[Soapie&Buddy'sMom]

I've seen this question and responses before and although I don't have any personal experience with it, my understanding is that there is no way to "train" a dog to "leave it" when you are not there to give that command.

I do think about this on occasion since I have a run attached to my house that my dogs have access to 24/7 (except the freakish 130-lb yellow lab Miller, who doesn't fit through the largest doggie door on the market. He is the size of a Volkswagen ). If someone was motivated to throw over a slab of poisoned meats, I know my dogs would eat it. :( If that was something that was happening in my neighborhood, I would no longer let my dogs outside without my supervision. As it happens, in my area dog poisoning is not a problem. knock wood.