Article: DOG'S HABIT IS UNPLEASANT BUT NOT TOO UNHEALTHY

We have a 3-year-old yellow Lab with an insatiable need to find and eat rabbit feces. Is this dangerous? ... Is there any thing we can put on a pile to let her know this is not acceptable behavior?

Once a dog develops a liking for fecal matter, a condition called coprophagia, it is extremely difficult to break them of the habit. Many dogs develop this habit and treatment consists of -- obviously - - keeping the dog away from the feces. Exercise them on a leash. Or failing that, spray the feces with a pet repellent such as bitter apple, jalapeno juice or generous amounts of Tabasco sauce.

Unfortunately Labradors are pretty hard-headed when it comes to this trait, and tend to bolt down the ...

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