I had to leave a Maremma there as it was going to be a way too difficult task to get him home.
I found him a home which I thought was perfect, but he has problems with thunder and being a Maremma, he barks. The woman I gave him to is not coping and has been trying to give him away on and off for the last couple of months and I suspect that he feels insecure.
Out of the blue he has started to eat his own poo. (so the woman tells me) He is 5yo, a neutered male and he has NEVER done this before. She feeds the dogs Royal Canin and this is good dog food, he has free access to food at all times.
Replied by Jen (Bozeman, Mt, Us) on 09/08/2011
I watched an episode of " The Dog Whisperer" With a dog who had this same issue. The trainer on the show figured out that the dog was deficient in potassium and got the dog to stop eating his own poop by using a banana to draw the attention away from the poop. He would give him a little piece every time the dog would look at the poop. The dog stopped eating its own poop and I'm sure the owners banana bill went up.
