1, improper punishment
Dogs are physically punished by their owners after defecating or biting indiscriminately, which makes them afraid and think that defecation is wrong. In order not to be scolded by the owner, they will eat the poop and destroy the evidence.
Solution: The owner should change his own way of raising dogs, avoid excessive beating and scolding, and correctly teach dogs to urinate and defecate in specified places.
2. Natural behavior
It's natural for dogs to eat shit, but it's actually genetic. For us humans, it is the taste of food, dogs will feel too rich, and feces are inherently attractive to dogs, so sometimes they will eat poop for no reason.
Solution: the owner can clean up the poop after the dog defecates and add the smell that the dog hates.
3. Taskmaster
The owner often cleans the kennel and the place where it lives. Over time, the dog will also clean up the urine near the place where he lives. Dogs learn to eat when they see other dogs eating shit, which is an imitation.
Solution: As long as the dog can still smell his own feces after defecation, the owner should immediately give him a verbal reprimand and then take him away from that place immediately before cleaning up the feces.
4. In order to attract the owner's attention
In the past, dogs ate shit because of internal diseases, and their owners punished them, which attracted attention. After they got better, they were scolded by their owners for eating shit, but they continued to do so in order to get their owners' continued attention.
Solution: In this case, the owner should pay more attention to the dog and let it feel your concern for it.
5. Lack of trace elements
If the dog lacks trace elements such as fiber, salt, cobalt or phosphorus, it will lead to the lack of nutrition in the dog, and the dog will get nutrition by recycling its own feces. Some dogs not only eat poop, but also eat grass and bite things at home.
Solution: Give the dog more nutrition and take the dog to the pet hospital for examination.