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Hi ,,Along with Sadie's healthy appeitite, She was a

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Hi ,,Along with Sadie's healthy appeitite, She was a rescue, Abandoned for a long time, she loves to forage in the planters and find cat poop, is this a problem, I give her nothing but the finest, including the diamond collar, but still the little girl eats poop when ever she gets a chance.

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October 19 11:50 PM (4 minutes and 33 seconds later)
         
Reply to Jessesmom's Post: So Sorry I thought i was on line with Nancy Holms, Sadie Is an australian shepard border collie mix,, female middle age
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October 20 12:00 AM (2 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
Reply to Jessesmom's Post: Thank You,,
She has helped me with sadie before
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October 20 12:09 AM (8 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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Oh dogs adore cat poop. Cats don't do a great job of digeting their food and the food we feed them is higher calorie than dog food its so the cat poop is full of lovely to dogs aromatic 'food'.
The danger is that she probably doesn't need the calories and could pick up parasites from the cats, if they happen to have any, and its icky as well as a bit germy when a poop eating dog comes and kisses you right after!
So the thing is how to keep the cats using a cat box that is out of reach of the dog.
You can try a circle of plastic needlepoint canvas (available from craft stores) or wire mesh (hardware stores) around your plants in the pots so the cats can't use the dirt as a litterbox. Or the plants can go up on a platform or from a hanger so the cats can't reach them (well some cats won't).
A top entry cat box is often a good choice for a home with a dog in it
http://www.amazon.com/Clevercat-Top-Entry-Litter-Box/dp/B0002ZS20I
Or a baby gate the cats can go over to use a private litter box with no dogs allowed!
But for dogs those are cat treats and recycling is normal.
Took my guys for a run today and they all found the horse manure before I saw it - its a dog thing and they all got a snack before I moved them along!


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