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Dogs are disgusting, vile creatures. Remember, you are dealing with an animal a half step removed from the wild. In fact, many can and do revert back to being wild, and in some places packs of formerly domesticated feral dogs do roam. I never let any of my dogs on the bed, or on furniture considering where their paws, mouths and butts have been.
All that being said they are great pets, friends and family members. Yes, some do eat the cat poop and their own poop. I put a cover on the litter box, and place it so only the cat could get to it. Problem solved. My dog NEVER ate his own poop, but I would clean it up immediately.
Here is an informative website for the problem of "coprophagia". At the age your dog is, he may not 'grow out of it'. I had a beautiful show quality dog who did that, and it was disgusting to me (I never knew such a condition even existed.) My cat's litter box was in the bathroom off the master bedroom and she was meticulous about her 'area'. So eventually I got the idea to put a chain lock on the inside of that bathroom door and allow just enough room for the kitty to get in and out of there, and for me to put my hand in and unlock the chain. Problem solved??? Nope. Well, the otherwise sweet dog would try to bang that door open -- ruining the moulding, and once pulled the chain right off the door.
I had to re-home him to a family who were breeders of that breed (free to good home of course); and it broke my heart. I haven't had a dog since; now only kitties who have all lived to a ripe old age; and my current shelter kitty who is approx. 3 yrs. old and just as sweet and lovey as could be. And incredibly clean habits.
My sister keeps her litter box in a bedroom and has a gate with a small door, big enough for just the cat.
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First off, never let your dog eat poop of any sort. Good way to spread disease and worms! So if you have a habitual offender that you can't seem to break any other way, the problem is easily solved with an electronic collar. While I know many people hate them, there are times, especially when the dog's health and safety are at risk, they are very effective.
My cat Gretl was outside and over on my neighbors patch of earth ( we all have acreage). She furiously dug in a patch of bare ground, then squatted, and dutifully buried her deposit.
About 1/2 hour later my neighbors black lab Honcho was walking around, caught wind of her deposit, dug it up and ate it.
Was kinda funny to see it happens outdoors and not just in a litter box, lol.
We had a small dog years go who really went for good poop.
There's a great line in the movie "The Patriot" where Mel Gibson proclaims "Dog is a fine meal". Well to dogs, Poop is a fine meal! Yuck!
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