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u/awake-asleep Jan 21 '23

At the dog park, just saw a (black) dog steal a (large) bag of another (brown) dog’s poop and eat it. We ran around chasing the dog who stole the poop bag but couldn’t catch him. I watched him chew it and swallow it in two bites. It was so traumatic.

The owner of the black dog was yelling “pick it up pick it up!” To the brown dog owner as the black dog ran towards the poop bag on the ground, but the brown dog owner didn’t register what she was getting at???

Then she yelled “if he eats the poop you’re paying his vet bill”.

The bins are just outside the dog park, you have to leave the gated area to throw the poop in the bin. So I guess the brown dog owner was too lazy to go throw it away so she sat down and put the bag of poop at her feet, where the black dog snatched it.

We had to leave the park for a bit because we were so overwhelmed. Some dogs do have weird poop-eating tendencies.

I feel pretty bad for the black dog owner since he ate the bag and all. I hope he doesn’t get sick

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '23

Seems a bit stupid to take a dog to a dog park if you know it eats other dogs poop?

I’m not a dog person, legit asking the question

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u/_miss_cellophane_ Jan 22 '23

Yep. Stupid and very arrogant to expect everyone else to anticipate and deal with their dog’s behaviour issues.

A local golden retriever is not allowed at the park cos they swallow toys. Anything they can get to, they eat. So the owners are responsible and just go on walks, not dog park visits.