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抯. (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抯 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抯 feces and they抳e already tried seasoning it with Tobasco sauce.

Some Con-Man came up with this as a remedy for a dog抯 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抯 a couple of things you can try. My clients have had success with all of these:

?Keep his area clean. Don抰 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 慉ccent?meat flavor-enhancer to his meals. (Apparently, this gives the feces an odd odor that repels dogs?as if the odor of feces wasn抰 bad enough by itself???)
?Pick up your dog抯 waste immediately after he eliminates.
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