Does your dog eat soap?

[MyNewSolstice]

Eating soap =Diahrea! Just a friendly FYI!

[meanmike]

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

There are numerous reasons why dogs do this not just a poor diet.

1. Your dog might be hungry. If your dog doesn't have access to food, he might eat poop.

2. Some dogs will eat poop to clean up an area like a housekeeper. This is most likely if your dog is confined to a crate or kennel, or when he's chained up or otherwise restricted. He's taking care of his space.

3. If your dog likes to carry poop, and then eat it, it could be genetics. Some dogs have instincts to carry stuff in their mouths.

4. Your dog might be eating poop because of parasites or worms. They can suck nutrients out of your dog, driving him to eat poop. It might also leave him extra hungry because of the lack of proper fuel.

5. Your dog might be eating cat poop or other animal poop to get key nutrients and minerals not available in his own food.

6. Some dogs will simply eat poop to pass the time. Dogs will eat poop because they are bored or lonely. It can be a sign of neglect.

7. Your dog might eat poop because he's anxious, nervous or otherwise upset. Stress will drive animals to do odd things.

8. Some dogs will eat poop to hide the evidence. If you punish your dog for pooping, he might eat it to stop you from getting angry.

9. If your dog has puppies, she might eat puppy poop. This is an instinct to hide the poop from predators. Poop is evidence. Getting ride of it keeps her puppies safe.

10. Some young dogs and puppies will eat poop as a novelty. That is, they'll eat poop as an experiment. They don't know better.

11. If your dog watches you pick up poop, he might learn to do the same. This is called allelomimetic behavior. Your dog observes you and learns from you, by putting the poop in his mouth you put poop in a bag.

12. Your dog might see others dogs eating poop. From this, they learn to eat poop too.

13. Many dogs simply like the taste of poop. This obviously doesn't make sense to dog owners but that's irrelevant. Some dog like to eat it and that's that. It's warm, moist, and very much like what your dog was given as a very young puppy.

14. If your dog food lacks key nutrients, he might eat poop. Your dog is trying to get "food" with nutrients any way possible, even from his own poop.

15. Sometimes dog poop seems like dog food. This can happen when dog food is low quality and includes materials that are easily passed and not absorbed by your dog. When the dog poops, it seems to be very much like the food he just consumed!

16. In some cases, dogs will eat poop if they are given too much food. This is especially true if your dog's diet is high in fat.

17. Some dogs will eat poop to gain attention. Many dog owners get very upset when their dog eats poop, which means the dog gets attention. This is a wonderful opportunity for your dog to interact with you, although it is because of negative attention.

18. It is possible that some dogs will eat the poop of other, more dominant dogs. Your dog might be more submissive than other dogs, resulting in strange poop eating behavior. This seems to occur more in households with multiple dogs where dominance and submission is a factor. Obviously this doesn't explain much about dogs eating cat poop or other animal poop.

19. It is possible that your dog wants to eat more than one time per day. If you only feed your dog once per day, and your dog eats poop, it could be an indication they want to eat more frequently.

20. In some cases, your dog will eat poop by accident. Dogs are curious and will try to eat almost anything, including poop. Dogs explore the world through taste and smell, much more than humans.

I agree and have heard of some of those reason's.

I could never understand why people only feed their dog's one time a day. My understanding is an active dog should eat 3 time's a day and should eat until full each time.

And if anyone has a good awnser I'm all ear's, just dont give me that crap about how they eat in the wild, your dog's are far from it and so is the food you feed them.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by meanmike

I could never understand why people only feed their dog's one time a day. My understanding is an active dog should eat 3 time's a day and should eat until full each time.

Yea I've always heard twice a day for non-active dogs and 3 times a day for active dogs. Never feed them until they are full. Once they start this, they will gorge themselves and eat even after they are full so you will put more down which is bad for the dog.

[meanmike]

I should have clarified. Once you know what they eat, they IMO should be given the same amount each feeding. Not just dump alot in there and let them go to town.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by meanmike

I should have clarified. Once you know what they eat, they IMO should be given the same amount each feeding. Not just dump alot in there and let them go to town.

We got an old plastic cup we use so he gets the same amount each time.

[2ndgenz28]

See I don't understand that, my dog always has a full bowl of food and both past n present never over ate, if anything Id get worried as it stayed full to long sometimes but I knew she is just holding out for something good, will fall back on the dog food when no pizza falls on the floor that night.

[2ndgenz28]

Wohhhhh it got quiet in here. Sorry but I always felt bad for dogs that got feed once or twice a day and when they finally got food they ate like they may never eat again. I don’t let me dog eating that way, she knows she has food and doesn’t have to woof down her food in 30sec. She knows its always there and eats as such. Often just a small mouth full here and there. Not a 30sec race to finish the bowl then sniffing and looking around for more like a starving man.

[PQ]

Soap is not too bad once you get past the first gagging cycle.

Poop takes a little longer though.

[CDN SS]

My 2 yr old Labs will eat soap any chance they get but it never seems to bother them. The female will eat her brothers poop before it hits the ground but he has out grown this disgusting habit.

[mlee]

Yep... here we go again... the PooP Thread was EPIC... I cried all the way through it.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14071

[lordfriday2]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

it wasn't towards you
this just reminded me of the dog eating poop thread......

EPIC thread for the win!