[nagdu] Question about disgusting dog behavior and how to stop it

[Cindy Ray]

Oh, yeah, suppose you ought to be kind of tactful. <Grin>
CL

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From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:14 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Question about disgusting dog behavior and how to stop it


Good morning, all.

If any of you are eating, or thinking of eating, as you read this, you might 
want to put this message off for a bit. Just a disclaimer.

Caroline and I are living with a friend, her husband, and two small dogs. 
Unfortunately, my friend and her husband do not pick up after their dogs. 
Someone comes to do it once a week, but, aside from that, piles of poop just 
sit in the backyard. Unfortunately, Caroline has decided that these piles 
make a wonderful snack, which is a behavior I can not abide.

I spoke to someone at GDF about the problem, and she suggested adding 
pineapple to all the dogs' food. She told me that something in pineapple 
makes the fecal matter unpalateable for the dog. So, over the past few days, 
all dogs have been consuming pineapple. However, when Caroline went out this 
morning, she ate poop again. (Sigh)

I hate not to allow her to run free in the backyard, as she really enjoys 
playing with the other dogs, and I think it serves as a really good way for 
her to relax and decompress after working. However, if she's going to 
continue this very disgusting behavior, I'm afraid I'm going to have to 
curtail the free-running.

Do any of you have any thoughts or suggestions? If so, I'd welcome them.

Shannon and Caroline
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