[Corky/Max]

Found This on the Net:
YUCK, my dog eats his poo......why is he doing this and will this harm him?

There are several reasons why feces are attractive to dogs. The first is the fact that they are full of bacteria, which help in food digestion. These are missing in commercial processed foods. They are also high in B vitamins, which some dogs may crave. They do have some digestive enzymes in them too which again, processed foods lack. This is why bitches lick puppies all over, it is actually helpful to get some of this to the puppies mouth.

Eating stool won't harm a dog, but it does offend us humans! It can also become a habit, which will slow in time if either a raw diet is fed, or supplement with a full spectrum digestive enzyme, beneficial bacteria (such as probiotic powder) and B vitamin. And of course, remove the stools religiously from your yard!

[Lara's mom]

Funny that you should mention poop eating. I was just at the vet the other day with a neighbour who's dog has "an appetite for feces." Her vet gave her some kind of powder to mix into the dogs food that is supposed to make the poop taste bad. Well, needless to say, I was somewhat gobsmacked! We're talking about crap here! How much worse can it possibly taste?

[Corky/Max]

Originally Posted by Lara's mom

Funny that you should mention poop eating. I was just at the vet the other day with a neighbour who's dog has "an appetite for feces." Her vet gave her some kind of powder to mix into the dogs food that is supposed to make the poop taste bad. Well, needless to say, I was somewhat gobsmacked! We're talking about crap here! How much worse can it possibly taste?

Just found this on the net, the person contributing this hint is someone who does articles for a site. She should know if there would be ingredients in this that would be bad for the dog--and I don't have any meat tenderizer on hand to check out what all it contains--Don't know if there are variations in what could be in this so I would stick to a plain pkg or make sure and check the ingredient content!!! I would not use any that was flavored with onion or garlic (If there is such a variety) Just want to make sure this is safe to give a dog so check it out! Here is the hint:
Add Adolph’s meat tenderizer: Adolph’s meat tenderizer contains an enzyme that may improve digestion and give stools a taste dogs find objectionable. Dogs under 15 pounds can take one-quarter teaspoon of Adolph’s with every meal.

Give dogs 15 to 30 pounds one-half teaspoon. Dogs weighing 31 to 50 pounds can take three-quarters teaspoon, and dogs over 50 pounds can take one teaspoon.

Prob. a lot cheaper than what the vet gave the neighbor!