When I was living in Chicago, my landlady had a wonderful golden retriever that was incredibly friendly, smart and fun to play with - but he had one ridiculous habit: he liked to eat his own poop.

It’s not uncommon for a dog to sniff around a yard, come across a pile of poop, and gobble it up. Or even to eat its own poop. It might sound quite disgusting, but lots of dogs will eat poop at some ...

It is never a pleasant moment when you see your dog doing something you thought only happened in the wild. Watching them eat poop feels confusing and a bit alarming, but it is more common than people ...

Dear Dr. Fox: I have two male Westies, ages 6 and 3. They are healthy, happy and look great. No wonder - they are fed your home-cooked brown rice and lamb diet, an occasional hard-boiled egg, some ...

6 Weird Things Your Dog’s Poop Can Tell You About Their Health originally appeared on Parade Pets. It might be kind of strange behavior, but the thing I always do when I take my dogs out for a walk is ...

“Poop is central to the story of how dogs came into our lives," write Duke University dog researchers Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in their wonderful new book, Survival of the Friendliest: ...

If you walk dogs you're expected to pick up after them. Here's why what you do with that waste really does matter.

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