In article ,
Ms Rose wrote:
Twice in the last fortnight the little devil has smelt something inviting in
another dog's poo and lurched at it as we walked, rubbing his whole head in
it.

Time for a visit to the vet. It could be an endocrine
problem, it could be a cognitive disorder (doggie
Alzheimers) and it could be nothing. The vet can run some
tests to make sure he's healthy, which is the first step.

I had to shut him out of the house until a bath
was ready.

If he's having cognitive problems you probably want to keep
his alone outside time to a minimum.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

This is what democracy looks like.

In article ,
Ms Rose wrote:
Twice in the last fortnight the little devil has smelt something inviting in
another dog's poo and lurched at it as we walked, rubbing his whole head in
it.

Time for a visit to the vet. It could be an endocrine
problem, it could be a cognitive disorder (doggie
Alzheimers) and it could be nothing. The vet can run some
tests to make sure he's healthy, which is the first step.

I had to shut him out of the house until a bath
was ready.

If he's having cognitive problems you probably want to keep
his alone outside time to a minimum.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

This is what democracy looks like.

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:51:39 +0000, Ms Rose wrote:

Twice in the last fortnight the little devil has smelt something
inviting in another dog's poo and lurched at it as we walked, rubbing
his whole head in it. Today it was a particulary smelly very wet dollop
and my dog stunk to high heaven as well as looking a complete mess
walking home with lumpy diarroeah dangling off him. I had to shut him
out of the house until a bath was ready. He was stinking and his harness
and lead got covered too. Why has he started doing this?

The first thing to note is that it is normal for dogs to roll in dead
things. Dogs with strong prey instincts (like my border collie and
staffordshire terrier) are especially prone to do so. They do it to mask
their scent. Three of my dogs do it a couple of times each year. The
fourth tries to do it at least once a month (our daily walking route has a
high likelihood of running across a dead squirrel or bird). This
frequently leaves the dog smelling so bad it raises my gag reflex :-(

Having said that it does strike me as odd that your dog is choosing
another dogs excrement. I agree with Melinda. Have your dog checked for a
physical problem. At his age some sort of chemical imbalance or brain
disorder are, sadly, all too likely.

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:51:39 +0000, Ms Rose wrote:

Twice in the last fortnight the little devil has smelt something
inviting in another dog's poo and lurched at it as we walked, rubbing
his whole head in it. Today it was a particulary smelly very wet dollop
and my dog stunk to high heaven as well as looking a complete mess
walking home with lumpy diarroeah dangling off him. I had to shut him
out of the house until a bath was ready. He was stinking and his harness
and lead got covered too. Why has he started doing this?

The first thing to note is that it is normal for dogs to roll in dead
things. Dogs with strong prey instincts (like my border collie and
staffordshire terrier) are especially prone to do so. They do it to mask
their scent. Three of my dogs do it a couple of times each year. The
fourth tries to do it at least once a month (our daily walking route has a
high likelihood of running across a dead squirrel or bird). This
frequently leaves the dog smelling so bad it raises my gag reflex :-(

Having said that it does strike me as odd that your dog is choosing
another dogs excrement. I agree with Melinda. Have your dog checked for a
physical problem. At his age some sort of chemical imbalance or brain
disorder are, sadly, all too likely.

" Ms Rose" wrote in message
...
Yorkshire terrier
Age 13
Twice in the last fortnight the little devil has smelt something inviting
in
another dog's poo and lurched at it as we walked, rubbing his whole head
in
it. Today it was a particulary smelly very wet dollop and my dog stunk to
high heaven as well as looking a complete mess walking home with lumpy
diarroeah dangling off him. I had to shut him out of the house until a
bath
was ready. He was stinking and his harness and lead got covered too.
Why has he started doing this?

........Any urban foxes in your area? Fox scat is particularly inviting as
perfume for some dogs.

........Could be poop from female dog in heat which made the pile inviting.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

" Ms Rose" wrote in message
...
Yorkshire terrier
Age 13
Twice in the last fortnight the little devil has smelt something inviting
in
another dog's poo and lurched at it as we walked, rubbing his whole head
in
it. Today it was a particulary smelly very wet dollop and my dog stunk to
high heaven as well as looking a complete mess walking home with lumpy
diarroeah dangling off him. I had to shut him out of the house until a
bath
was ready. He was stinking and his harness and lead got covered too.
Why has he started doing this?

........Any urban foxes in your area? Fox scat is particularly inviting as
perfume for some dogs.

........Could be poop from female dog in heat which made the pile inviting.

buglady
take out the dog before replying