EMBARRASSING!! yorkie eating poo *eww*

[pixelCY]

hi guys..so i have a 8month yorkie and a persian cat...they get along well and play a lot..but the problem is..Pixel (my yorkie) happens to eat her poo !!!! i tried tellin him off..and smackin him..but nothing works..!! why does he do that??? and what can i do to stop this from happenin??

thanks x

[Kirchel]

With our eldest (7 months old) he was trained to "leave" from an early age. He'll even leave roast chicken if we tell him to.

When he started to eat poo, he soon stopped with 'leave' ( tho' he will still roll in goose droppings, yukk).

The leave command was part of a progressive training program using a 'clicker'.

My advice would be to go to obedience classes and work from there.

Failing that, don't let him lick your face

[kjc]

I'll assume he's raiding the cat litter box.... try adding cottage cheese (a little bit) to his diet and then block his access to the cat box.

[Darlene68]

Originally Posted by pixelCY

hi guys..so i have a 8month yorkie and a persian cat...they get along well and play a lot..but the problem is..Pixel (my yorkie) happens to eat her poo !!!! i tried tellin him off..and smackin him..but nothing works..!! why does he do that??? and what can i do to stop this from happenin??

thanks x

I read something about mixing pineapple in with their food, I think it is suppose to give the poo a taste they don't like, can't imaging why they wouldn't like it without the pineapple, yuck!..but seems some do I would advise you not to smack your dog, it really isn't something that you should do, and dogs do not understand smacking.

Hmm, just reread and failed to notice the first time that it was kittys poop he was eating!! I'm not sure if feeding the cat pineapple would help!

[Baby-Cleo]

Our dog does not eat it but it licks it, we don't know why since a few weeks ago she was completely afriad of her poop. Thoughts?!?!?

[yorkie mad]

Tia has a chomp on Pigeons poop yuk. They keep landing in our garden and crapping on my washing and leaving behind dirty piles of poop. Some piles are bigger than Tias!

Gonna get me a pellet gun lol

[YorkieShadow]

Originally Posted by pixelCY

hi guys..so i have a 8month yorkie and a persian cat...they get along well and play a lot..but the problem is..Pixel (my yorkie) happens to eat her poo !!!! i tried tellin him off..and smackin him..but nothing works..!! why does he do that??? and what can i do to stop this from happenin??

thanks x

Many dogs try to eat cat poo and even their own poo. just try and catch him every time and telling him no. he will soon learn. Never ever hit or smack your dog, that does not learn them any thing.

[MeAndMyOlivia]

My yorkie used to eat her poop too; I read about the pineapple and thought I'd give that a try. I bought the little chunks of pineapple, and gave her one of those (cut into tiny pieces) with her 2 daily meals. Within just a few days, she completely stopped eating her poo! Someone told me the pineapple further digests the protein so the poo is not as appealing to them.

[pixelCY]

wow thank u guys...my lil guy is super crazy for a yorkie..so i have to race around the house with him
loving the comments bout the pigeons..lol made me laugh

[capt_noonie]

So the yorkie is eating cat poop? Be very careful with that! If they eat cat litter it's very dangerous, esp the clumping kind.