We have a 6 1/2 month old dachshund and an INSANE amount of bunny poop in our yard.
We’ve tried “No”, we’ve tried keeping her away from the piles, but nothing has worked and has only started bad habits forming.
Now when she is chomping away if we try to get it out of her mouth she will occasionally growl and start to resource guard, she doesn’t have a “drop” command reliably yet, and she’s started to run away or pull when on her leash to try and get to the poop we are keeping her from.
We’ve tossed around the idea of muzzle training her, because it’s getting incredibly frustrating and gives her super bad upset tummy, which is making potty training even harder since she isn’t reliable going poo and/ or her tummy hurts so bad she can’t signal before she’s going.
I’m just nervous for any stigma attached to a muzzled dog or outside judgement. Which is probably silly because it will be what is best for her and us right now … any advice??
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