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The most effective route is to remove all feces immediately after the dog defecates. Supervise the animal more frequently. Exercise the animal more often, and leave toys around to provide extra stimulation.


Dogs sometimes eat their own poop for differing reasons, but the most common is learned behavior. Female dogs normally eat the feces of their pups to keep the nesting area clean and to promote their pup's defecation reflex, thus inadvertently teaching their young the be...


Dogs eat their own feces or the feces of other animals for a variety of reasons, including boredom, stress, hunger or simply because it's normal dog behavior under certain conditions. Eating feces, known as coprophagia in the scientific community, is also a common behav...


The amount of food a puppy should eat depends on what breed the puppy is and what size the dog will be once it is fully grown. For the first six to eight weeks of a puppy's life, it should be allowed to nurse whenever it and the mother want.


According to The Daily Puppy, dogs are known to sometimes eat their dead puppies. Cannibalism has been observed in dogs, but it is not commonplace. In theory, other dogs of any breed or mix are capable of eating their puppies, dead or alive.


According to the ASPCA, the most common reason for puppies to lose their appetite and vomit profusely is due to eating something they should not have. However, there are a variety of other medical issues which may cause similar digestive problems. Regardless, the best c...

