Help! My dog keeps eating cat poop from the litter box and yard.

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Recommendations for stopping my Goldendoodle from eating cat feces from the litter box and flower beds? Thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Goldendoodle | Female | spayed | 1 year and 8 months old | 62 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Cat feces are unfortunately very attractive to dogs - I have never known a dog who would pass up a chance to eat some, if they're available. The only real way to prevent Kacey from doing this is to keep her from having access to the feces. I would put the litter box in a separate room and use a baby gate to keep her out - this way, the cat can still get to the box by jumping over the gate, but Kacey won't be able to reach it. Outside, if you have stray cats defecating in your flowerbeds, you may need to use a sprinkler system or some other method of deterring them. Alternatively, you could put up a barrier so that Kacey can't reach the flowerbeds, or keep her on-leash outside so that you can control where she goes.

Help! My dog keeps eating cat poop from the litter box and yard.

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