Animal And Company: Re: [boxer lovers] Please help..

No, he would not start going in the house., We have friends who had a 6
month Lab puppy eating his own stool, and simply by putting him on a proper
dog food instead of a grocery store brand, he quit within a week, all on
his own - although they did pick up his stool before he had a chance to eat
it. He was seeking proper nutrients, the vet said.,

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:52 PM, karon <karon@karonadams.com> wrote:

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> He is liable to start going in the house and in hiding if you do that.
> take him out on a leash and lead him away until the habit is broken.
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> Karon Adams
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> From: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Valerie I
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 4:26 PM
> To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [boxer lovers] Please help..
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> This works! Take a tin can (like an old style coffee can) and put a
> handful of change in it (or other metallic items). Watch him go potty and
> as soon as he turns, shake the can vigorously enough until he turns away.
> Follow up with praise and a special treat (one he ONLY gets when he leaves
> his poo alone). I had the same problem and this was the only thing that
> worked.
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> Good luck!
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> Val & Heidi
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> " Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride
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> Franklin P. Jones
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> --- On Wed, 11/7/12, jayekno <jayeknow@rogers.com <mailto:
> jayeknow%40rogers.com> > wrote:
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> From: jayekno <jayeknow@rogers.com <mailto:jayeknow%40rogers.com> >
> Subject: [boxer lovers] Please help..
> To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com <mailto:boxerlovers%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 1:13 PM
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> 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.
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> 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)
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> It's not making him sick, which was the vet's concern and we can't seem to
> get him to stop.
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> 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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