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dog parks usually have rule abour picking up - the lake - I would hope that people would pick up after their dogs but you never know - you may end up picking up after other dogs yourself. I have found it very hard to train ginger not to eat "foreign" filth. She won't go after any of our own pack but I wouldn't trust her near another dog's. good luck!
 

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I was thinking more about duck poop at the lake. Who knows though, maybe she only rolls in dog poo?
At least she doesn't eat it!
I caught her just as she went down for the roll this morning. I told her "NO" and she got right back up, before she got poo on herself.
I know where the other dog pooped in the yard and I've thought to clean it up but maybe I should just leave it there and watch her very closely? I have the benefit of knowing what she is sniffing in exactly that spot, and maybe the more often oppurtunity knocks and she is told "NO", she'll begin to understand that rubbing herself in poo is a no-no.
actually rolling in poo is the dog trying to get the poo on their neck so their own scent is hidden. Was she outside a lot in her former home?
 

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Poor Winnie - I am glad she had found her forever home. We rescued Teddy when he was 2 (or so they said - he grew a couple inches since then so I think he may have been younger) anyway - lol - he was a mess! He had scabies, kennel cough which wen into pneumonia. He had bad habits and had never been on a leash - didn't know any commands - you get the picture. anyway, he still can drive me crazy - he slams into ya - teases the other dogs to play - bites their legs etc - and is very very stubborn but sometimes he just trys so hard to please. Like when he is at the door to go out - he has scratched the paint there - but when I say Teddy....he sits and his tail is going a mile a minute like he can't contain himself. Of course when I open the door and he goes he pushes past the others so he can be first. I call him Mr. Excitement! Anyway - I think Winnie will be fine. Take her out on leash for a while so you can train her not to roll lol and maybe when she realizes that she doesn't have to hide her scent because she is not outside all the time, she will stop. I hope -anyway just wanted to encourage you cause Teddy has come a long way - he's three now.
 
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