When miniature dachshund Valerie was captured after 529 days alone in the wilds of Australia's Kangaroo Island, experts speculated she survived partly by eating other animals' poo. While this survival ...

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It’s a problem that ofter shocks new dog owners. It’s one of the less glamorous sides of pet ownership: discovering your dog eating poo, whether it’s their own, another dog’s, or even - even more ...

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 ...

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“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: ...

It might be kind of strange behavior, but the thing I always do when I take my dogs out for a walk is notice their stool. Not many people want to talk about it, but I encourage all of you to pay ...