My Berner has started eating my other dogs poop almost as she's going and as soon as it hits the ground. I keep the yard clean and am taking steps to increase his exercise to make sure he is not bored, but most of the suggested treatments are for treating stools once they are on the ground by putting stuff on them to deter the dog or scolding the dog. I do scold him, but he's so fast. I feed him Eagle Pack which is supposed to be a good quality food. I have read about Forbid which is supposed to make the feces taste bad and that adding pumpkin makes it less tasty also. Does anyone else have this problem? Any experience with Forbid or pumpkin?

I know how frustrating this problem can be. I tried everything and if I could have got to the poop to sprinkle something on it, I would have been able to clear it!! It became a battle of wits and my dog was winning!! What annoyed me most was that she knew she shouldn't be doing it as she always had an eye on the house to see if I had my running shoes on.
Having tried everything, I found that putting grated courgettes on the food seemed to give me an advantage. It obviously had an impact on the taste of the poop (although I would think it tasted pretty awful anyway !) and by keeping a careful eye on her I had the chance to clear up before she got to it. She was rewarded for leaving it and within a week or two the message got across. She is now 6 years old and it still amuses me everyday, when she comes running into the house (or even when we are out walking) to tell me I need to clear up - or even more important to her that a treat is required!!
Pumkin may have a similar effect to the courgette, but perseverance is the main training message. You can break this habit. Good luck!!
Valberner

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Oh my gosh! This became quite a game with my berner and me. He would run after my other dog to try and get to the poop before me. It was crazy. I also tried putting everything on it. It seems he likes hot sauces lol. He is 8 months now and it is getting better. He learned leave it in a dog class which seems to be working because he gets a wonderful treat when he leaves the poop. I also swiched his diet to a raw meat diet and that has chanced the consistancy of the poop which I think might also be helping. He still watches for me to see if I am going to come running out which cracks me up but with consistancy he is not going for it nearly as much. Good luck,
motomom

Oh Jeez Whiz, the dreaded poop eater. We too, have a problem with our youngest. What's up with that? We have, from the time he was 2 months, cleaned up after our older dog but even now, after nearly 3 yrs, we have it down to nearly a science. Not every time, mind you, but enough that we are able to prevent nearly every "event". Strangely enough Shady looks like she is looking for a quiet "out of the way" place to do it, almost if she knows that this is taboo for Leo to run after her! Fortunately, because we walk the dogs early in the morning and they do the big poop then, we can entice Leo away by luring with a cookie. He never wants other dog's poop so we can control it somewhat.
We've watched both dogs sniff many other dog's poop with never a problem; we also have a cat and that hasn't presented any problems. They also come across wild rabbit, deer and coyote poop on a regular basis, as well as many other dogs, but it is only Leo's "companion" poop that he wants to eat so maybe there is some kind of social aspect to it. Nevertheless, we remain on guard to prevent it!
I can only say, Leo doesn't eat every poop of Shady's , just once in a while, but we are always on the lookout for his indescrections!

Our dog has eaten poop in the past too. Do a Google on putting MSG on their food which makes the poop taste bad (sounds redundant doesn't it). Some people are purists about putting MSG on their dog's food, but hey look at the problem you're trying to SOLVE. I think I'd take the MSG myself, eh?

It has been quite awhile since I had the problem but when I did I used the deterent sold by 8-1. It worked great for me and everyone I recommended it too. It was a tablet you gave them once or twice a day. I should say it was a tablet you gave the dog who was POOING so its poo tasted bad .