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How to stop my dog from rolling in poop and needing so many baths?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Male | neutered | 6 lbs

my dog keeps rolling in poop when i put him out to go to the bathroom. its gotten to 2/3 baths a day & is driving me crazy!! how can i get him to stop

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Answered By Dr. Leigh, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 14th, 2017

I am sure that is very frustrating. Unfortunately, there is not an easy fix for this problem. You could keep him on a leash and away from any feces and/or make sure your yard is free of feces so he can't roll in any. You could teach him the "leave it" command and see if you can't get him to avoid the feces by using this command.

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