It takes about 6 weeks to break a habit so I used the anti poop snacking stuff
for 2 mos and he never did it again. They learn the poop taste nasty and assume
it always will or forget it was once an snack.
Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahuas
Alice CGC and Monte, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan
WWW.minpinrescue.org
Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have come to the conclusion that they like there dog food too much, and
>those tootsie-rolls are sheer desert for them. LOL. Gigi was big on eating
>it too. Problem with all of these products is that once you stop them, they
>just start eating it again. With this new food that Gigi has been on for the
>past couple of weeks, she doesn't eat the tootsie rolls as often. I really
>try to catch her when she goes, and as soon as she finishes, I pop her a
>milk bone instead and let her see me cleaning it up and give her verbal
>praise for not eating it and that seems to work.
>
>Don't see how you could do that with 11 dogs, unless you walk a couple at a
>time out in the yard on a leash, and reward them right on the spot with a
>treat, and let them see you clean it up and tell them they are good doggies.
> It should be easier to teach the young ones......much harder on adults as
>it has already turned into a habit.
>
>Peggy
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>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: Bonita
>Date: 4/23/2013 4:48:35 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: overwieght
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>My chi is only a year old and overweight..shes a poop eater...and I have 10
>other spay dogs so running out each time is not an option and ive used all
>the non poop eating stuff on the market and still i have poop eaters...5 of
>mine eat poop but they are all 1yr old but different breeds...im at a loss
>as well..I may be having to downsize do to moving and selling my house later
>in the summer so if i dont have as many dogs...she wont have poop to eat...
>that will be a plus......BoniW
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