A bad habit!!

Question
QUESTION: Hello, I have a behavior issue I was hoping that maybe you could help me with. Ok, my female dog Sash is a Golden Lab,she is 1 yr. old and has this bad habit of eating feces. I take her for long walks in the morning, which is the times she will do this. Is there anything we can do?

ANSWER: I need to know a couple of things  before i can answer....
what kind of dog food is she being fed.
Is she on any minerals
is she on leash during your walks
please answer these and I will be able to help you.

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QUESTION: Currently, she is on Iams Large Breed Proactive, and have been on Iams since getting her about a year ago. She is not on any type of minerals, and yes, she is on leashed walks. I try to prevent her from eating feces as much as I can, but sometimes it is hidden in high grass areas, and when we go for 2 mile or more walks, its so hard to keep her from doing this.

Answer
Most of the time this is just what you say "Bad Habit" But there are a few things that might reduce the urge to do this.

1 give her a vitamin and MINERAL  tablet...Sometimes a lack of one mineral can give her a craving she is smelling in the feces.

2 add non fat cottage cheese to her diet and also flaxseed,  about half a cup and a teaspoonful of the flaxseed.

3 put her back on iams puppy food for about 3 months

4 make sure you correct her when she does this eating, and correct her when she stops to sniff deeply.  I believe she may have a different sniffing when she is hunting feces than when she is looking for a place to go to the bathroom.  If not, watch her carefully and snap the lead hard with a firm "NO!" when she does this...

Try these things and good luck, this is a hard habit to break, but the above things should at least give you a fighting chance
nancy