My 7-month-old puppy eats poop. I've tried everything, what works?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Great Dane | Male | unneutered | 6 months and 5 days old | 35 lbs
7 month dog. How to get dog to stop eating poop? He was diagnosed with hookworms a few months ago. I have tried the ForBid, Adolfs meat tenderizer, and I keep a good eye on him and clean up the poop as soon as I see him go, but sometimes I'm not fast enough. And sometimes it's not just his poop he is eating. What else can I put in his food to get him to not eat his poop. And yes even the other dogs poop he is eating had the ForBid or Adolfs meat tenderizer on it.
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Published on September 26th, 2017
It really sounds like you have pretty much done everything we recommend in these situations. Often times dogs will "outgrow' this behavior but there is no guarantee. There is an old wives tale that says dogs do this due to a nutritonal deficiency. That has never been proven so I don't necessarily believe it but you can try giving Chaplin a multivitamin (like Pet Tabs) to see if that helps. This article has some other ideas you can try. https://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1613 My other recommendation would be to add a probiotic to his diet like Fortiflora (the best one in my opinion). https://www.walmart.com/ip/Purina-Pro-Plan-Veterinary-Diets-FortiFlora-Probiotic-Supplement-30-CT/43284986 Finally, if he is eating inappropriate things (other than the feces) you can try putting basket muzzle on him when he is unattended. He may be able to still eat feces through it but depending on which type you get you can minimize that. Don't get a regular tight fitting muzzle on the snout. It needs to be the kind where he can still pant and drink water through it. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=basket+muzzle Hope this helps. Best wishes.
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Published on November 6th, 2017
I wouldn't necessarily call this a strange behavior as it something that we see quite often in puppies and adult dogs. Sometimes we are unable to figure out why dogs are doing it while other times adjustments to the diet can help. There is a also a supplement you can give called Coproban that is meant to make dogs not want to partake in this undesirable habit.
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Published on February 5th, 2018
There are a large number of reasons that a dog will eat their own poop. I am attaching a handout below that lists some of the reasons. https://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1613 If Baby Bum hasn't previously had problems with this, then I would look a little further into any other medical problems that might be changing his appetite including having your veterinarian do an exam and check a fecal sample. If all is normal, you could certainly consider a diet change and/or adding probiotics and digestive enzymes. Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.
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Published on November 20th, 2018
Unfortunately, this is common, although inappropriate and gross behavior in dogs even as adults. If she's on a home cooked diet or a food from a tiny boutique brand, I would be worried she's not getting a balanced diet, however if she's on a reputable dog food (your vet can verify that the one you're using is good or questionable), then it's almost certainly behavioral.
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