Table 2.

Survey 2; why dogs eat stools

Categories of Questions
Demographic data, such as number of dogs in household, sex, age, breed of dog
Ease of housetraining
Type of food given
Type of eater: finicky; greedy; normal
Dog's level of affection
Problem behaviors the dog has from list of 10
Frequency of grass or plant eating
Age that stool eating first noticed
Total times observed eating stools
Whether dog mostly eats only own stools; only stools of other dogs; both
Age of stools mostly eaten: 1–2 days; 2–4 days; >4 days
Frequency of eating stools: daily; weekly; monthly; yearly
Ways that you know a stool was eaten
Behavior modification treatments tried from a list of 7 and success of treatment
Commercial treatments tried from a list of 11 and success of treatment