gamechef Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) My cocker..(4 months) started a fascination for doing this...i think in the end he got tired of me telling him to leave it...he still stops for the odd moment alongside a pile but i think he can still hear me in his head..and moves swiftly on...lol. i happened to mention it to the farmer, whose land we were on and he said i should consider it as a free worming regime,because his animals are all treated very regularly... Ultimately i dont think it is really doing much harm but should be discouraged where possible...and other posters are probably right in that it is the dogs way of gaining some missed nutrition... Daz Edited March 10, 2011 by gamechef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm sure my little springer is convinced rabbit **** is the left over choc' chips from a cookie factory........little cow will eat as many as she can cram in her mouth until she gets shouted at. Not interested in cows,sheep or horsey stuff but just loves rabbit droppings for some bizarre reason. bells the same, loves rabbit **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 bells the same, loves rabbit **** you gotta laugh.......quirky little muppets they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 That's right Richie i feed mine biscuit diet. What could i add to his diet to give him other elements in his diet that he needs? sheep poo lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 sheep poo lol HA HA! Yep. I would like to help but I fear that all the biscuit feeders will come down on me. You have to think about what dogs eat naturally, first guts, then meat and then bones. I would introduce some veg to the dogs diet like broccoli or feed some green tripe. Problem with many biscuits is that they contain alot of grain, make the dog dry and make them **** more. On a more natural diet they produce less and you can feed them variety. On occasions I will feed them biscuits for a change but always with water and never mixed with meat. Some people swear by biscuits but I have found that they less stomach upsets with feeding a raw diet. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee wales Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Is it true if they eat pineapple chunks they stop doing it? My mrs reckons it does.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 No, pineapple chunks (if fed to them) is supposed to stop them eating their own (causing a chemical reaction in their stomach). I've had mixed success, I'm sure there's truth in it but one pup I had I would have needed to feed it nothing but pc's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partridge60 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 If your dogs eat sheep **** be aware of various parasites sheep carry which may affect your dogs - mine are wormed regularly with Drontal, There is a worm which can affect the brain in an intermediate stage, and canines are the host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 My oldest doberman used to roll in fox poo, no amount of shouting would stop him from sniffing out a bit and smearing it up his neck. We were having to bath him every day and that's not good for a dog, so I bought a Sportdog shock collar. 4 zaps later he stopped and has never done it again in the 4 years since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Ours used to do this, but we have found that simply keeping her occupied with training exercises or a few retrieves keeps her away from it. We know where the problem areas are for fox **** in the area, so when we get to them we do some training and it keeps her off it. Horse poo she just walks past now without taking any notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacky Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 If your dogs eat sheep **** be aware of various parasites sheep carry which may affect your dogs - mine are wormed regularly with Drontal, There is a worm which can affect the brain in an intermediate stage, and canines are the host. The dog gets wormed every 3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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