Pup eating his own poop
robwillsmith
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Can anyone help.
I have a 12 week old Labrador and he has started to eat his own poop.
He only does it when left alone during the day.
He has plenty of food. Only left alone for a few hours.
Help. lol
I have a 12 week old Labrador and he has started to eat his own poop.
He only does it when left alone during the day.
He has plenty of food. Only left alone for a few hours.
Help. lol
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http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/c/coprophagia/#.VBG82Xa9LYU
How many hours is he being left alone?
He is left alone for no more than 5 hours.
5 hours is far too long to leave a 3 month old lab puppy for. Is there no way you can shorten this?
Honestly, any animal will eat all it has if that's what it is forced to do. Treat your pet better, don't make it eat it's own feces because you can't afford to feed it or take care of it properly. It's cruel and selfish.
When did I say what I feed him!
I feed him more than enough thanks and I can afford to feed him.
GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT BEFORE COMMENTING YOU ****!!!!
Unwarranted, judgemental, opinionated and largely false posting.
Have you actually read this
My well cared for,well fed Westies (older dogs)are not adverse to eating horse dung or swan poo if they get the chance and I don't stop them in time (or rolling in it!!)
I agree 5 hours is much too long to leave the puppy and this is when boredom sets in which could be a part of the cause of the problem
Wish there was. The trouble is mine and my partners shifts clash by 5 hours. We take him for long walks/runs before we go work and put food down for him. He has a kong which we fill with food and it keeps him busy.
I brought some tablets which hopefully will stop him eating it. Failing that we will try pineapple.
A little off-topic but....
How long/far is a 'log walk/run'? Have you read this from http://www.thelabradorsite.com/labrador-puppy-exercise-how-much-is-too-much/
"How much exercise should your puppy have each day?
Many breeders suggest the ‘five minute rule’ This rule says that a puppy should have no more than five minutes ‘organised’ exercise per day for every month of his age. So that would be fifteen minutes a day for a three month old puppy, twenty minutes for a four month old and so on. Organised exercise means exercise that you are controlling or arranging such as ‘walks’ or ‘training sessions’."
Although opinions will vary greatly.
At that age they need to relieve themselves every 2 to 3 hours - especially after having been fed.
It can be 6 to 9 months before full bladder/bowel control is achieved
Exactly why the poo is being eaten could be down to several reasons including boredom or not wishing to be scolded (I'm not saying that has happened)
Could arrangement be made, perhaps, for someone to look in during the 5 hour period he's left alone?
BTW - what are these tablets that you've bought?
Here we go. Another one that thinks dogs can't be left alone. Bla bla bla. Do one.
Nothing wrong with leaving a dog alone. It's not like we leave it all day/night.
Here we go. Another one who thinks they know better than vets, behaviourists etc who recommend not routinely leaving a dog alone, any dog for more than four hours.
Despite the fact the likes of dogs trust, batersea etc will point blank refuse anyone who wants to rescue a dog if they work full time or if the dog will be left alone for more than 4 hours regularly. Obviously that's just a made up number and not based on studies and behaviour etc.
I wish you would contact the experts with your knowledge because the people who claim to be in the know about these things. Those with clearly worthless degrees and years and years of experience etc. They're all under some ridiculous impression that leaving dogs alone for extended periods of time isn't a great option. But you've so eloquently proven them wrong here. And don't come across as an idiot at all. And your dog isn't showing signs of boredom and eating his own crap or anything. So you've clearly got it right.
All I will say is my pup is loved and cared for fine thanks.
Bye you wan**rs.
Your maturity is to be commended.
Yep, just fine, eating its own shit out of boredom. bye. Tw4t.
Advice has been offered, the possible reasons for the behaviour given and suggestions as to the solution which you choose to ignore.
It appears that you only want to hear what suits you and instead give the puppy some unknown tablets (with unknown effects) in the hope that everything will be fine - a foolish, selfish attitude demonstrating little understanding of canine, especially puppy, needs and behaviour.
Don't generalise, it makes you look foolish. Every dog/situation is different, some dogs can acclimatise to being left alone for long periods of time.