| First, it might help you to know that the act is not abnormal or unusual. There is even a name for it! It is called Coprophagia. Knowing its name and that it is common doesn't make it any less distasteful in our minds. The main point is to not punish your pet for doing something natural. The College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University offers a very informative page if you want to know more about the subject.
Help stop the poop-eating: Idea from Angelika Hi! I've just thought of the problem of eating dogs' waste or rolling in it.
As I know from Hans, there are several Griffs who enjoy doing so, maybe it's a special hobby of the smoothies.
When Hector came here, he loved to eat waste, not only the one dogs leave behind, but he did not reject the one from cats or wild living animals.
As I feared a worm infection, I remembered how I cured that behaviour in all other furkids: *** I fed them a certain cheese that is called Harzer or Mainzer cheese. *** It has got a very special smell. Some people say it stinks, but I've read in some dogs' mags that when you give this cheese to them for a while they will stop eating animal waste. So I've tried and I must confess that the simple tips often seem to be the best: During the last week I haven't caught him in the act of eating waste. Yours Angelika & Hector
Great Brussels Griffon story from a Griffon-tastic member: When I first had my griff, he could hardly believe that the food portion offered to him in the evenings could be food for the whole day. He decided to find himself something on our walks. One day he found something some cows had left behind at a street near the pastures. I hadn't looked for him and remembered it much too late. The fresh cow dung already decorated his whole face and he ate as much as he could in the short time that was left to him. Eeeek! I picked him up and raced to a nearby brook to wash his face and flush his mouth. Up to then I hadn't known how much he hates water, and how stubborn, and how much he could struggle against something he didn't want to happen to him. In the end we both were totally wet, the brook was muddy, and we were exhausted as well. But I had managed to clean his face and teeth. Afterwards I felt pity for him. He had been so happy and proud to have found this snack. I wrapped him into my pullover which had stayed dry, because I didn't wear it any more, and carried him home. Today I would never ever stress him that much because of his heart.
And what do you think he learned about the whole situation? Up to now he fears the brook! If he ought not eat something lying on the street, I only have to say "NO" with a strict tone, and he will obey. The Yorkies are so very different. They would always try again. 
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