get him some dog suppliments and he should stop. You won't have to give him the suppliments forever. Just get one bottle and when he's done that one see how he is. Try him on a little canned salmon too. That's really good for him.
The immediate effects of a puppy eating or licking their feces are basically bad breath and maybe a little digestive trouble (i.e. vomiting). However, this habit should be cut off early. The long term effects of continued digestion of feces can lead to serious digestive problem and some types of auto-immune diseases.
== == Try giving it garlic tabs or a sprinkle of garlic powder on it's daily food. I heard that works.