White Dog Sh*ts?

herbie747

Does anyone know what the story is with white dog sh*ts, and what makes them white?

I used to see them frequently on the street when I was younger. Haven't seen one in years now.

Agent Smith

lack of calcium?

the age of the shít more than likely turned it white.


You don't see them any more cause (I presume) most people have more sense now and pick up their dogs shít after them.

Boberto

LOL it's official... there's nothing else left to talk about

MarkR

Can't believe i'm answering this. I read somewhere that the reason you don't see them anymore is that the composition of dog food has changed over the years. It used to have some cheap stuff (was it newspaper or ash?) that would turn it white. Might even be true.

herbie747

I doubt it's to do with the age of the turd - I've seen sh*ts that are really old (the ones you can kick), and they are still the original colour, but just dried out.

Maybe it's the composition of the food like "MarkR" said!

Agent Smith

your right




talk about scraping the barrel

BlitzKrieg

and this is from the guy who complained about the eddie rockets post?

zAbbo

hmmmmm crusty `n white

tuxy

Originally posted by MarkR
(was it newspaper or ash?) that would turn it white. Might even be true.

dog food still has ash in it

Agent Smith

yeck.....


imagiane having steak and ash.....



/me hurls

Gordon

I used to ash in my beer when I was younger because someone said that it made you more drunk as it increased the alcohility of alcahamacol.

Just thought I'd post about pointless drivel while on this thread, sorry, can't be sure exactly why.

Kold

That's all very well but has anyone ever had a green sh!t?

Boberto

Hmmm... no but i've had green beer in america on paddy's day

simu

One of the chemical components in dog excrement reacts with oxygen (oxidation) causing the change in colour. Sorry, couldn't find more details on it, though.

Interestingly, dog excrement was used for tanning leather in the past.

Cabaal

I would have though the sun tried them out, or gradually overtime they just tried out naturally and thus they changed colour to white because of this.....

simu

Originally posted by Cabaal
I would have though the sun tried them out, or gradually overtime they just tried out naturally and thus they changed colour to white because of this.....

No. Dog sh*t is brown when it's dropped but if it's left there, it'll turn white slowly as oxidation takes place. A human sh*t left on the ground would never turn white because the chemical composition of human sh*t is different.

So, the reason you see less white dog sh*t these days must be that ppl have started cleaning them up more quickly.

Fascinating, isn't it?

dod

I don't believe that I am actually going to give a serious answer to this question, however, should anyone really want to know, the answer is that, in the past, it was usual for a dogs owner to ask for a bone at the local butchers for their dog. The amount of calcium the dog ingested from chewing on the bones is what caused the colouration of their faeces.

Now with all the trendy dog snacks, dog chews & tinned dogfood, it is increasingly unusual for the shopper to ask their butcher for a bone for the dog, and hence the lesser prevalence of white dog turd.

Simple, a little odd, but entirely true.

simu

Originally posted by dod
I don't believe that I am actually going to give a serious answer to this question, however, should anyone really want to know, the answer is that, in the past, it was usual for a dogs owner to ask for a bone at the local butchers for their dog. The amount of calcium the dog ingested from chewing on the bones is what caused the colouration of their faeces.

Now with all the trendy dog snacks, dog chews & tinned dogfood, it is increasingly unusual for the shopper to ask their butcher for a bone for the dog, and hence the lesser prevalence of white dog turd.

Simple, a little odd, but entirely true.

Yeah but it dosen't come out white - it turns white if left there. My explanation above makes more sense!

Kold

Spontaneous petrification

Kazu

how come white dog **** dont smell as bad as other dog ****

tinkerbell

tiz quite disturbing that ye've been reduced to talkin about dog poop

teehee

Victor

Originally posted by Gordon
I used to ash in my beer when I was younger because someone said that it made you more drunk as it increased the alcohility of alcahamacol.

Probably the opposite actually. However alcohol + nicotine does seem to put people off their faces a bit more, in a bad way.

Regarding the dogs, an imbalanced diet could do it also. I can't remember the name of it but the normal brown colour is from the breakdown of Haemoglobin - the red / blue stuff in your blood. If the dog / human / animal isn't getting enough iron or has medical problems, not "enough" of this is produced.

Originally posted by Kazu
how come white dog **** dont smell as bad as other dog ****

Not an observation I had noted previously, but possibly true. Possibly because (purely from recollection and passing observation) they tend to be more solid and drier, but probably more likely because it comprise half a white sliced pan and little meat (which tends to smell bad as it is digested / rots).

beardedchicken

my mum always told me that white dog poo came from those big white dogs like golden labradors and retrievers. until now i had no reason to doubt this.

Exit

Originally posted by dod
I don't believe that I am actually going to give a serious answer to this question, however, should anyone really want to know, the answer is that, in the past, it was usual for a dogs owner to ask for a bone at the local butchers for their dog. The amount of calcium the dog ingested from chewing on the bones is what caused the colouration of their faeces.

Now with all the trendy dog snacks, dog chews & tinned dogfood, it is increasingly unusual for the shopper to ask their butcher for a bone for the dog, and hence the lesser prevalence of white dog turd.

Simple, a little odd, but entirely true.

I'd agree with this one. My dog only gets the packaged food, no bones, etc. We don't clean out the back garden that regularly, and I've never seen a white piece of **** out there.

herbie747

Did a search for it on Google:

Here's another topic:
http://www.asylumnation.com/asylum/_r/showthread/threadid_29178/

Exit

Man, does this guy look like a psycho!

po0k

Bleaching by the sun.

Dod's answer sounds about right.

Grom

lmfao exit quality

Kold

The warm ones are handy on a cold winters day though. I keep em in my pocket till they cool down.

:dunno:

simu

Bleaching by the sun.

Dod's answer sounds about right.

Anybody willing to do an experiment?

Get your dog to sh*t - put half outdoors in sunlight, the other half in a dark shed. Compare the development of the two as time passes. You could even take photos and post them here!