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Keeping puppies from eating their own poop

One sure-fire way to keep your pooch from

Photo credit: AP, 2005 | One sure-fire way to keep your pooch from eating his own poop: Clean it up before he has the chance.

Marc Morrone

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Q:  I have a 5-year-old golden retriever that has been eating his own poop since he was a puppy. He will not eat the poop of other dogs, only his own and only when it has been out for several hours. I have read that this can be due to something missing in his diet, but we give him the best brand of food and our vet says he is perfectly healthy. I have tried pills from the pet store that are supposed...

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