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Why Do Dogs Eat Their Own Poop

Why do dogs eat their own poop? … This question bothers the majority of dog owners.

I will try in this post to explain some of the most common reason why this is happening and I hope that you’ll help me if you have any additional information about this phenomenon.

The three most common reasons why do dogs eat their own poop are:

1. When a puppy grows, her body craves protein. There is undigested protein in the stool and your puppy seeks it out and devours the stool.
2. Adult dogs will eat their stool due mainly to stress. In multiple-dog households, dogs may eat the other dogs’ stool in an attempt to literally “eliminate” the traces of the other dogs.
3. Persistent Coprophagia in the adult dog can also be addressed with a remote-device correction.

These are the three most common reasons why do dogs eat their own poop but I am sure that there are reasons that I left out, so please, if there are still some

add them in the comments

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