Has anyone tried one of these to stop their dog eating rubbish? Any other tips welcomed!

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My cocker spaniel is food crazy and scavenges rubbish while out on walk- dropped food (we live near town centre with lots of chicken shops and convenience stores) tissues, packaging, any sort of poo etc etc. He is so quick on the lead and when in bushes etc he gets things I can’t see.

I was thinking of getting a muzzle to stop this but when we tried a gentle leader to stop him pulling he refused to walk at all or even leave the house.

He has managed to get away with no nasty effects but he’s ill at the moment and we are waiting for him to have X-rays and blood tests. It may be nothing to do with this but I started looking at muzzles etc online and saw this which looks really freaky but wondered if anyone had tried it.

www.outfoxfordogs.com/

It’s American and expensive but I have a relative there who is coming over soon so it’s doable without the huge shipping charges.

Any other tips would be much appreciated. Thanks

Have you tried training him to 'leave' stuff. With my cockapoo I will put a treat on the ground and tell him to leave . He now will do this for me, I increase the time by a few seconds each time. I have found that he will mostly () now 'leave' food if I ask him too when out and about, of course I have to be super quick with my command and we're not always successful but it may be with a try?

He was great at leave it in a controlled situation like puppy training classes but it doesnt seem to work on the lead in our very dirty streets. Also when he’s off lead in bushes I can’t even see what’s there.