Its pretty common behavior. I would teach him the "leave it" command and use it. Eventually he will learn not to eat it.

What are you feeding your dogs? A change of diet that makes the poop less desirable can help. I've heard feeding pineapple or spinach can help.

Do a web search for coprophagia and you should find lots of suggestions.

If you have access, there was an article on coprophagia in the December issue of the Whole Dog Journal. If you're feeding a grain based kibble to both dogs, switching to a high protein animal based food can help, as can switching to raw (which I realize most folks may not be inclined to do.)

That said, there is something about frozen poop that is hard for many dogs to resist. So pick up quickly! Maybe this is a just winter boredom?

Had the same problem. Very common and not at all unusual.

Use meat tenderizer from the grocery store on the dog whose poop is being eaten's food. It does something to the stools that make it undesirable to the "poop eater". Many have had success using this cheap remedy.

You could also use a basket muzzle (available at petstores) on your poop eater when he goes outside. I found that to be a PIA to put on every time the dogs went out. The basket muzzle can be left on as the dog can drink through it, but not eat with it on. I just didn't want the hassle of taking it on and off.

Talk to your vet.

Best of luck.

The most effective tool for this is to be vigilant, and carry a small tube of travel size toothpaste or a small bottle of tobasco sauce with you. The second your dog moves towards the poopp, command your dog to leave it. If he continues, does him with a msall amount of the toothpaste or the tobasco sauce (some dogs like the taste of toothpaste). I suggest start working on some training because this is often how dogs are poisoned or get very sick, by eating something they shouldn't. Dogs who are more food oriented need more training in this area. I dont mean to scare you or sound harsh, but our neighbors refused to train their dog, and let it run around freely, it was poisoned and that was a horrible horrible thing to witness. The dog survived only because we were able to rush it to the vet within minutes of the dog getting the poison. We often rely so much on leashes and having the dogs at home or in crates all the time that many people forget training. I think training and daily walking is paramount towards having a healthy happy dog. Good luck with your furbaby, hope everything works out. If not post again...

I use a commercial treat that the dogs will take willingly. It is called Deter. There are other products, too. Look at any dog catalog or any pet store.

I agree with labmomma, I did this with Adolph's meat tenderizer on the food and after a week or two the habit was cured.

I did this with Adolph's meat tenderizer on the food and after a week or two the habit was cured.

I cannot argue with success. If the tenderizer works, by all means use it!

I thought the ingredient in Deter and similar was monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavor enhancer for people but turns bitter in dog poop. (burning question: Who was the person that verified this?)

Adolph's contains papain, an enzyme from papya fruit. It does not contain MSG. If you want to try the other, MSG is also available at the food store. White granules.

But hey, if the tenderizer works...

Yeah! I KNEW I could count on you guys. Mazer, Jack is definately a chow hound and you bring up a GREAT point about teaching him to stop if he's going after something I don't want him to have. We have a fenced yard, however cruel people could easily throw tainted food in.

Joepyeweed and Cynthia, all the dogs are on wellness chicken meat based and low grain. We've tried raw in the passed, however that caused major fights when we only had 3 dogs that weren't major chow hounds, I can't imagine the brawl now that we've added the 2 bassets.