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Originally Posted by rme147
Hi everyone-
My husband and I just got our first corgi 3 weeks ago and he' s doing great! Well, yesterday, we picked up our second corgi.... and she's 5 days younger than him. Well, I have a few questions I was hoping someone could shead some light on for me...
1) my boy corgi- well, he eats poop. it's really gross, but I can't be the only one with this problem. Lol... does anyone have any remedies to get him to stop?
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Well, this is a hard one. The only remedy I've heard of that really works is to pick it up before the dog gets to it.
Other than that there are many theories as to why it happens and how to prevent it. And from what I've heard and learned over the years, no one theory is totally correct and there isn't any one way that has worked across the board to stop it. Not any one food, feeding method, supplement or additive that has been fool proof in stopping this problem.
I don't suggest changing the food if you're happy with it.
Here are some websites with info:
Coprophagy: Preventing Stool Eating in Dogs & Puppies
Coprophagia in Dogs ~ Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.
Coprophagia in Dogs
Coprophagia in Dogs, Causes and Cures
COPROPHAGIA IN DOGS
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2) our new girl corgi is only 5 days younger than our boy, but she is TINY... is she just a petite corgi? if you put them side by side, she doesn't look that much smaller, but when you pick her up, she's literally half his weight and she just feels like she's not as "stalky" as Levi... but she's not underfed- and she's perfectly healthy... any ideas?
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It could be she isn't as stocky as he is. She can be healthy and be undersized. She might always be undersized and she might out grow it. Hard to say.
How old are your puppies? Where did you get them?
Peggy