Messages From The Heartland

[karen1129]

David, I have the same thing with my dog eating cat poop.
I've put up barricades, etc.  Put the pan behind a big old chair in the corner.
This damn dog gets to it anyway. 

Now , I just try to beat the dog to the litter pan !!   

It's quite entertaining !

[Shasta542]

From PoopEaters Anonymous. Hahaha

What about cat poop?? My dog cruises the cat box and eats what is in there!

Most dogs find cat "cookies" irresistible. It is very hard to deter a dog from eating cat poop, because, like eating any poop, it is self-rewarding behavior (the behavior itself is its reward). Cat litter boxes cannot be sprayed with bitter orange or anything like that, or the CAT will be discouraged from using it! In my household, I just position the cat boxes in places the dogs cannot reach. I use a covered litter pan in one area, which is a great deterrent for bigger dogs. In another area, I have the litter box blocked by a baby gate leaning against the doorway so only the cats can fit through (I have taught my dogs to respect the baby gates). A cat door to the basement can be used. Or a door can be kept open only a little, using some means to both keep it open and keep it closed enough so the dog can't get through.

One word of caution about dogs and cat stool. The new clumping litter can pose a health threat to dogs if they eat it. Think of what the litter does when urine is deposited in it. Similar things can happen in a dog's stomach if he eats enough of it.

With enough diligence, stool eating can often be eliminated. Unfortunately, many people would rather not spend the time that is needed.

http://www.dogtrainingbasics.com/Poop%20Eaters%20Anonymous.htm

[Kelda]

my cat for the first time ever sprayed the curtains today - hes in the bad books.

[CellarDweller]

Ooops!   

[southendmd]

my cat for the first time ever sprayed the curtains today - hes in the bad books.

sprayed?   with what?  Febreze?  wow, how'd you teach him to do that?

[CellarDweller]

 

[CellarDweller]

 

[Kelda]

sprayed?   with what?  Febreze?  wow, how'd you teach him to do that?

 

I think I wil pick up a bottle to do that if it continues though. He got a smack on the nose and was chucked out of the house - he did try to come back in thru the cat flap but was chucked out again. so he sulked outside for half an hour!

[David In Indy]

David, I have the same thing with my dog eating cat poop.
I've put up barricades, etc.  Put the pan behind a big old chair in the corner.
This damn dog gets to it anyway. 

Now , I just try to beat the dog to the litter pan !!  

It's quite entertaining !

I'd love to see that! I have a mental picture of it, but still....

Maybe you could get someone to take a picture and then post it here!

[David In Indy]

my cat for the first time ever sprayed the curtains today - hes in the bad books.

Ewww! Cat spray! YUCK!!

Man that really stinks when they do it. Oreo was neutered so he doesn't spray anymore. He tries sometimes, I suppose out of instinct, but nothing really happens THANK GOD!!

You can always tell when it's getting ready to happen. They rub their rear end against something with their tail straight up in the air, like in Chuck's picture.