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<blockquote data-quote="Opmmur" data-source="post: 76754" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Why Do Dogs Eat Poop?</strong></span></p><p>By Joseph Castro, LiveScience Contributor | October 28, 2013 01:23pm ET</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.livescience.com/images/i/000/058/499/iFF/dogs-eat-poop.jpg?1382981808" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A//www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html&media=http://i.livescience.com/images/i/000/058/499/original/dogs-eat-poop.jpg?1382981808&description=Why%20do%20dogs%20eat%20poop%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Why do dogs <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#" target="_blank">eat<img src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> poop?</p><p></p><p>Credit: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-1347043p1.html" target="_blank">Amy Rene</a> | <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com" target="_blank">Shutterstock.com</a></p><p></p><p>Though it may be unsettling to humans, the act of <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#" target="_blank">eating<img src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> feces — or coprophagia — is a common behavior among dogs. But why do dogs eat poop?</p><p></p><p>In some cases, coprophagia is the result of a health condition that alters a <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40065-dog-kisses-are-more-than-just-slobber.html" target="_blank">dog's appetite</a>, such as diabetes, Cushing's syndrome or hyperthyroidism.</p><p></p><p>It could also arise due to nutrient deficiencies.</p><p></p><p>For example, a 1981 study in the American Journal of Veterinary Research found that dogs develop coprophagia if they're fed a diet that's deficient in thiamine (vitamin B1). But such deficiencies are unlikely to occur very often under normal, nonlaboratory circumstances.</p><p></p><p>Other studies have shown that chronic pancreatic deficiency, malabsorption syndrome (when nutrients aren't absorbed properly) and starvation can lead to canine coprophagia. In these cases, a large amount of undigested <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#" target="_blank">food<img src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> may wind up in the stool — a dog may eat its own feces because of the enhanced nutritional value in its stool and its increased appetite from malabsorption.</p><p></p><p>However, these diseases must be in their advanced stages before a dog will resort to coprophagia, according to a 1988 article in the Canadian Veterinary Journal.</p><p></p><p>Most of the time, dogs with coprophagia are well nourished and don't appear to have any underlying health issues. The exact reason why these <a href="http://www.livescience.com/34612-dogs-boost-microbe-diversity.html" target="_blank">healthy canines</a> develop a taste for poop is unclear.</p><p></p><p>One hypothesis states that coprophagia is a normal scavenging behavior — a holdover from <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40453-dogs-follow-friends-not-alphas.html" target="_blank">dogs' evolutionary history</a>.</p><p></p><p>Another possible explanation proposes that coprophagia is a behavior learned during puppyhood. A mother dog licks her pups' genital and anal areas to stimulate <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#" target="_blank">urination<img src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> and defecation, and then consumes the excrement to keep the den clean.</p><p></p><p>Some pups learn this behavior from their mothers or siblings, but most of them stop doing it by the time they're weaned. Those that carry on the behavior into adulthood may have acquired a taste for feces.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, it may be that dogs eat feces out of boredom, to get attention or because they're anxious.</p><p></p><p><em>Follow <a href="http://www.josephbcastro.com/" target="_blank">Joseph Castro</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/JosephBCastro" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Follow us <a href="https://twitter.com/LiveScience" target="_blank">@livescience</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/livescience" target="_blank">Facebook</a> & <a href="https://plus.google.com/101164570444913213957/posts" target="_blank">Google+</a>. </em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Editor's Recommendations</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.livescience.com/19787-dog-owner-breeds-personality.html" target="_blank">Like Dog, Like Owner: What Breeds Say About Personality</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.livescience.com/17574-popular-dog-breeds.html" target="_blank">The 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.livescience.com/35463-seven-surprising-health-benefits-dog-ownership-110209.html" target="_blank">7 Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership </a></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Opmmur, post: 76754, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Why Do Dogs Eat Poop?[/B][/SIZE] By Joseph Castro, LiveScience Contributor | October 28, 2013 01:23pm ET [IMG]http://i.livescience.com/images/i/000/058/499/iFF/dogs-eat-poop.jpg?1382981808[/IMG] [URL='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A//www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html&media=http://i.livescience.com/images/i/000/058/499/original/dogs-eat-poop.jpg?1382981808&description=Why%20do%20dogs%20eat%20poop%3F'][IMG]http://assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png[/IMG][/URL] Why do dogs [URL='http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#']eat[IMG]http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png[/IMG][/URL] poop? Credit: [URL='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-1347043p1.html']Amy Rene[/URL] | [URL='http://www.shutterstock.com']Shutterstock.com[/URL] Though it may be unsettling to humans, the act of [URL='http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#']eating[IMG]http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png[/IMG][/URL] feces — or coprophagia — is a common behavior among dogs. But why do dogs eat poop? In some cases, coprophagia is the result of a health condition that alters a [URL='http://www.livescience.com/40065-dog-kisses-are-more-than-just-slobber.html']dog's appetite[/URL], such as diabetes, Cushing's syndrome or hyperthyroidism. It could also arise due to nutrient deficiencies. For example, a 1981 study in the American Journal of Veterinary Research found that dogs develop coprophagia if they're fed a diet that's deficient in thiamine (vitamin B1). But such deficiencies are unlikely to occur very often under normal, nonlaboratory circumstances. Other studies have shown that chronic pancreatic deficiency, malabsorption syndrome (when nutrients aren't absorbed properly) and starvation can lead to canine coprophagia. In these cases, a large amount of undigested [URL='http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#']food[IMG]http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png[/IMG][/URL] may wind up in the stool — a dog may eat its own feces because of the enhanced nutritional value in its stool and its increased appetite from malabsorption. However, these diseases must be in their advanced stages before a dog will resort to coprophagia, according to a 1988 article in the Canadian Veterinary Journal. Most of the time, dogs with coprophagia are well nourished and don't appear to have any underlying health issues. The exact reason why these [URL='http://www.livescience.com/34612-dogs-boost-microbe-diversity.html']healthy canines[/URL] develop a taste for poop is unclear. One hypothesis states that coprophagia is a normal scavenging behavior — a holdover from [URL='http://www.livescience.com/40453-dogs-follow-friends-not-alphas.html']dogs' evolutionary history[/URL]. Another possible explanation proposes that coprophagia is a behavior learned during puppyhood. A mother dog licks her pups' genital and anal areas to stimulate [URL='http://www.livescience.com/40743-why-do-dogs-eat-poop.html#']urination[IMG]http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png[/IMG][/URL] and defecation, and then consumes the excrement to keep the den clean. Some pups learn this behavior from their mothers or siblings, but most of them stop doing it by the time they're weaned. Those that carry on the behavior into adulthood may have acquired a taste for feces. Alternatively, it may be that dogs eat feces out of boredom, to get attention or because they're anxious. [I]Follow [URL='http://www.josephbcastro.com/']Joseph Castro[/URL] on [URL='https://twitter.com/JosephBCastro']Twitter[/URL]. Follow us [URL='https://twitter.com/LiveScience']@livescience[/URL], [URL='http://www.facebook.com/#%21/livescience']Facebook[/URL] & [URL='https://plus.google.com/101164570444913213957/posts']Google+[/URL]. [/I] [SIZE=4][B]Editor's Recommendations[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.livescience.com/19787-dog-owner-breeds-personality.html']Like Dog, Like Owner: What Breeds Say About Personality[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.livescience.com/17574-popular-dog-breeds.html']The 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.livescience.com/35463-seven-surprising-health-benefits-dog-ownership-110209.html']7 Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership [/URL] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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