I just got my 3 1/2 year old "baby" last week and she raids the litter box. I put up a baby gate tonight but the litter box is in my laundry room and it's a pain for me to hike myself over the gate everytime I need to get in there. Any other suggestions for breaking her of this disgusting habit? I think she might have eaten her own in the yard but I won't know until tomorow when I check, it's dark out there right now. My kids now tell everyone they see that their dog eats poop. How embarrassing!