AWESOME AUSSIES

DOGS CAN EAT A VARITY OF STRANGE THINGS.SOME DOGS HAVE ABNORMAl DESIRES TO INGEST NONEDIBLE SUBSTANCES, INLUDING WOOD, FABRIC, OR SOIL. TALK TO YOUR VETERINARIAN ABOUT POSSIBLE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THESE SPECIFIC HUNGERS, AND ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS THAT COULD RESULT FROM EATING THESE ITEMS. THE MOST COMMON AND SEEMINGLY APALLING NON- FOOD ITEM EATEN BY DOGS IS THEIR OWN FECES. THIS HABIT, CALLED COPROPHAGIA, HAS BEEN BLAMED ON BOREDOM, STRESS, HUNGER, POOR NUTRITION, AND EXCESSIVELY RICH NUTRITION, BUT NONE OF THESE HAS PROVED A COMPLETELY SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION. FOOD ADDITIVES ARE AVAILABLE THAT MAKE THE STOOL LESS SAVORY, AND YOU CAN ALSO TRY ADDING HOT PEPPER TO IT, BUT A DETERMINED DOG WILL NOT BE DETERRED AND THE BEST CURE IS IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF ALL FECES. MANY PUPPIES EXPERIMENT WITH STOOL EATING BUT GROW OUT OF IT.