Why Does Your Dog Eat Poop? And How To Stop It
If your dog eats poop, you are not alone. A 2012 study from the University of California, Davis showed that 1 of every 6 dogs were “serious” stool eaters and 1 in 4 dogs had been caught doing this at least once. But what is repulsive to us as humans, apparently had a survival advantage for our dogs’ ancestors. Dr. Benjamin Hart, the lead researcher on the study reflected that “Our conclusion is that eating of fresh stools is a reflection of an innate predisposition of ancestral canids living in nature that protects pack members from intestinal parasites present in…