Basic Sciences Bldg. 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Some dogs can't resist a tasty morsel of feces. These dogs will eat their own excrement or that of another dog. Some prefer horse feces, others cat feces.
Frozen feces are popular in the winter time.
In the past it was believed that feces eating, also known as coprophagia, was caused by either poor diet or poor health. However, this theory is not supported by current research. Dogs are historically scavengers, and this is believed to be a scavenger behavior. Newborn pups must learn to urinate and defecate. The mother teaches the pups by licking their bottoms.