Have to stop this. Any advice welcome.

[*Marie*]

I can live & hope then! 

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Ah it's the pits isn't it 

Millie has puked it onto the living room carpet before and completely ruined a day out as she had was producing the most horrific burps while travelling in the car.

I've just re-read this and must have missed that bit first time SarahH. I would not have known what to do re the carpet! That has got to be one of the worst clean ups ever. Aren't our little darlings just wonderful 

[chrisnjulie]

Hi

I agree with the other posts .....definately look at his/her diet as they usually eat stuff they shouldn't because its lacking in their diet ...

An onlead walk in the place where she does it most .....dont let it become more of a habit !

Its a shame people would associate a muzzle with a viscious dog isn't it ? As they would be so helpful in so many cases like this to help you and your breath monster !!

Quote ; It's not a good idea to allow it to happen, and training is not a reliable option for a behavior that provides the dog with a "tasty treat"-tasty to the dog, that is.

You could try feeding him an hour before you go for a walk so he/she's full ........I found this page quite interesting have a look if you've got 5 mins

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/c/coprophagia/

[chrisnjulie]

I would also work on a very good 'leave it' command and recall ......I know calling her doesn't work but note how much your voice changes every time you call her ! lol

I practice the leave it command almost as much as I do recall ....My puppy class doesn't teach the leave it command but luckily I remember it from my puppy socialisation class . Most important is to NEVER teach the leave it command with something that the dog will eventually be allowed to have such as kibble , toy or other treat . Or you will teach it quite the opposite ....

I dont know where you are with your training etc so please don't think I'm teaching you to suck eggs lol . Good luck . x

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Hi Chris Julie. The 'leave it' command is something we haven't done at training. Its something we've tried to teach ourselves but we've obviously not done it enough/correctly. I will Google it to get a better idea. Thank you-you're not teaching me to suck eggs-I really don't know where to begin with this problem except we've decided on-lead walks are the only way at the minute.

[Emilyoliver]

Hi, do you play/ train her whilst out walking?  If you do, then her attention could be focussed more on you than searching for extra 'treats' (yuk), and hopefully she'd not get too far away. Perhaps try playing/ training (maybe on lead at first) when walking past the spots where you know she finds cat poo - it might break the cycle of self-rewarding behaviour. Good luck - not a nice habit.

[chrisnjulie]

Hi Chris Julie. The 'leave it' command is something we haven't done at training. Its something we've tried to teach ourselves but we've obviously not done it enough/correctly. I will Google it to get a better idea. Thank you-you're not teaching me to suck eggs-I really don't know where to begin with this problem except we've decided on-lead walks are the only way at the minute.

do you still go to training .....maybe you could ask the trainer to go through it with you .

How we did it was : Put your dog on the lead (in the living room or garden , anywhere really up to you ) Place something on the floor that you know he will really would want like your slippers or something else you wouldn't want him to have but must be something you know he'll want BUT NOT his food , toys or anything else he can normally have .
Put the item on the floor just out of reach of him on his full length of lead ....he will pull .....then you put in the leave it command ....leave it in a stern voice like you mean it but not shouting ......the very second the lead goes slack praise him and treat him (doesnt have to be food , a slight tickle under the chin). Keep doing it with him on a daily basis maybe using a different item each time as there will lots of things you wont ever want him to have (he mustn't be able to reach it) .....you could even try it with some cat poo ......keep everything calm , its your rules not his ! This is an excellent way forward especially if you can get him to eventually leave the cat poo during the exercise ......it does work , its consistency and letting know what his boundaries are will make a happy settled dog and owner. We have done 'leave it' from 8 weeks onwards with our dogs , but can learn your dog . Oooops I've said he all through this ......sorry of course I meant she 

[minimoo]

Ah it's the pits isn't it 

Millie has puked it onto the living room carpet before and completely ruined a day out as she had was producing the most horrific burps while travelling in the car.

I've just re-read this and must have missed that bit first time SarahH. I would not have known what to do re the carpet! That has got to be one of the worst clean ups ever. Aren't our little darlings just wonderful 

Try finding it in the middle of your duvet, now that's a lovely experience 

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Thanks for the training tips Chrisnjulie. Will work on 'leave it'. Minniemoo-that's just ewwwwww.

Emilyoliver, yes we do part training, walking on lead with lead training and then off lead and take balls/soft toys but she isn't bothered about balls or toys a lot yet on a walk. Lots of 'find it' games and we play hide and seek whilst out too so she does focus on us....just not when poo (or other dogs!) are around.

Today has been good. We decided we had to use the long line to try to stop this. She bites it constantly but we decided we have no choice and she's got to get used to it, plus we've wanted to use it recently due to her starting to ignore recall when other dogs are around. First walk, she bit, chewed, protested, jumped and was getting hyper. Every time we managed to distract her and she stopped chewing it, we treated her. Second walk, 5 mins of biting it, then walked well for rest of the walk. Had to stop her going into bushes to find poo a few times but she is getting used to the long line and we will use this from now until we can get 'leave it' and recall under control. No poo eating today  

[maddy74]

Willow was a fox poop eater when she was a pup..... it drove us to distraction. She has also been known to eat horse poop and other dog poo. I know horse poop can be dangerous due to the wormer....


The weird thing is she often leave her ball a matter of a couple of inches away from where she 'goes' herself and looks in discust when she is near her own...  Wouldnt be so bad if she had eaten  her own at least we would have known what was in it 

One day OH had taken her out whilst one of my friend was here and she pulls a face when we scoop Willows poop in a bag so we knew what her reaction would be and he came home and rushed her in to the bathroom and by the noises he was making I know what she had done. I can laugh about it now but it wasnt funny back then, especially as Willow likes to greet you with a big kiss.... 

She did grow out of it, no training advice really, we just said "aaahhhhh ah" when she did it and tried to move her away....

She still likes to indulge in the odd bit of rabbit poop but I can cope with that telling myself its solid, less smelly and resembles her kibble