Whippet Eating Faeces

[Jillb]

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My 18 week old whippet Merlin has been off his lead for the last 6 days ( by the way thanks to everyone who gave me advice regarding this, I wish i'd done it weeks ago as it is so much more of a pleasure for him and us going for walks now).

HOWEVER...... the only fly in the ointment is that Merlin seems to have a taste for other animals faeces, it doesn't seem to matter what species - other dogs, horses, rabbits & geese. It is quite replusive and failing keeping him on the lead or catching him before he gets it in his mouth we can't stop it.

Saturday night it was particularly unpleasant, he'd over indulged on his favourite delicacy and was sick about 3 times, the first time over our sofa! We also had friends round for dinner so this didn't go down too well - it's bad enough cleaning up dog sick but given what it consisted of it was even more disgusting! :x

Anyone else come across this problem and if so any tips?

 

[nicky12]

I had this problem with my blue didnt matter what poo it was :x but he gradually grew out of it now he just rolls in it :x

 

[midlanderkeith]

My 18 week old whippet Merlin has been off his lead for the last 6 days ( by the way thanks to everyone who gave me advice regarding this, I wish i'd done it weeks ago as it is so much more of a pleasure for him and us going for walks now). 
HOWEVER...... the only fly in the ointment is that Merlin seems to have a taste for other animals faeces, it doesn't seem to matter what species - other dogs, horses, rabbits & geese.  It is quite replusive and failing keeping him on the lead or catching him before he gets it in his mouth we can't stop it. 

Saturday night it was particularly unpleasant, he'd over indulged on his favourite delicacy and was sick about 3 times, the first time over our sofa!  We also had friends round for dinner so this didn't go down too well - it's bad enough cleaning up dog sick but given what it consisted of it was even more disgusting!    :x

Anyone else come across this problem and if so any tips?

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Go have a look at FAQ, jill under horrible habits

keith :thumbsup:

 

[Jillb]

Thanks, i've checked out the section. It's a relief to know that it's quite common. I've never had a dog before but my husband had several when he was growing up and said he'd never known a dog to do this.

 

[midlanderkeith]

Thanks, i've checked out the section.  It's a relief to know that it's quite common.  I've never had a dog before but my husband had several when he was growing up and said he'd never known a dog to do this.

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Lots of dogs do it jill, fortunately my 2 dont, good luck anyways

keith :thumbsup:

 

[Karen]

Aah Merlin is doing his bit for recycling, just over indulging at the moment.

Not a good idea to shout and chase him, a, you may make him NOT want to come back to you. b, He probably would think that you wanted it for yourself and gobble it up quicker.

If you are a wizz with a catapult try and get him with a shower of well aimed dried peas or similar.

Remember hes a dog and in dogland poo is fine.

Best of luck

 

[GreyKnight]

Now the thing you have to remember about poo is that there's different grades (no really there is!). There's high grade poo and there's low grade poo.

Low grade poo is the stuff that animals like sheep and horses make - it's just chewed up grass and hence is inert and basically clean and healthy poo, no need to worry if Wilbur the Whippet picks up a bit of low grade. However the stuff made by meat eating animals is high grade poo and is quite nasty. It can contain all sorts of parasites and bugs and really you don't want Wilbur the Whippet eating that stuff!

Thus endeth the lesson...

 

[Jillb]

Yes I can just about handle the horse, rabbit and goose poo but doggie doo's are a bridge too far for my stomache. Also as you mentioned I do worry about what they may contain. I've just come back from tonights walk and he's devoured loads more of it - i'm going to keep thinking about it over dinner now. :x :x

 

[jools]

I hate to put a downer on this - both Fern and Sky are avid poo eaters - and Annie, my 13 YEARS old foster whippet eats it and rolls in it!!! :x As she is stone deaf I have to keep her an extending lead, but she is so quick, I bet she was a holy terror when she was a youngster!!

 

[~Sarah~]

Dolly is now over 2 years old and also has this foul habit. :x :x We often walk along the canal towpath near us and she frequently devours other dogs' poo. We clear up after our two, but most people still don't seem to bother. :x :x

Dolly looks such a refined lady, but watching her eat dog poo really turns my stomach. Fortunately I have noticed a big improvement over the last 6 months or so, and hopefully she seems to be growing out of it.

