Possible solution to eating Rabbit Poop

This is currently on HOLD (not sure what I’ll do).

Here is what I’m thinking about doing to end the Rabbit poop obsession. Currently if I say “leave it” Isaac will generally eat only one turd and will sneak on to the next treasure trove of poo. I need to get him to the point where he doesn’t need me to constantly say “leave it”.

I know this will be controversial with a lot of people and am still evaluating it’s usefulness. Haven’t implemented it yet.

The plan is to use something like a combination throw chain shaker bottle to discourage this behavior with a click and treat as soon as he stops. Currently the method of teaching ‘leave it’ with rabbit poop has been say leave it, pull away with collar or leash. This seems to simply be teaching him to eat rabbit poop in locales out of my direct reach.

Plan I’m evaluating:

1. Isaac roams around looking for rabbit poop
2. Isaac finds the poo mother load
3. LEAVE IT
4. If he doesn’t lick up a poo he gets a click and a reward
5. If he continues in his resolve to find a snack the throw chain is released in his direction
* First he probably won’t realize it’s me doing it since he’s in Rabbit Poo Drive mode
* This is not a heat seeking missle, it’s an attention getter (not going to hit him)
6. He should be startled enough to look up and respond to a command like come or look
7. Once he responds to the command he gets a click and a reward

Here is what I’m using. In the past I’ve used chains but they are hard to find after tossing and don’t make enough noise to break Isaac out of Rabbit Poo Drive.

I just filled two used Skoal cans with used primers from old .45 ACP cartridges and duct taped them shut.

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