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Do no stool eating chewables work to stop my dog from eating poop?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Border Collie | Male | neutered | 25 lbs

Hello, I was wandering how to stop my dog from eating his own poop. I saw that the internet said to get a "No Stool Eating" chewable.

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on December 7th, 2019

Hi there. You can certainly try this, if you want to. In my experience, most treats and food additives intended to discourage dogs from eating their poop aren't very effective - it's hard to make poop taste worse than it already does! The best thing to do is simply go out with your dog when he poops. and pick up the stool with a bag and dispose of it before he has a chance to eat it.

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