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    A poo problem

    So, here's the deal, our border collie, Oliver, has decided dry dog poo is a play toy. There's a field to our south and all our dogs have been trained to go there to relieve themselves -- and they do, even Oliver -- but then he wants to hunt around in the tall grass, find a bit of old poo and bring it back and put it on the front porch or sidewalk. Right where it's in plain view and the UPS man has to step over it. He doesn't eat it -- thank gawd -- but almost every day he runs over when I'm not watching him, gets another piece and brings it back. I've scolded him and made him come with me while I carry it on shovel back to the field where it belongs, but he's not getting the hint. I've tried poop-scooping as much as possible from the field but it's tall grass and I can't see all of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FindersKeepers View Post
    So, here's the deal, our border collie, Oliver, has decided dry dog poo is a play toy. There's a field to our south and all our dogs have been trained to go there to relieve themselves -- and they do, even Oliver -- but then he wants to hunt around in the tall grass, find a bit of old poo and bring it back and put it on the front porch or sidewalk. Right where it's in plain view and the UPS man has to step over it. He doesn't eat it -- thank gawd -- but almost every day he runs over when I'm not watching him, gets another piece and brings it back. I've scolded him and made him come with me while I carry it on shovel back to the field where it belongs, but he's not getting the hint. I've tried poop-scooping as much as possible from the field but it's tall grass and I can't see all of it.

    Any ideas?
    You might try the "Chicken" trick.
    Put it in a small netted bag and tie it around his neck for a couple of days. That might get him to stop..............sorry, it's all I got, seriously
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    Sounds like Oliver is bored and needs more attention, get him a toy thats his and play with him with it and let him know thats what you and he will play with and I think he would start bringing you the toy instead of poop.

    On the bright side be thankful you and Oliver dont live in San francisco, poop capital of the West
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    I am a bit too pooped out from being up late to think of a wise janitor type solution. Its a bit extreme but maybe if you tried it yourself it would show " Oliver" its not a very attractive thing to practice! Hopefully he wont teach the other dogs in his presence to do the same
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    It smells like Oliver may have a behavioral issue. Is it a cry for help?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    Sounds like Oliver is bored and needs more attention, get him a toy thats his and play with him with it and let him know thats what you and he will play with and I think he would start bringing you the toy instead of poop.

    On the bright side be thankful you and Oliver dont live in San francisco, poop capital of the West
    I know you're right -- he does need more attention. He's only 1.5 years and he still wants to play while our other dogs are Saints and they're not nearly as active. I throw a ball and frisbee for him and fetches them nicely and I try to take him on walks during the day, but it's not enough. He wants the other dogs to play with him but they're not so inclined most of the time. He jumps on them and head-butts them but most of the time they just look the other way. Maybe I need to make an effort to train him to run alongside my bike. He loves to run and perhaps it would wear him out. The poo thing is just driving me batty.
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    Train Oliver to place the turd onto an opened plastic grocery bad laid out in advance at the poop-drop site.

    He gets his fun and all you have to do is pick up the bag and toss it in the trash.

    OR

    Send the damn dog to a will-kill shelter just to show him who's boss. jk
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cotton1 View Post
    I am a bit too pooped out from being up late to think of a wise janitor type solution. Its a bit extreme but maybe if you tried it yourself it would show " Oliver" its not a very attractive thing to practice! Hopefully he wont teach the other dogs in his presence to do the same
    Oh my gosh, I hope they don't pick up that behavior.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    You might try the "Chicken" trick.
    Put it in a small netted bag and tie it around his neck for a couple of days. That might get him to stop..............sorry, it's all I got, seriously
    I could try but he's kind of slippery -- it took a full 10 minutes to get him into his Halloween costume, and you can tell he hated every minute of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyz View Post
    Train Oliver to place the turd onto an opened plastic grocery bad laid out in advance at the poop-drop site.

    He gets his fun and all you have to do is pick up the bag and toss it in the trash.

    OR

    Send the damn dog to a will-kill shelter just to show him who's boss. jk
    Okay, the first one would be great -- but the second option -- I'll resign myself to removing poo from the porch and sidewalk for life before I do that. He's a pretty great dog other than his poo placement.
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