Why do Dogs...

[pastafreak]

eat cat poo?

Sorry folks....but Sally is going through one of those phases....bleeuurrgghh

[eyethenkyew]

My two don't - and we also have two moggies. Cats usually try to bury what they've done, anyway. What kind of mutt do you have and where does she do her "dining", i.e. back garden?

[pastafreak]

I have a Lurcher...and she dines in the litter tray.She always gets to it before I do-even though I just leave the bathroom door ajar-she squeezes her head in.
My cat is an indoor moggie as he is deaf.

[eyethenkyew]

Also, do you have any moggies? If so, your mutt clearly knows where to find her extra curricular "din dins" by the sounds of it?

[pastafreak]

erm...have you read my post^^^^???....

[Buenchico]

Doggy test number 1: "Does it look interesting?"
If 'Yes', proceed to next test.

Doggy test number 2 : "Does it smell interesting?"
If 'Yes', proceed to next test.

Doggy test number 3: "Can I hump it?"
If 'Yes', hump it.
If 'No', eat it.

Life's simple when you're a dog ;-)

[pastafreak]

[email protected] always rely on you for a sensible answer.

[wolf63]

chris missed the last bit - if you can't eat it or hump it you pi55 on it and walk on by.

I am sure that there is something in pineapples that makes poo less than tasty for a hound. How you are going to get your little monster Caspar to eat the pineapples I don't know.

Try googling - there should be plenty of ideas for you to try. I think that it is called Pica - eating things that are not edible (unless you are a stupid dog).

[Buenchico]

LOL @ Wolf63 ;-)

[pastafreak]

Caspar will eat the dogs food,spicy crisps,or anything that comes out of a bag that rustles, smelly cheese,oatcakes.......I'm not sure about pineapple......

[eyethenkyew]

pastafreak,

I was genuinely trying to help and offer advice. Yes, I've now seen your second post which wasn't there when I was typing my second comment.

Okay, sounds fairly simple to me, either keep litter tray out of mutt's reach, if possible?, or get mutt a little muzzle for those "appropriate times", i.e. when she's liable to get to it first?

[Buenchico]

The golden rules with pets:
A dog is 95% domesticated but 5% still a wild animal. It's that 5% which makes them impossible to truly comprehend but which gives them the 'character' which we all love.

A cat is 5% domesticated but still 95% still a wild animal. It's that 5% which makes us totally subservient to them (which is the only basis upon which any self-respecting cat will ever enter into a relationship with a human).

[pastafreak]

eyethenkyew...I'm trying to get the 'mess' out of the litter tray before my darling mutt gets to it. She seems to do it in the evenings.......so I will make sure I check the tray then.

[wolf63]

5% domesticated?

Try telling that to the spitball with flying claws and teeth that I just tried to groom. She is mighty fast with those teeth. She is, unfortunately, long haired - unlike her easy going brother in my avatar. Princess Slasher takes no prisoners.

[eyethenkyew]

pastafreak,

Without knowing the geographical layout of your home, it's very difficult to know how best to advise, i.e. someone living in a flat would have their options limited compared to someone, say, in a large detached house with numerous rooms etc. You get my drift?

Anyway, you also say that the naughty little minx likes nibbling at night/evening? Don't know when you normally feed the mutt, but if you are able to do so late afternoon/early evening, she may be suitably "repleat" enough to leave the moggie's "munch" alone?

Yes, and before you say it, I realise that most mutts are little piggies and she may still try anyway, even if she has just been fed. Just a suggestion?

Anyway, best of luck, I'm sure you'll be fine - just don't snog yer dog too often, eh???

[lankeela]

The local cats crap on my postage stamp of a front garden and when I let the dogs out to put them in the van they make a bee line for the cat poo and devour it before I can stop them. Doesn't do any harm (other than making them smell bad round the mouth area when they want to lick you - yeuk) but make sure you worm them regularly as the cats probably haven't been (I don't mean yours, I mean the local flea bags). I think its because most cat food seems to contain something very attractive to make cats eat it.

[mini_m]

My JRT eats cat poo, fox poo and loves rabbit poo! We always try to stop him but he's fast and seems to be able to smell it a mile off!! Like Lankeela says just make sure she's wormed regularly.

[woozer]

I think it has something to do with cats having a very high protein diet and their poo still contains (relatively)quite a bit of protein. Dogs on the other hand are more omnivore so the small amount of protein in cat poo is just delish to them