West Dundee K9 Officer Rocco retires

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Coprophagia - Eating B/Ms Coprophagia eating B/Ms, consumption of feces, is common but disturbing habit in some dogs. The cause is unknown, but there are ways to deal with this behavior. Coprophagia is normal behavior under some circumstances. The bitch will normally eat the puppies feces and urine during their first few weeks of life. This keeps the den or whelping box clean. Some of the most common "treatments" for comprophagia are: sprinkling MSG on the dog's food 's putting pineapple or tomato juice or spinich in the dog's food crushing a Cert's breath mint and putting it in the food changing the dog's diet to a higher quality, more digestible food There are also some commercial products on the market Forbid Deter Both of these products have fermented vegetable extract as their main ingredient. This is for all intents and purposes the same as MSG. All the information that I have about effectiveness of any of these is anecdotal and through my own experience. I have found that MSG or a commercial product works best. Some dog owners are more comfortable using a commercial product even though the cost is much greater than plain MSG. Trial and error is the way that I have figured out how much MSG to put in the food. I have them start out with a teaspoonful and increase the amount until it has the desired effect of making the smell and taste of the feces undesirable. Ken Landa From juliejohnson - 12/4/07 9:17 AM We have also used canned pumpkin as an additive to the food - again, starting out with a teaspoon like Ken said (or even smaller if it is a small dog!). Something to be careful of with pumpkin is it can lead to diarrhea. Also, we've used Accent Spice, which I think is a commercial name for MSG if they are looking for it in the grocery store. Sometimes we have also told the clients who have cats to add these to the cat's food so the dog will stay out of the litterbox. Of course, we tell them to make sure to clear it with their vets first, especially if we know the animals have had prior digestive problems. Julie Johnson
West Dundee K9 Officer Rocco retires
WEST DUNDEE — The most recently retired member of the West Dundee Police Department has been spending his time out of the office sprawled on the couch with a chew toy. Rocco, the department’s service dog, has retired after nearly seven years on the job.
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McMinn County K9 deputy under investigation by TBI
A former McMinn County Sheriff's Office K9 officer is under investigation by state law enforcement authorities for allegedly taking prescription medications from suspects and failing to properly register the items as evidence. McMinn County
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Fallen Hawkins K9 Deputy Eragon honored
ROGERSVILLE — K9 officers from Sullivan County, Morristown and Pigeon Forge joined the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Thursday in honoring and remembering fallen K9 Deputy Eragon, who died in a kennel accident Dec. 27. The memorial held at the
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Rogers County K9 Officer Sniffs Out $31,000 Drug Seizure Cash
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Rogers County Sheriff's Office confiscated $31,000 they say is drug money. They found the cash in a car a Trooper stopped for speeding on Interstate 44 near the Hard Rock Casino. The trooper called for help, and Rogers
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