My dumb lab feels the need to roll around in other dogs' poop for some
reason, especially when it has been raining and everything's wet.

Does anyone know what causes this and how I can teach her not to do
this?

I would put him on a short choker-type leash high behind his ears. A quick
sideways correction as soon as he is THINKING about it. Stop him before he
even goes toward the stuff. Be firm and quick and alert and consistent. If
your training method is treats and kind words good luck, I'm only saying
what I would do. I had one that wanted to eat her own stuff and this is
how I fixed it. He's got to know that you just won'[t put up with it. I
have no idea what causes it more than any of the weird things dogs do. For
something as bad as this I wouldn't worry about psychology, I just want to
get rid of it quick.

"Plin" wrote in message
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My dumb lab feels the need to roll around in other dogs' poop for some
reason, especially when it has been raining and everything's wet.

Does anyone know what causes this and how I can teach her not to do
this?

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:10:54 -0600, diddy
wrote:



Pick up the poop so it's not available for her to roll in.


are you suggesting that the OP scour parks and such for dog poop left
behind? Doesn't seem real practical. To the OP - a solid recall can
stop this.


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She only does it when off-leash and unattended, for example when
snooping around the neighbor's front yards, not when she's on a leash.
As such, training her on a leash might not work.

On 16 Feb 2005 01:50:20 -0800, "Plin" wrote:

She only does it when off-leash and unattended, for example when
snooping around the neighbor's front yards, not when she's on a leash.
As such, training her on a leash might not work.


why the hell is she unattended off leash in a neighbor's yard? That
is NOT where she belongs.


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LOL, what's with the psychos in this newsgroup? My dog is allowed to
roam around the front of the house from time to time.

Now, does anyone have any suggestions on the original issue?


Janet B wrote:
On 16 Feb 2005 01:50:20 -0800, "Plin" wrote:

She only does it when off-leash and unattended, for example when
snooping around the neighbor's front yards, not when she's on a
leash.
As such, training her on a leash might not work.


why the hell is she unattended off leash in a neighbor's yard? That
is NOT where she belongs.


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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On 17 Feb 2005 01:41:56 -0800, "Plin" wrote:

LOL, what's with the psychos in this newsgroup? My dog is allowed to
roam around the front of the house from time to time.

Now, does anyone have any suggestions on the original issue?



There are a few facts he

Most of us believe in responsible pet ownership. That means keeping
pets supervised and on our own property, not roaming freely.

As long as you allow unsupervised access to other dog's feces, you
have no control over what your dog eats.

You cannot change the appeal of other dogs' feces, since you don't
feed them, nor control the cleanup of the feces. You can only change
YOUR dog's fecal appeal (changes of diet, cleaning up immediately,
etc).

So - your choices are - supervise and control access or live with it.

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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On 17 Feb 2005 01:41:56 -0800, "Plin" wrote:

LOL, what's with the psychos in this newsgroup? My dog is allowed to
roam around the front of the house from time to time.

And go defecate in the neighbors' yards? Any roads with cars on them
nearby? How about other animals, like coyotes or porcupines?
Anybody work on their cars and leave puddles of oil and antifreeze on
the ground? And what about garbage cans - does he ever get into them?

I wouldn't leave a dog running free any more than I'd leave a 2 year
old child running free without supervision. Too much trouble they can
get into.

I believe that the "psychos" in this newsgroup feel that leaving a dog
outside unfenced and unsupervised is irresponsible.

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For those who responded civilly, we live on a quiet culdesac with very
little traffic and our dog is trained to stay away from cars. She is
allowed to roam occasionally, for only a few minutes at a time, for
example when we are in front of the house or working on the yard.

This is when she does her poop rolling routine. I'll try taking her on
a leash and correcting her when she shows any interest in the stuff.
Hopefully after a few times, she'll get the idea.

On 17 Feb 2005 12:53:02 -0800, "Plin" wrote:

For those who responded civilly, we live on a quiet culdesac with very
little traffic and our dog is trained to stay away from cars. She is
allowed to roam occasionally, for only a few minutes at a time, for
example when we are in front of the house or working on the yard.

This is when she does her poop rolling routine. I'll try taking her on
a leash and correcting her when she shows any interest in the stuff.
Hopefully after a few times, she'll get the idea.


I don't know who didn't respond appropriately (many of us killfile the
group's psychos, so if they responded, we wouldn't know).

At any rate, being outside with you means roaming shouldn't be
happening - supervision and training. Hope the cars are trained to
stay away from her as well. How do you put her in your car? Roaming,
even for a few minutes, obviously gets her in trouble. I thought she
was a poop *eater*? Rolling is something a lot of dogs do,
particuarly deer and bunny poop, which is much harder to find or
notice (except for the dog!). Leashes are great tools, as are fences.


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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com