Good Morning,

I am having a few problems with my 7 year old jack Russell. Our two cats have been around longer than my little jack so it was very strange when she has suddenly started eating the cat poo in the garden. She has never done this before and all worming etc is up to date. She has started going out in the garden and hunting for the cat poo, eating it then coming in and being sick everywhere. I have tried to bury the poo and dispose of it as often as possible but she still manages to find some. Help please someone not very nice!!!!!!!!!

my dog started eating freshly laid cat poo out of the litter tray and then wanting to lick meso i got one of those enclosed litter trays a bit like a cat basket, solved the problem, probably wont help you much unless you can train your cats to use a ltter tray outside, good luck ,mind you just noticed you have a jack russell so he could probably get in it, whereas mine cant even get his head in!!

We have a Great dane pup (12 weeks old) and a 13 yr old rescue yorkie cross.  Both love to eat cat poo.  I went out and bought a new all enclosed litter tray for our 4 cats.  I had to teach them how to get in through the cat flap as they had never used one before.  Now the bl**** dogs have also worked out how to stick their heads through the flap and are again happily eating the poo !! 

You have to be very careful because when eating the poo, litter will stick to it and dogs can get very ill from eating cat litter. (I've had it happen.) We have all our trays where no dogs are allowed (the hall and the landing), and gates in between the rooms. The cats jump the gates or squeeze through the bars, the dogs can't.

We have managed to sort our dog eating cat poo problem.  Have squeezed the cat litter box in a corner behind some furniture.  Neither dog can reach to stick their head in now

OOh that is worrying as all our animals have the run of the house and our oldest cat is too disabled to get through a cat flap so has an open litter tray, which the dogs normally manage to get to before I do :rolleyes: Not sure how I can stop them without also restricting the cats movements and she WILL kick up stink as she OWNS the house!

The poo in itself isnt a problem, although it sounds as if your dog may be finding it a bit rich as cat poo is much higer protein than dog food. 

Hi

I had the same problem with my dog when he was a pup and we had just got two cats, the litter tray was irresisible. All my attempts of destratction and deversion failed, with toys and treats.

I then heard about these spray correction collars, where you have a remote handset and the dog wheres a collar that gives him a jet of spray when you press the button. I was able to tell 'leave' then give the spray when he ignore, you then give him a treat. It worked a treat!!  I found the spray collars on www.britishdog.co.uk they aren't exactly cheap but it did do the job.

Hi, we've been having the same problem with our pup.

We don't have cats, its the neighbours cats that poo in our garden and pup always finds it, with no exception.
The thing is he knows he's done bad because as soon he comes in he's cowering down and manically licking his lips, and he only does this when he's eaten cat poo. He will then wake up in the night and he'll be sick everywhere.Oh, and his breath's smells yuk!!!

So, I bought him a muzzle yesterday and he's so scared of it he wouldn't go in the garden now.He hates it!! He would freeze even if its freezing and raining outside and would just stand there frozen and would not move. So, this is not working eighter for him.....

I asked the vet today what to do, he said for us to go first in the garden, find and remove the cat poo and then let the dog in the garden.....and then he realised:rolleyes: that cats actually bury their poo so its, uh huh very difficult to find.

If anyone has a suggestion....please let us know, as we're

got same problem- all i do every now and then is go out with a plastic bag and spade- and dig up the poo! lovely job on a sunday ...

>If anyone has a suggestion.<

Follow the dog out to the garden,he will no doubt be sniffing around for the poop,when he has found it,move him out the way and pick it up before he gets a chance to eat it! I have become very good at recognizing when my dogs have sniffed out cat poo,i yell LEAVE IT(this command comes in very handy with this problem),and then dispose of the poop.Use your dogs exceptional nose to find the poo for you :)