Eating It Or Rolling In It
Most Dogs will Eat Droppings
Almost without exception when a dog eats his own waste matter or indeed that of another animal ,the owner is appalled and revolted ,thinking perhaps that he has a perverted dog on his hands!
This is a practice that is common and also normal.It is a normal behavior in the food gathering process and something that dogs will do in the wilds. When dogs were wild they would hunt and kill and eating the animal also included eating the contents of the bowel.
The feces of an animal are a good source of enzymes that the dog needs and also microorganisms. once these microorganisms reach the stomach they are killed and thier fats,proteins and vitamins are then absorbed by the dog
Dogs fed on an artificial diet are more likely to eat their own droppings plus the droppings of other animals. Dogs fed on a natural diet will rarely eat their own droppings as the waste eliminated from a natural diet is simply powdered bone and this has little nutritional value. They may still eat other animals droppings.
Bearing in mind that the dog needs the elements contained in the faeces you could feed your dog a bowl of animal droppings a couple of times a week! However a much better way to give your dog the probiotics he needs is to give him yogurt,cottage cheese and eggs. He may still like to eat the natural source sometimes-remember its normal! you may also notice that your dog likes to eat soil. This is for the same reasons as eating droppings: he will gain important elements and nutrients from the soil …so don’t worry about it .
Rolling in Droppings
When our dog decides to roll himself in animal droppings we are horrified with this disgusting habit and the smell that drifts our way! To the dog this is a normal instinctive behavior and in fact the worse he smells the better he feels. Dogs do this to appear more superior to other dogs
Dogs did this behavior when they were wild .A pack leader would roll in droppings to create a smell and let the rest of the pack know he is top dog. A dog lower in the pecking order would also do this if he wanted to challenge the leader
As our pet dogs used to run wild many years ago,there are many instinctive behaviors that they will do without knowing the reasons why they do it . If there is a tussle of leadership between you and your dog then he may well roll in droppings to try and impress you!
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