[kjc]

Originally Posted by kreuer

I got Lexi to stop eating her poop by teaching the command "leave it". Last week at obedience class we discussed this command and ways to teach it. I taught Lexi by placing something on the floor I know she can't resist (my son's sock) and with her on the leash I walked her by the sock. When she would go toward the sock, I would say "leave it" and pull her away from it and keep walking. I did this several times walking back and forth past the sock until I could say "leave it" and she would keep walking away from it on her own without me pulling her away. I then practiced without the leash and she did great. I decided to try it with her poop. After pooping, when I saw her going toward the poop, I clapped my hand loudly to get her attention (you could use something else) and said "leave it". You have to make sure you have their full attention or it wont work. She quickly walked away from it and now sometimes I still have to remind her to "leave it", but other times she doesn't even bother with her poop anymore. Hope this helps!