Have you ever felt the impending doom of watching your dog find poop in the yard? It almost happens in slow motion: you see the dog spot the poop, they even look at you as if to say “Yes, I’m going to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, a dog cognition researcher and expert on how dogs use their sense of smell, suggests that eating feces can ...

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.

If you’ve noticed your dog eating poop, you wonder if there’s a nutritional deficiency or mental problem causing this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Source: Image adapted from a Billy Hathorn photo — Creative Commons License. A short time ago, a friend dropped by my house for a visit. We were sitting on my sofa sipping some wine and catching up on ...