How to correct a dog's habit of eating poop

Correcting a dog's habit of eating poop can be approached from three aspects: supplementing nutrition, strengthening discipline, and cleaning up feces promptly.

Supplementing Nutrition

A dog's habit of eating poop is often caused by a lack of essential trace elements, leading to pica. Therefore, owners need to provide their dogs with timely supplementation of trace elements.

Strengthening Discipline

Dogs have a natural tendency to eat poop, so owners need to reinforce discipline during their daily care. When discovering that a dog is eating poop, firmly reprimand it to make it understand that this behavior is wrong. Avoid using violent methods to stop it, and instead, adopt a gentle approach to avoid causing psychological trauma and exacerbating the behavior. Give the dog rewards and praise when it doesn't eat its own feces after defecating, so it will learn that this behavior is correct.

Cleaning Up Feces Promptly

If a dog has formed a habit of eating poop, it is usually a habit formed in later life and is difficult to change. The only solution is to clean up the dog's feces promptly to solve the problem.

Note: Dogs should never be allowed to eat feces. Eating poop may lead to parasitic infections and affect the dog's health. When a dog eats poop, the owner needs to immediately educate it to make it subconsciously understand that this behavior is wrong and will make the owner unhappy.