Why do dogs eat gross stuff?

[WillParkinson]

Cat poop aside, the other day I had an allergy attack. I had a tissue near me and Bailey snatched it and wolfed it down.

Come on. Nasty!

[ChoralScholar]

1. I know... mine have pulled used feminine pads out of the trash can.

I don't get it.

[mucifer]

15. me and my old roomie used to refer to those as "scooby snacks"

no they did not end up with the dog on purpose.

[yankeepants]

2. My dog loveshis paper products

Kleenex, napkins, paper towels, toilet paper. . .MMMMMMMMMMMMM.

[Kali]

3. their ability to eat our trash is one of the ways they became domesticated

I am sure of it. Here is this animal hovering around learning to be obsequious to us, maybe helping with the hunt, alerting us to danger and picking through-surviving on scraps and trash. Win-win for humans and dogs.

[gratuitous]

4. No kidding

I saw one wolf down a McRib, fer crissakes.

[Inchworm]

5. Mine brought home a fresh deer part this morning

I've yet to determine what part it is...

:puke:

[Roon]

12. My uncle used to have a couple of dogs that were always bringing down deer

and bringing home parts. I just couldn't believe it,two yellow labs killing deer. They were such good dogs too!

[Inchworm]

16. The way my dog gets parts is from dumbasses disposing of carcasses

around my house. I live in a rural place where either poachers or irresponsible hunters think if they toss it in the woods it won't matter.

:grr:

[Roon]

18. Ugh!

I hate poachers.

[MiddleFingerMom]

20. Don't be too hard on them. Without poachers, we wouldn't have...

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[AngryOldDem]

6. I really wish I knew.

And they have supplements you can put in their food to discourage stool eating, but it makes the food unpalatable (apparently). At least my pup laid off the food while we were using it. Stop them from eating it by binding them up, I guess.

When we're out, I have to pull her away from dead worms, bird crap, and tree droppings.

[barb162]

7. Why do dogs eat stools?

snip "Why do dogs eat stools?

While most cases of coprophagia appear to be purely behavioral, there are indeed numerous medical problems that can cause or contribute to coprophagia. These problems must first be ruled out before a purely behavioral diagnosis can be made." snip

http://www.veterinarypetcare.com/dogeatingfeces.html

[spinbaby]

8. Because you haven't been offering enough snacks

I'm sure if you offered paté on toast, you wouldn't have problems with the dog eating tissues.

[jobycom]

9. People don't?

Aside from the whole meat/vegetarian thing, you ever read what's in a Twinkie?

[Old Troop]

10. Dog lore has it, that if you taste everything possible, some stuff will

be edible.

[TrogL]

11. You put "why" and "dogs" in the same sentence.

Mine carries a toy around to say "please". :shrug:

[hedgehog]

13. Well, someone has to do it, and you're not volunteering!

[Taverner]

14. We used to eat gross stuff

100 years ago, none of us would eat what most people ate back then.

Granted, its not as bad as what my Beagle eats, but my dog eats shit other dogs shit.

We do not take her to GG Park when in the city for that very reason (please don't make me explain - its the grossest)

Anywhoo....just be glad its none of that

[mucifer]

17. maybe it's to remind us that they really aren't people.

[HEyHEY]

19. Someone's got to