Nothing to do with diet, nothing to do with lacking nutrients or lacking minerals, and absolutely nothing to do with weather. Dogs will be dogs! The grosser the object, the more they want to rub on it, roll in it, and eat it.
I would try to discourage this behavior or make huge efforts to avoid the situation if possible. Deers are carriers of Leptospirosis and Judge can certainly become infected.Why has my dog developed a taste for deer droppings?
Deer droppings are tasty little morsels to any dog... so are rabbit pellets and even cat poop. Some of it is because when a dog smells something they analyze the scent and identify each and every component of it, they discover that the droppings are nutrient rich and therefore consider it food. All dogs will do it if given the chance. All animal droppings can contain parasites, so I would discourage my dog with a ';Leave it';.
The eating of droppings ect is usually a deficency in vitaimins and nutriants, this does not mean you arent feeding him right it just means the vit ect are not properly balanced in his body you can by vits ect from your local vet or pet shop, they can be as treats, to put in water or as tablets treats work best.
Dogs just have a natural tendency towards eating droppings. (mine personally prefers goose poop-in bulk). The deer probably has something to do with the residual deer smell. You're feeding a really good food, so no worries about bad nutrition. Just keep him on a tight leash!
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