What we are going to discuss today is not how to improve the bad problem of dogs eating shit, but let’s take a look at the latest research results on the behavior of dogs eating shit
Lack of nutrition?
Baidu to this question, the answer is nothing more than lack of trace elements, poor food on weekdays, etc.
These answers have no effect on dog owners who really need help, because Those dogs that are deficient in trace elements and eat shit have already been improved by supplementing nutrition, and those dogs who are obsessed with eating shit, no matter how good the trace elements are.
Behavioral explanation
The behavior of wolves explains this problem
Wolves excrete various parasite eggs from their bodies through feces, but when these When parasite eggs are in feces, they will not evolve into adults quickly, so wolves will actively swallow the feces around their own territory. This kind of secondary digestion looks disgusting, but it can be greatly reduced. The probability of wolves being infected by parasites
Don’t ask me why wolves eat parasite eggs to reduce the probability of being infected. According to the research results of Professor Clive of Arizona State University, the stomach of wolves Secretes a substance when digesting feces that kills eggs, but not adults
The most subtle The point is, according to the observation, wolves are only interested in the fresher feces around the territory, and this freshness is defined in about 48 hours; when the statistics of those dogs that like to eat feces, it is found that these dogs are also interested in the fresher feces. I am interested in the feces, and the time is also about 48 hours.
In other words, after 48 hours, the eggs in the feces will evolve into adults, and wolves will naturally not eat them.
There are many foreign countries. Behavioural experts agree on the link between the two behaviors, so this behavior is not just speculation, but affirmation of the behavior of these dogs who refuse to change their shit-eating habits
So saying , if your dog is obsessed with eating shit and can’t extricate himself, the best way is to take it away from shit
another Explain
Rural stray dogs seem to prefer to eat shit
Why? Because the feces of humans and other animals contain undigested protein, and these proteins can meet the daily nutritional needs of these stray dogs.
In other words, in order to survive, these stray dogs must not Don’t eat shit
Food dogs have a more obvious tendency to eat shit, so when its stomach and brain are not satisfied , it will find a way to supplement it with other things, such as eating shit
and the behavior of eating shit can be contagious. If many dogs are together, as long as one eats shit, the others will gradually Going into the pit and eating together seems a bit like humans going to the toilet together
If a dog is confirmed to have eaten shit more than 10 times, and the frequency is not less than once a week, then it will be Divide into heavy shit dog group
