I have a 2 year old Shih Tuz who uses a pad and also goes outside when I take her out. She pees on the pad but when I’m not looking she takes a poop and I catch her eating it. What can I do. Outside She is ok and leaves it and I pick it up right away. I tried meat tenderizer and for bid. Nothing worked so far.

I was told by my Vet, mix CUT green beans in her dry dog food. It took about a week, but my Bischon Frise stopped. Apparently, it causes the poop to taste bad, after its been digested with the cut green beans. She NEVER had the problem again. Good Luck yeah

Rod- did you have any luck? I am having your exact same issues with my 7 month old puppy. He’s already gotten a tape worm once. Please help, I’m willing to try anything. I hate to not let him run free at the dog parks any more

You would “get rid” of her just because of that, BUT you live on a farm? Yet you would MUZZLE or shock collar her? OMG! This was posted a couple months ago, I so hope that girl has a good life, maybe finding her a new home is the best thing! I’ll take her in a heart beat! I’m in CA! My puppy 5 month old lab eats the 4 year old’s poop all the time if I don’t get it picked up, if that’s the worst thing in life, I’m blessed. I’m working on it & hoping he grows out of it, along with changing his food. Giving up on a dog because of this, makes me sad just to read. WOW

Its been said that most supplements only work 2% of the time, scolding works… never. They’ve said missing digestive enzymes could be responsible, but a small amt of apple cider vinegar in their water helps with that. I usually do that anyhow, but use very minor ants, about a teaspoon per about 6-8cups. Tenderizer = BAD IDEA, as MSG (& salt) are bad for both dogs & humans…
I’ve also read about pumpkin having some success. (a tsp of canned mixed into food), but this is also a trick used by breeders showing, to help combat diarrhea caused by stress.
I know there are more possible home remedies, but cant think much more at the moment… but I know that checking with your vet is always a good idea – both to rule out potential health issues causing the problem, and other possibly proven methods that other vets may have access with

Purina def is not that high of a quality food, firstly… Though many foods are getting slightly better on store shelves, non -grain is always best & most of the better brands wont be found in grocery stores… Try the switch to Blue Buffalo – even found online at a decent price & is often sale these days… They also have never been involved in any of the deadly recalls, as they mfg their own food & don’t get ingredients or processing in China – who have ZERO regulations & often produce w/ non -food ingredients which cause permanent harm and even death. Do your homework if you love your pooch

As I noted in another post, if after weaning your dog into the new hi-qual food, & has been eating it for a month or more with no change in poo poppin’, I also suggest a trip to the vet to be on the safe side. Aside from being gross, there are also potential medics problems that can cause it, on top of the behavioral ones. My dog grew out of it when still a pup, but I swear he thought he was helping me clean up, after watching me all the time. Many dogs will also eat it if they are punished for either making an accident or getting caught, as they believe they are hiding the evidence, so to speak, in order to avoid punishment in the fjrst place.

Try the new hi quality food option first, it may surprise you – as well as having the benefit of not having to go as often & having smaller, firmer poos

Pedigree not good… Try switching him over to a non-grain or minimal grain food like Blue Buffalo – even the bare bones BB food is still much higher quality than grocery store bought dog food that is nothing but junk & fillers (not to mention, many are the subject of many recalls that result in permanent harm / even death). Places like Petsmart/ Petco or even local feed stores have great deals & the prices are finally coming back down too. It is very comparable to all other brands of non -grain higher quality dog foods too.

If after slowly weaning from Pedigree to new food over a couple of weeks & has been eating the new food strictly, over a month or two hasn’t made a difference (btw, you will also see a huge diff in #2, being more firm, darker & your dog will have to go less w/ non-grain which = another +)…. It may be time to take a trip to your vet to make sure there isn’t other potential medical problems – like diabetes, amongst other things. He will also be able to advise on what other next steps you might try as well…. There are medical conditions associated w poo poppin’ 😉