Handling Dogs Who Eat Their Own Feces
I have a cousin named Leonard who was in the Army during Vietnam.
He and his fellow soldiers would often be in the jungle for several days at a time. The Army would supply them with MRE's. (Meals Ready To Eat.) These are kind of like T.V. dinners' packed in foil bags. After the novelty of eating out of a foil bag wears off, you come to realize that MRE's are some of the most bland-tasting food you will ever eat.
Leonard once told me that he and his buddies would pack small bottles of Tobasco sauce in their bags. That Tobasco sauce became a real life-saver.... in the culinary department, that is' as dousing enough Tobasco sauce on any meal would make it edible.
I always think about Leonard whenever somebody tells me that their dog eats it's feces and they've already tried seasoning it with Tobasco sauce.
Some Con-Man came up with this as a remedy for a dog's fecal appetite, but it always seemed like a pretty good way to make it more appetizing for the dog, if you ask me.
So what should you do if your dog or puppy has this nasty habit' Here's a couple of things you can try. My clients have had success with all of these:
' Keep his area clean. Don't let him be in an area where he has access to feces.
' Correct your dog with a collar and leash if he tries to eat feces.
' Add pineapple juice to his meals.
' Add 'Accent' meat flavor-enhancer to his meals. (Apparently, this gives the feces an odd odor that repels dogs' as if the odor of feces wasn't bad enough by itself''')
' Pick up your dog's waste immediately after he eliminates.
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