"Are your dogs eating poop?"

I know that it's really frustrating to see your dogs eating poop (known in medical terms as coprophagia). It is really crazy, but if you have more than one dog they might all be gobbling up turds. How disgusting!

Well, disgusting to humans, but to dogs, poop isn't all that bad. After all, it is actually still full of nutrients even after it is released by an animal.

So, let's dig into this problem. Why exactly are your dogs eating poop?

Well, in some cases, dogs will eat poop if they have too much food or they are too full. That sounds odd, I know, but there are physiological reasons. When a dog is full of fatty food, for example, he can still crave other types of food high in protein. Poopie can satisfy this need in some cases.

Some dogs will eat crap to get attention from people. Many dog and puppy owners get angry and upset when a dog eats poop. This means that the dog gets attention, which is very close to love.

If you're reading this article my guess is that you are interested in why dogs and puppies eat poop, but you also want to stop this filthy habit. Let me start by saying, please, don't hurt your dog. Eating poop is quite natural for a dog.

You can reduce the chances that your dog will eat poops by coating the turds with bad tasting stuff, such as vinegar and hot sauce. This is labor intensive and challenging for obvious reasons. It's also not proven to work.

If you want to stop the coprophagia in your dogs, you really have two choices: pills (medication) or behavior modification. You can find places to buy anti-poop eating pills on this web site. Simply look around. Also, you can find great training programs to change the way your dog treats poops. The very first link in the navigation ("Stop the dog from eating poop!") above is perfect.