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| Written by kathy Davison | ||||||||
| Thursday, 30 April 2009 | ||||||||
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Dogs who eat droppings.
Dogs who eat droppings. More times than enough a dog owner will be appalled when his dog eats droppings, either his own or another dogs The correct term for this practice is coprophagia and not only is it common ,it is also normal! It is not a sign of illness and depravity and is a normal part of the food gathering process. As your dog is a carnivore he would kill and eat any animal in the wild and that includes the contents of the bowel... The feces of an animal are a good source of enzymes that the dog needs and also microorganisms. once these microorganisms reach the stomach they are killed and thier fats,proteins and vitamins are then absorbed by the dog Dogs fed on an artificial diet are more likely to eat their own droppings plus the droppings of other animals. Dogs fed on a natural diet will rarely eat their own droppings as the waste eliminated from a natural diet is simply powdered bone and this has little nutritional value. They may still eat other animals droppings. If you want to give your dog the vitamins and probiotics he needs then you can feed him yogurt,cottage cheese and eggs. he may still want to eat droppings as it is normal. Dogs will also eat soil and this is for the same reasons. Rolling in Droppings Rolling in animal droppings or indeed any other foul smelling substance is another example of how our dogs unwittingly offend us. We think of it as dirty,disgusting behavior. To a dog this is a normal ,instinctive part of canine personality. One of the most commonly accepted reasons for this behavior is that in dog language the stronger and more pungent he smells the more superior he appears to another dog. This desire to smell more powerful than other dogs reverts back to when dogs were wild and hunted in packs. The pack leader would wish to impress on his subordinates that he was still top dog, or perhaps a dog lower in the pecking order would attempt to challenge the pack leader so to give him added courage,he would first roll in strong smelling animal droppings. Although pet dog have been domesticated for quite some time this instinctive beahvior still remains. Your dog could also do this if there is a tussles over leadership and he will do this to impress you! About the Author: Kathy Davison lectures in Animal Health in a College in the UK. Her website is all about dogs Keep your dogs healthy Views: 352
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