I'm new on here!!!

[Newdoodle]

Hi.

Have really joined this website to be a little cheeky, and ask for advice/what you all did if you encountered this.

I have a Labradoodle which is now almost 5mths old, which we have had since she was 8 weeks.

My problem is really minging.

She has had a liking for eating poo since we got her. Yes..... Poo!

She normally leaves it now, but occassionally still eats it.

Today we went on a walk up our local hills and we came across some lovelly, fragrant, fresh horse droppings, yum?

There is no need to say what happened next !!!!

I was wondereing if anyone on here has had similar problems, and if so how did you resolve it?

Have just read this post back and it sounds like I want answers and will then do a runner. I wont honest. Lol.

[SykoSofie]

Welcome to the forum! As you have probably already read, we all like to see photos of the doodles!

Wish I had the answer for you, but my Linus, at 16 months, is still a connoisseur of deer poo... Unless you have them on a lead all the time, it's hard to get them away from those "yummy treats". Linus is pretty good with the "leave it" command for most things, but turns a deaf ear when it concerns poo. We have recently started obedience training, so I hope to be able to get him to come to me when I first call, no matter what he is in to. We'll see how that works out. Usually he is very good at coming when I first call, but as I said before, if he has found some tasty droppings, he ignores me. Just keep working on the "leave it" command, and try to steer her away from poo.

[Jac]

Hi, welcome to the forum!

Your problem is a common one, actually, and many people don't like to talk about it or think that their sweet dog does this...but it happens for many reasons...honestly I am not sure that anyone really understands why. Most often the experts say that the dog may not be getting enough nutrients from his/her food and eats the droppings of other animals to get nutrients. This has some sense to it...what do you feed your dog?

I believe that it is a common thing for puppies to do, they see their mothers eating poop when she cleans up after them and they learn from watching their mothers...and then, it can become habit...or, maybe they just LIKE the taste...hahaha...these wonderful animals have to have ONE bad habit, after all!

You will see how common this is if you just do a computer search for "dog eats poop"...I did and the first article was interesting: http://www.pet-comfort-products.com/why ... -poop.html

[MaxandMe]

HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOO and WElcome to the Forum!!!

for some puppies this seem to be almost normal behavior someo outgrow it and others dont
YOU CAN CONSULT W/your VET .....some articles will say a particular nutrient is missing

if your doodle is old enough you can try about 2 TEASPOONS of crushed pineapple
BUT again as your VET1st