shelly&sara
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well its been 4 days and sara still tries to eat her poop. im at my wits end this habbit can not continue what else can i do. or should i wait more time with the pineapple.
how long before the pineapple should work
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well its been 4 days and sara still tries to eat her poop. im at my wits end this habbit can not continue what else can i do. or should i wait more time with the pineapple.mcguiregirl2248
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Are you feeding the pineapple to both dogs and are you feeding it with every meal? I have heard that this is the only way it will work. If you are, then I might give it another day or two and possibly increase the amount of pineapple.
shelly&sara
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yes i put it in both dogs food and with every meal.
OntarioSheltie
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I've heard that some times it works, some times it doesn't.
Someone also mentioned putting meat tenderizer on the food to discourage poop eating. Out of desperation I tried it with Sadie but it didn't help. If you try it, keep in mind that it is very salty so use sparingly, as too much salt is never healthy
Someone also mentioned putting meat tenderizer on the food to discourage poop eating. Out of desperation I tried it with Sadie but it didn't help. If you try it, keep in mind that it is very salty so use sparingly, as too much salt is never healthy
HopeShelties
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I wonder if it would work to get some habanero pepper juice, and use it to pour/spray on the dog poop. One taste of that, I would think, would deter any dog from wanting to eat it 
I've used it with great success in the past for litters who wanted to take one anothers ears down by chewing on the yarn/moleskin.
I've used it with great success in the past for litters who wanted to take one anothers ears down by chewing on the yarn/moleskin.
Chris
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Look, I tried everything short of racing behind Layla with a plastic bag. She's better, but once in a while, she still thinks, "Hmmm, now what am I hungry for? Oh, I know -- poops! Too bad Mom doesn't flavor them any more."
OntarioSheltie
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I wonder if it would work to get some habanero pepper juice, and use it to pour/spray on the dog poop. One taste of that, I would think, would deter any dog from wanting to eat it
I guess it depends on the dog. That wouldn't have worked for Sadie, who only eats fresh, warm poo
Our method of discouraging this behavior was to train her that she gets treats for coming in after going outside. Thankfully, she thinks treats are better than poo and will leave it alone every time.
One of the things Victoria Stillwell tried was to make the dog eat slower. Apparently, if they wolf down there food really fast, their brain says they aren't full, and the food digests too quickly and leaves lots of extra nutrients in it. Can you either feed her slowly by hand or give her smaller meals more often?
shelly&sara
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well i dont thinks it is her eating pace she does it weather she just eats before she eats 3 hrs later, she dont care. if i am out there with her and pick it up right away im alright. if she goes for it i say no and she stops but if i aint lookinmg she will creep to it and i turn and say noo, and she looks at me like i was'nt going to eat it. lol but then she eats everything else. grass, sticks, moss.... she is unbelievable like a garbage disposal. i hope it is just a puppy thing and she grows out of thses behaviors. Shelly never did these things as a pup. Sara has a little more of a sneaky side and devious.
OntarioSheltie
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Sadie was like that as a pup, she was constantly eating bark, sticks, gravel, etc. I was afraid to leave her alone outside. Thankfully, she did grow out of it eventually. I can't really even tell you when she grew out of it, I only realized now that you mentioned it that she's stopped.