We haven't really found any solution to stop her doing it, other than keeping a close eye for any offending 'presents' along the path and getting to them before she did. :lol:

I hope Merlin improves. :luck:

 

[dessie]

I have just one thing to say .............................TJ

He has a degree in eating poo. I have tried everything and nothing stops him. Luckily he is bone idle as well so now I just keep him on a long leather lead (I hate flexi-leads and he won't go to the end of one anyway) in the places where there is most poo. When I let him off he just ambles along at snails pace troughing anything and everything he can find so he actually has more exercise at a brisker pace when I keep him on the lead.

 

[kerry0378]

Both of mine have eaten poo, fortunately it has lessened with age but they do still indulge. One time i chased my blue around a field as the farmer had been muck spreading as she was chucking bits of horse poo around like frisbys and having a fab time. The worst was my fawn dog charlie, who at this adorable age (unbeknownst to me) ate the contents of a cat litter tray just before i moved from wolverhampton to south yorks, then 10 minutes into the car journey the little treasure threw it all back up into my coat pocket and over my trousers before settling down for a nap. bless

 

[midlanderkeith]

Both of mine have eaten poo, fortunately it has lessened with age but they do still indulge.  One time i chased my blue around a field as the farmer had been muck spreading as she was chucking bits of horse poo around like frisbys and having a fab time.  The worst was my fawn dog charlie, who at this adorable age (unbeknownst to me) ate the contents of a cat litter tray just before i moved from wolverhampton to south yorks, then 10 minutes into the car journey the little treasure threw it all back up into my coat pocket and over my trousers before settling down for a nap. bless

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Im bloody well heaving here,

 

[posh totty]

aint they just littlecherubs!!!???? which is why we love them so!! o

 

[Janimal]

The joys of owning a whippet eh?? :lol: :x

 

[Janet]

When I got my first whippy I was under the impression that I had a refined, elegant, noble beast which I hasten to add Alfie is. However with the 2 later additions yuck yuck yuck! My youngest one stands in the garden waiting for Alfie to do it and then loves to eat it warm :x The greatest treat is foxes poo both to eat and roll in!! My middle one thinks its the funniest thing in the world to grab a mouthful of poo, run around and watch me screaming and chasing him like a demented banshee!!! I've had other breeds over the years none of which did this - whippets elegant and refined yeah right!

 

[midlanderkeith]

When I got my first whippy I was under the impression that I had a refined, elegant, noble beast which I hasten to add Alfie is.  However with the 2 later additions yuck yuck yuck!  My youngest one stands in the garden waiting for Alfie to do it and then loves to eat it warm :x   The greatest treat is foxes poo both to eat and roll in!!  My middle one thinks its the funniest thing in the world to grab a mouthful of poo, run around and watch me screaming and chasing him like a demented banshee!!!  I've had other breeds over the years none of which did this - whippets elegant and refined yeah right!

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Loves to eat it warm, im litteraly on the deck here pissin myself, i was thinking of TURD IN THE HOLE for din dins, dont think i,ll bother now

keith

 

[JOHNG]

iv'e had a few that eat poo ( recycling ),if i let them off in the fields they will find the biggest cow pat and roll in it so now they are allways on the lead.

i asked my vet if he new how to stop them and he said if he knew he would stop he's two border collies from eating it.

best thing to do is pick it up staight away don't leave it lying around :- "

 

[Strike Whippets]

I had one that ate ALL kinds of poo including her own :x ........I tried changing her diet but that never worked so I did the attention grabbing ......"Yuck ....ucky do do's" cry when she started to tuck in to anything nasty :b .....then called her name whilst running away from her, when she followed (as she did EVERY time) I rewarded her with a treat or game of ball/frisbee ........Its worked on every puppy since, and though I'm known as a mad woman who says funny things to all 10 of my dogs ......not 1 of them even entertains eating anything nasty now as the "yuck ....ucky do do's" saying stops them dead in their tracks ........ :thumbsup:

 

[Eleanor Gibbins]

My 11-year-old whippie has always been a poo eater - have tried various suggested remedies, all with absolutely no effect. They look so innocent, don't they? Butter-wouldn't-melt - but poo certainly does!

I am reasonably OK with horse poo - horses are vegetarian, after all, so its only 'processed' grass and hay. But cat/dog poo is a totally different matter, and I am ashamed to say that as far as Fly is concerned the absolute peak of epicurean delight is HUMAN poo! My daughter has a 5-week-old baby and whenever I visit her Fly makes a beeline for the nappy bin.

If anyone has any really effective deterrents I would be SO delighted - but I'm afraid I am realistic about the fact that I just have to live with a dog that is disgusting and delightful in about equal measures!