[yorkietalkjilly]

The only way I ever got a dog to stop doing THAT was to go outside with them and tell them "No! Leave It!" as they approached the "item of interest" & pointed accusingly at them, keeping eye contact with the dog until it backed off as I moved in. Then I would praise/treat with lots of happy talk & smiles as the dog moved away from the area. Then I would remove the "item", spray the area with Clorox Cleanup Spray(yes, even on grass) and we'd come back in the house, as I told the dog "Good Leave It". Eventually, any dog that had this problem decided it wasn't worth the trouble after a while & lost interest. I was always so proud the first time each dog I was training this way would start to go toward the stuff & then the training would kick in & it would turn away all on its own, looking to me for validation that it had done good. Of course, the dog always got validated - in spades!!!