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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a ton of reasons why your dog might be eating poop.  Know that it can be a completely normal behavior.  There is a theory that dogs eat poop instinctive to prevent predators from tracking them.  Also, dogs evolved from wolves.  Early domestic dogs were scavengers.  They survived by eating human garbage and waste, including poop.  Crate trained dogs may get in the habit of eating poop to keep their crates clean.  And dogs eat cat poop because it is high in fat and tastes delicious to them!

Sometimes eating poop can be a sign of a nutritional problem, but that is rare.  Dogs eat poop because they are dogs.  It's gross.  But these are the same animals that smell each others butts and lick their own (and other dogs) genitals.  They don't behave like humans because they aren't people.  They are animals.  And animals do all kinds of disgusting stuff.

You can teach your dog the "Leave it" command.  My dogs are trained to back off when I say "Leave It".  But that only works when they are with me.  If they are running around loose in the backyard or at the doggy park, they might eat a little poop.  [/quote]

Do you have beagles?  If not, get one that eats poop and then we'll talk. [/quote]

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