Sometimes, dogs do strange things. Beyond rolling in mud puddles or biting themselves, your pet might drink from toilets or lick its butt. In other cases, it may eat its own poop or, worse, the poop ...

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’re a dog mom or dad, then you know the pain of standing outside in the rain, or the freezing cold, or at 2 am waiting for your pup to conduct their very important outside business. It’s ...

Nobody looks forward to scooping poop, but your dog’s daily deposit holds more information than you might think. That humble pile in the grass holds clues about digestion, diet, hydration, and even ...

When you’ve taken your dog in for a veterinary checkup, chances are you have heard the veterinarian discuss a fecal test and ...

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 ...

INDINANAPOLIS (WISH) – While some might chuckle (or cringe) at the idea of Dog Poop Awareness Day, this stinky subject is nothing to sniff at. As the month winds down, pet lovers and communities ...

Dear Cathy: My neighbor has her maid drop her dogs' poop over her fence, loose in our shared alley. The pile of poop is quite large. For those of us who use the alley to walk, it's unpleasant. I ...

Source: By Rick Kimpel - Flickr: Parker the Marker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia I’ve spent many years researching and thinking about the ethical contours of human-dog relationships, especially the ...

Besides being emaciated, her belly was horribly swollen, so much so that she looked heavily pregnant. Her diagnosis while at the emergency vet shocked everyone.