Welcome
Zoe is beautiful
I have a poop eater, she is 8 years old, so I feel your pain. Pia was given to me at 20 weeks because her previous owners thought it was disgusting. Mind you back then Pia would eat it as poo came straight out of the backside of another dog.
The"Leave it" command is the only thing that works, you can try something Like "Nasty habit", it is added to the food to make the poo distasteful.
However nothing but training worked with my Pia and if given a chance she still will eat poo so I got to watch her.

 

Welcome
Zoe is beautiful
I have a poop eater, she is 8 years old, so I feel your pain. Pia was given to me at 20 weeks because her previous owners thought it was disgusting. Mind you back then Pia would eat it as poo came straight out of the backside of another dog.
The"Leave it" command is the only thing that works, you can try something Like "Nasty habit", it is added to the food to make the poo distasteful.
However nothing but training worked with my Pia and if given a chance she still will eat poo so I got to watch her.

 

My miniature girls, Noel and Holly, did this too. It's something that they likely learned as puppies from their mother, watching her clean up the nursery area.
It gets reinforced when the poo contains tasty undigested molecules of food and the opportunity is there.
We didn't try any additives. Like Twyla, we just had to be vigilant in cleaning up and training "leave it". The less opportunity to practice a behavior the more it diminishes.

I wouldn't do this just for the experiment but it's possible that a different food would be less desirable as "afters".

 

My miniature girls, Noel and Holly, did this too. It's something that they likely learned as puppies from their mother, watching her clean up the nursery area.
It gets reinforced when the poo contains tasty undigested molecules of food and the opportunity is there.
We didn't try any additives. Like Twyla, we just had to be vigilant in cleaning up and training "leave it". The less opportunity to practice a behavior the more it diminishes.

I wouldn't do this just for the experiment but it's possible that a different food would be less desirable as "afters".

Thank you for reply. Yes, I must say on top of her morning toilets but sometimes it can be any time of the day!!😕 life isnt without it's challengers even with princesses 😂🐩

 

Welcome to you and Zoe.

I had a rescue JRT who ate his own poo his first six months with us. Luckily, he grew out of it. I understand there can be environmental reasons - like high competition for limited food. That doesn't sound like your problem. Hopefully time will take care of your issues as well.

 

Zoe is adorable - a true poodle princess.

My Babykins came with home with a coprophagia habit too. She was almost a year old when I got her and I presume she had done it since puppyhood. Like you, I found it gross.

With training and management I've completely extinguished coprophagia. I never worry now if she smells poop as she's looking for that ideal spot to potty. I can trust her to run loose in a yard. It took commitment on my part to be consistent.

First she only went out for walks and potty on a leash. She was never allowed to get close enough to eat poop, the leash gave me that control. She could get an an inch away, could sniff, but couldn't eat. With her on a leash, I always knew when she pooped so I could pick it up every time. What I couldn't do is find all the poop other animals left - we have a lot of wild life.

Second I taught her a "leave it" command. With a solid "leave it" command I could allow her to get closer (still on a leash in case I needed to react, never needed to). I used treats to reward her for good leave it behavior.

 

Zoe is adorable - a true poodle princess.

My Babykins came with home with a coprophagia habit too. She was almost a year old when I got her and I presume she had done it since puppyhood. Like you, I found it gross.

With training and management I've completely extinguished coprophagia. I never worry now if she smells poop as she's looking for that ideal spot to potty. I can trust her to run loose in a yard. It took commitment on my part to be consistent.

First she only went out for walks and potty on a leash. She was never allowed to get close enough to eat poop, the leash gave me that control. She could get an an inch away, could sniff, but couldn't eat. With her on a leash, I always knew when she pooped so I could pick it up every time. What I couldn't do is find all the poop other animals left - we have a lot of wild life.

Second I taught her a "leave it" command. With a solid "leave it" command I could allow her to get closer (still on a leash in case I needed to react, never needed to). I used treats to reward her for good leave it behavior.
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Welcome to you and Zoe. She's adorable. Great suggestions above. Hope you'll have success.

 

Welcome to you and your cute Zoe. I have no experience with a poop eater, but you've gotten some good advice from others.

 

What a lovely pup -welcome. No advice to help you, but good suggestions from others may help you. I would consider asking about poop eating in the poodle Heath forum where more folks may read and respond.

 

Thankyou!! Also do u know how I take my name off profile and put Zoe's name instead? Cheers, Zoe's mum.

 

Hope that you started a conversation with one of our moderators to change your username. I am copied this over to them so you can get help soonest. When I came onto forum I also had to change my username. Now i love being Asta's mom.

 

Help with new member changing username. Phaz23, PeggytheParti, cowpony. Sorry for duplicate post. My hands not working well tonite

 

I messaged you, @Chris Riley.