I've worked hard on leave it with Ripple and he's brilliant indoors, out on walks is improving tremendously apart from one thing - poo! Off lead, on lead - if there's a pile of poo he's spotted it (and quite often half eaten it) before I realise what's going on. I'm getting better at recognising the signs he's smelt some but yesterday, on a different walk, it was a nightmare - piles of it everywhere (I wouldn't have gone there if I'd known). When he's on the lead I feel as if I'm continually yanking him away from it, there are no treats he would rather have and believe me I think I've tried most things, off lead I've got no chance of stopping him. I'm almost beginning to wonder if I'm going to have to bring a pile of poo indoors to address this issue - oh dear what a horrible thought!
Aww Steffi, its awful isn't it. We were quite lucky with Lilly she only ate other animal poop if she had a chance and she has almost stopped - though still has a fondness for pheasant poop. On the other hand, my SIL's dog was just awful. We dreaded having to look after her - always having to go out when she did, to scoop poop before she turned and ate it, always having to be alert. And her breath was absolutely foul. I remember having an AWFUL walk with her and Lilly one holiday. Sophie and I had taken them both to Lochore Meadows and we had planned to walk all the way round clockwise from the water sports bit. There was SO much poo - dog and coo poo - that it was awful, she was dodging from one pile to another, pulling like a train, half strangling herself and at one point we both ended up covered in the stuff. It was just the most awful day and has really put me going there ever again. Anyway, the bright bit of this story is that now she is 3 and a half and rarely eats either her own or anyone else's poo now. SO much easier. I think it has been a combination of maturing and being consistent with the "Leave it" training. Stick with it....it WILL get better, but no magic cures, just plain old hard training.
I feel your pain....Dexter was never interested in his own or other dogs...but cat,horse and deer ......the most delicious delicacies ever! I agree with Jacqui as that's all I did.....off lead Dexter trailed a long line for a longtime and if he was heading off in the direction of a known deposit,I would stand on it and stop him. Sardines and heel drills helped as well in the desert ......luckily for me the horses take the same path everyday so I could go and find a guaranteed practice area...............now if we come upon some he's usually sniffed and moved on before I've even had a chance to say leave it.................I hope this transfers to cow and sheep poo when we are in the Uk with him later this year.....he hasn't encountered any of that yet! It's a horrible habit but you can get past it x
At least Ripple doesn't eat his own poo (I do hope I haven't jinxed myself by saying that) but every other poo going is a feast to him. I haven't taken Ripple to Lochore Meadows - think I'll definitely give that a miss. Three and half - only another 34 months to go then
Poo eating is awful and Juno certainly liked to partake, but the only cure is "leave it" and having to find that super special treat that beats it. Juno now may sniff poo of any variety, but normally will just walk past - rabbit poo being the exception we discovered again this morning, but she did only partake of a couple of bits before walking on and ignoring the rest. Just keep on being as observant as possible, try to anticipate what he's about to sniff and encourage him to walk on or leave it. You will succeed, eventually Dexter Can't see any reason why the leave it wouldn't work in the UK for cow and sheep poo. Dexter won't know it's cow or sheep poo - just be prepared with high value treats
Willow's personal favourite is human. I think that trumps dog and cat poo in its gross factor. And, yes, there is a surprisingly large amount of human deposits in the mountains in the summer. Bork.
Hehe, if gross things impress you, then here's another. Shadow isn't a poo eater - yey! But he does love a good roll in cow poo. The sloppier the better. This was him at one point this summer, after he found a particularly good one: I stuck him in the river to try to wash him off. I'd barely had time to get any off, when he shook, spraying cow poop everywhere, most notably all over me - including into my open mouth....
