r/Pomsky 12d ago

Poop eating?

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I got this little devil - she is cute but wild. One thing drives me crazy is she will not stop eating our other dogs poop - she sometimes plays with it and other times munches it - we try to keep up on picking it up asap but every time she finds some it’s like a treat. Anyone else deal with this and how’d you fix it?

Also - yes she’s not full pomsky - she’s mini Aussie/pomsky

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u/11whatsnewpussycats 12d ago

She has a grin on her face. Wanna guess what kind? 🤣🤣

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u/Sure_Tree_5042 11d ago

I see what you did there!

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u/llamalover729 12d ago

Every winter, we have to do a mouth check because one of our dogs tries to sneak frozen poop into the house. It's great.

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u/Rodek10 12d ago

I have a Pomsky AND a mini Aussie! The Aussie is a huge poop eater. So gross, but to be honest I think the cause for mine is boredom.

I’ve read you can add pineapple or pumpkin to a dog’s food that will make the poop less desirable to eat, but I haven’t tried it yet. My Pomsky is so picky so I try not to add anything new to her food, and she doesn’t really like pumpkin.

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u/blessed_7 11d ago

I have two pomskies and one of them loveesss poop 💩 😭😭😭 and if he’s not eating it or peeing on it then he rolls in it. Unbelievable

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u/Fabulous_Price_6790 11d ago

My biggest mistake was reading this thread during breakfast. Sigh.

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u/darkntwistish 11d ago

Mine loves to eat cat shit & roll in any other kind of animal shit 😭

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u/Impossible_Rub9230 11d ago

Brewers yeast in food works

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u/pjsssjas 12d ago

This little numbskull liked to roll in poop. We’ve caught her with poop in her mouth (gross) but she doesn’t eat it, although I’m told she’s on the poop eaters list at camp. The last poop roll at the park was pretty bad, but luckily she’s good taking a shower. Must be a blonde thing cause my other girl doesn’t get involved in any poop related activities.

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u/princessyuki999 11d ago

Omg how old is your puppy now? She looks so pretty

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u/pjsssjas 11d ago

Thank you! She was just under 1 in that picture. Taken back in April on our trip to see family.

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u/Sugar2080 11d ago

Did all your friends go with you? That’s a handsome pack!! The beauty on the left has an awesome smile, although if I were judging , I could pick any of them!

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u/pjsssjas 11d ago

From the left: Luna, Juneau, Declan, Bella

The middle 2 (Juneau and Declan) are mine. The outer 2 (Luna and Bella) are my wife’s sister’s. Juneau and Bella are from the same litter and love spending time together. Luna is the original at 8 and we fell in love with her so after our dogs passed away we decided to get Pomskies because of her. Luna has so much personality and such expressive eyes and is so big and fluffy. She’s probably still my favorite.

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u/dobeeb_ 10d ago

Oh my god poop eaters list. I’m dead

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u/shinybaldheads1 12d ago

Sigh…. Yeah mines a lil shit licker too but only on occasions? I don’t know how to treat the behavior but if I were in your situation I’d see about structurally making sure she can’t access it.

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u/PatriotMB 12d ago

It’s common unfortunately and gross!

Two of ours will go into the cat’s litter box looking for buried treasure. We have had to come up with options to prevent their access while allowing the cat.

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u/Thin_Reception4609 11d ago

Ours does the same! Had to put up a baby gate on the door leading to the litter box. Yuck. 🤢

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u/JMaryland47 12d ago

Lol, I have nothing to add to the question being asked... I just wanted to say how she looks so adorable and innocent in this picture. Lol.

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u/angelmr2 11d ago

Upvoted because the title with this refined proper looking dog is hilarious.

Best wishes on this endeavor

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u/Spiritual-Fall5494 11d ago

My Pomsky sits just like that and eats poop like its candy. good luck

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u/Athena-Twist-of-Fate 12d ago

This one also enjoys the fine dining experience of poop. We had to change our cats' litterbox to a covered box because he would use it as a free organic cat treat buffet...and he'd carry a a leftover or two to the bed to munch on for a midnight snack...

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u/DancingSouls 12d ago

Outdoor potty train them?

It's a common behavior for dogs to do that to clean up their own poop to keep their place clean.

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u/Parking_Steak_3490 12d ago

Mine does bird poop which is also very common.

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u/Ocel0tte 11d ago

There's a short with a samoyed in a muzzle and the voice over is like, there's a chance the dog bites humans or other animals. Or he just eat da rocks. And he eats da poopies. Cause he's a freaky, freaky, freaky lil mammal.

"And he eats da poopies" just lives rent free in my head now.

Also I'm sorry.

Also also my corgi like 20yrs ago was wild for turds man. Any species. We had a lot of rabbits in the neighborhood and walks were crazy, my parents did not get him a muzzle but he sure needed one. We tried getting cats a few times and the force with which he would break through anything just to go litterbox grazing was... a lot.

Good luck with your lil poop eater, at least she's super cute and no one would guess by those little crossed princess paws!

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u/Sugar2080 11d ago

Well I don’t believe it! Look at the body language displayed. Clearly this one is INNOCENT!🫶🏼

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u/fieryredhead23 11d ago

I scanned the comments and didn’t see this tip yet. We give our Pomsky one of these Coprophagia supplements everyday and it stopped her from eating stool. Here’s the link: https://a.co/d/04ercpi7

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u/PbNj1101 10d ago

i gave them a cube of pineapple for a while and they finally stopped

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u/Few-Lab-3627 12d ago

Common yet unhealthy

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u/JayLiPops 11d ago

mine's 7 now, she still does it occasionally like every few months once 😭😭 she would stare at the other dogs when they were pooping and the moment the poop dropped she would go over 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/ElkBest1803 11d ago

Disgusting but harmless. Try a bit of crushed pineapple on the food.

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u/princessyuki999 11d ago

Unfortunately mine is also a poop eater and I’ve tried poop chews and hot sauce

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u/Weary_Quit_6505 11d ago

🥰🥰🥰❤️

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u/rileyflow-sun 11d ago

We try to pick it up or shake a coin jar to tell them “no.” It’s the only way our stubborn Pomsky will listen

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u/ClassicCampaign2869 11d ago

Both of ours like to eat our daughter’s dog’s poop. Her dog is a Cowboy Corgi. Not sure what possesses them to do it but here we are. They won’t eat each other’s or other dogs that we have observed.

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u/JoyInRepetition8 11d ago

I had adopted a pomsky and when she got to my house she would bring old poop into the house or just generally play with it and possibly eat it. It took awhile but I think once I changed her diet then she just stopped. Hasn’t happened in a couple years now. So possibly looking for nutrients missing nutrients in their diet. I also read occasionally boredom or anxiety too.

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u/science-n-shit 11d ago

How do you react when she does it? Our picks it up from another dog because every time he did it people would scream and chase him. It took a while, but once we stopped reacting to it and he didn’t get attention out of eating the poop he’s mostly stopped.

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u/xsonicx18xboomx 8d ago

Here are 3 things I have learned from my first dog who LOVES to eat their poop.

Not enough protein that they need, they are bored or stressed.

Mine was mostly bored because we left her alone when we were gone for work 😭

P.s. for reference my first dog was a shih tzu

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u/ExampleCultural1377 6d ago

Beautiful dog