Also known as coprophagy, eating poop is fairly normal behavior, especially in young pups. Coprophagy is an ancestral instinct to protect members of the pack from predators that may detect their presence and keep the den clean when puppies are too young to go outside to use the bathroom. This behavior was most likely learned from their moms along with a bit of innocent curiosity that may lead to tasting and sometimes eating (yuck) their own or other dogs’ poops. To read more about why dogs eat poop, check out our blog post about it!