The vet SHOULD be able to give you something to put him off the taste. If
not, ask another vet. Meanwhile, STOP FREEFEEDING! That is an express ticket
to a VERY overweight dog!
What I would bet is that the dog needs more protein and is not processing
what he is getting correctly (possibly why he is trying to re-eat his food)
he may have digestive issues. He may be eating TOO much and, therefore,
thinks he should KEEP eating. It is just VERY hard with free eating.
I ALWAYS recommend Raw food, it is just the closest to a natural diet. I do
and a lot of people do and it makes a HUGE difference in many dog's lives.
No matter what you feed, go to measured feedings at set times and use a
dinner ritual so he can learn his manners.
As for going out, put him on a leash, let him poop, then lead him away until
you can clean it and don't let him go back.
Depending on his age, if he is little, feed three times a day. Though my
dogs were all on twice a day by the time they came to my house and have been
since. Look at it this way, would you free feed your kids? Worse, your
hubby??
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From: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of jayekno
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 1:13 PM
To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [boxer lovers] Please help..
Our 3 month old boxer eats his own poop. If he goes out side and we pick it
up right away, he licks the ground. (even rips out chunck of grass to get
every last drop) Or if we turn our heads for too many seconds and he poops
inside he quickly eats the evidence. We have treats on hand to give when he
does his business outside and he anxiously awaits them after he relieves
himself but he'd much rather eat his own business, rather then a treat when
he does #2.
We went online and even asked the vet, who both mentioned that maybe he's
hungry? We free feed our puppy and he has access to food all the time. This
was the suggestion of the breeder so we just went with it. My husband can't
handle it, although he had the same issues with our daughters diapers (she,
of course, didn't EAT the poop but he still gagged even at the thought of
diaper duty)
It's not making him sick, which was the vet's concern and we can't seem to
get him to stop.
Hoping that someone here has experienced this and can reassure me it will
pass or can offer a suggestion as to what to do to curb this behaviour. We
will be starting obedience classes early December and I hope that helps.
He's learning "leave it" since I say it every time he poops but he still
devours down if we don't get to it in time...
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