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Hello,
I re-homed a wonderful 5 and a half year old black Labrador 3 months ago and I am fairly horrified to find that she likes to eat her own poo on walks. Sometimes she tries to eat it straight after doing it which is disgusting. It is something I'd really like to stop and would love some advice on. She is fed harringtons dried food and gets fed the upper limit of the recommended portion for a dog of her weight and so I really don't believe she is hungry. She was previously fed the same food so it is not that her diet has been changed, although her previous owner did warn me about this. She is altogether a very happy dog and is not stressed. She does get an upset stomach fairly easily and suffers from loose/mushy stools if I don't give her probiotics - these seem to make a huge difference.
Any ideas how I can stop this behaviour?
Thanks in anticipation,
Gordon
I re-homed a wonderful 5 and a half year old black Labrador 3 months ago and I am fairly horrified to find that she likes to eat her own poo on walks. Sometimes she tries to eat it straight after doing it which is disgusting. It is something I'd really like to stop and would love some advice on. She is fed harringtons dried food and gets fed the upper limit of the recommended portion for a dog of her weight and so I really don't believe she is hungry. She was previously fed the same food so it is not that her diet has been changed, although her previous owner did warn me about this. She is altogether a very happy dog and is not stressed. She does get an upset stomach fairly easily and suffers from loose/mushy stools if I don't give her probiotics - these seem to make a huge difference.
Any ideas how I can stop this behaviour?
Thanks in anticipation,
Gordon