How to train a puppy to stop sitting or walking in its own poop?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 20 days old | 4 lbs
My puppy came from a place where he ran around in his own feces and urine. How can I train my dog not to walk or sit in his waste?
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Published on September 27th, 2017
That is something that she should outgrow. The best thing is to take her outside frequently so she learns to eliminate outside and then pick up the feces after she goes. If she is eliminating in her crate then she probably needs to go out more often.
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Published on December 16th, 2017
Aw Sarah is very cute! Stopping a determined dog from eating feces can be tough! It's certainly an unappealing behavior and can lead to the spread of disease and parasites. To stop Sarah from eating her own feces you can try a product like For-bid or try feeding Sarah a small amount of pineapple juice. Both these things change the flavor of the feces so Sarah won't want to eat it. As far as other dogs poop, this can be much more challenging. Constant vigilance while she is outside to make sure she can't get any feces or training her to wear a basket muzzle at all times while outside are really the only way. You can also try to train her to know the "leave it" and "drop it" commands incase she does pick up feces. This article may help you with some commands to teach Sarah: https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-obedience-commands-every-dog-should-know/ Thanks for using PetCoach and good luck!
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