Pica in Dogs: Why Is My Dog Eating Non-Food Things?
The definition of pica is persistent, compulsive eating of non-food things. That does not include things that are food, just not designated for your dog, things that could technically pass as food to a dog, and poop (coprophagia). It does include items that are unquestionably not food, such as sticks, rocks, DVDs, shoes, underwear … in other words, anything and…