hi guys, dnt know if its anything to worry about but Ramsay has started to try and eat anthing green that grows from the ground while walking, the thing is Roxy has picked up his habits and they are both doing it now. any advice guys? cheers

do they know a leave it or watch me command, could possibly try that x

yeah Roxy does im trying to drill it into ramsay now. its bloody hard tho for some reason haha. ill get there tho

patience and time he will get there. use of something more interesting than plants might be the key to grab his attention like treats. x

cheers yeah ill try that thanks again

so ''leave it'' when he does treat straight away so he knows. your welcome x

I'd thought treats because Crowley is eating the exact same poo everytime we go past it [he doesn't do it with any others just that one] but isn't that teaching them that if they eat the plants or the poo they get a treat?

You use it as a distraction,  Coprophagia (poo eating) is done for a few reasons by dogs not just dog poo but horse, rabbit, duck, fox etc . dogs go into scavenger mode and see it as waste not want not, some other reasons for it could be nutritional.
 
Training them out of it is the long term but best solution imho. Other people use muzzles or sprays but i think food treats are the best way as a start to combatting them picking up things you dont want wether it be stones or poo.

The command which i use is ''leave it'' used alongside food treat. Its reward based and positive I really think dogs respond to this sort of training better than using a spray collar or a muzzle for poo eating and picking up things.

It does take time but if you start off having your treats and using them as and when you need, you can as your dog gets older and the habbit becomes non existant use less treats.

Also when they know the command it comes in useful for other parts of training.

xx

Yeah, it is horse poo not dog. I don't think it is for nutrition because he doesn't do it with any others, not even different horse poo it's just that one.

 

Yes he does react well to training with treats so I'll try that thankyou.