Help! Why do dogs always like to eat poop? The reason is not simple...

This article was reviewed by Lin Zhideng, PhD in Zoology, East China Normal University

As a dog of my own

"Qualified" shit shoveler

How many friends are provided with good food and drink?

To develop the dog's social skills

(Even dogs have their own social circles)

Some socially anxious shit shovelers

Also voluntarily joined the walking army

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So good to the dog

Yet they still behave like this:

Eating poop behind your back!

Some even do it in front of their owners!

What?!

This is

Look down on your poop-shoveling abilities?

Still look down on the dog food you bought?

The water is deep here.

Today I will show you

turn out to be

The dog is not

I just like eating poop

There are several main reasons:

Maternal Instinct

In the wild, mother dogs

The puppy licks the feces clean

To avoid attracting predators

Imitate the owner's behavior

The dog will see

When the shit shoveler cleans his doghouse

Imitation behavior

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Natural Habits

Dogs naturally like fermented excrement

Nature is attracted to its own poop

Escape from punishment

Out of fear of being scolded by the owner

After the dog poops

Will choose to "destroy the body" on the spot

Lack of nutrition in the body

When your dog suddenly starts eating poop

Some even have pica like eating grass

Then you can consider

Is the dog lacking trace elements?

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If the stool is

Are there any nutrients that have not been digested?

Some dogs will choose to eat it and absorb nutrients again

Level Suppression

In the eyes of dogs

The inferior dog eats the poop of the superior dog

To show submission

certainly

If you don’t give your dog enough dog food

Of course, they had no choice but to resort to this last resort.

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alright

Now you know why dogs like to eat poop.

PS

Would you be willing to accept a "kiss" from a dog in the future?

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