Anna,

Welcome to the club. Although Buddy never did this, Smokey
did. He would even fling it around the yard like a ball, Grossed
me out completely when I first saw it. I just started scooping the
yard twice a day or as needed. He did grow out of it after a
while. Never ate the fresh poop, only the older hard poops.

Once I started scooping more often, Smokey lost interest &
now he might sniff and just move on.