[macfantn]

A lady I know runs a dog rescue, and she had a boston terrier dropped off from a lady moving out of state who couldn't take the dog. She called me knowing I like bostons, and I went to get her the next day. I am fostering her now will probably keep her if she will poop outside. I picked her up on Aug 9th, and she has only pooped outside one time, she never goes in the house only in her crate while i'm gone. I can't figure it out. She is supposedly crate trained and house broken. Anyone have any suggestions?

[macfantn]

oh and she only poops every other dog, most dogs poop twice a day right?

[residentEvil]

she only poops every other dog? now THAT is funny. i wonder what happens to the other every other dog

but seriously; just new surroundings, etc. go out with her several times a day anyway. get her use to your yard and noises.

[macfantn]

every other day sorry typo

[residentEvil]

i know, it was still funny though. and when i read it fast, it almost even says "she poops on every other dog". that would even be more funny to actually see.

[Dino-Rider]

Originally Posted by residentEvil

she only poops every other dog? now THAT is funny. i wonder what happens to the other every other dog

but seriously; just new surroundings, etc. go out with her several times a day anyway. get her use to your yard and noises.

hahahahah.

When we first got our puppy we never let her out of our site, and we took her outside ever 2 hours...ever 4 hours at night. Sucked.

[residentEvil]

i just adopted a new kitten (well, been 3 weeks now, he is 11 weeks). much easier than dogs.

[macfantn]

let me clarify things, she is about 1 and half years old so she isn't a puppy.

[Dork.]

At 1 and a half years old she likely is just having some anxiety problems in her new home. With time, that should pass. (If not, amitriptyline is your dog's new best friend. )

If an adult dog who is crate-trained is making messes in her crate, then her crate might be too big. It might seem cruel to us, but dogs can do quite well in a crate that's just barely big enough to lie down in, and one which is a little too small to stand up in. They consider it their "den", and will do anything to avoid soiling it. If she is pooping in one corner of the crate then lying down in the other corner, then the crate is definitely too big. (of course, all dogs need regular exercise, and crated dogs a little more so.)

My Golden Retriever has severe anxiety and ADD-like problems -- she bites her own nails and when we take her outside she quite often forgets what she is doing (usually resulting in her "remembering" in the middle of the night, in the corner of the room.) She's also a bit claustrophobic and hates crates. The best thing we ever did was put a good fence on our property, so I can let her out back to run around without worrying about her running off after a rabbit. That, and the drugs help, too.

(My other dog, a Black Lab Mix, loves his crate and only gets anxious when he's separated from the other dog...)

[Y3a]

perhaps add some fat free gravy to her diet so she WILL POOP MORE!

[Dino-Rider]

Originally Posted by Dork.

At 1 and a half years old she likely is just having some anxiety problems in her new home. With time, that should pass. (If not, amitriptyline is your dog's new best friend. )

If an adult dog who is crate-trained is making messes in her crate, then her crate might be too big. It might seem cruel to us, but dogs can do quite well in a crate that's just barely big enough to lie down in, and one which is a little too small to stand up in. They consider it their "den", and will do anything to avoid soiling it. If she is pooping in one corner of the crate then lying down in the other corner, then the crate is definitely too big. (of course, all dogs need regular exercise, and crated dogs a little more so.)

My Golden Retriever has severe anxiety and ADD-like problems -- she bites her own nails and when we take her outside she quite often forgets what she is doing (usually resulting in her "remembering" in the middle of the night, in the corner of the room.) She's also a bit claustrophobic and hates crates. The best thing we ever did was put a good fence on our property, so I can let her out back to run around without worrying about her running off after a rabbit. That, and the drugs help, too.

(My other dog, a Black Lab Mix, loves his crate and only gets anxious when he's separated from the other dog...)

Cesar Milan of the Dog Whisperer series would say your dog is not getting enough exercise. You NEED to walk your dog, a fenced in backyard just isn't good enough. We walk our pup about 45 min to 1 hour in the morning, and the same when we get home. Also... to get your dog to like the crate, play games with the crate as a 'reward' center. Say kennel, or crate, and whenever she goes in it, give her a treat...then make her sit and 'stay'.... then go to the other side of the room and tell her to come...then repeat. Soon she'll run into the crate whenever yoiu even reach for a treat.

[Dino-Rider]

PS: Walking your pup also lets hte dog know that you're the pack leader.

[RAILhead]

I poop on dogs.

[Dork.]

Originally Posted by Dino-Rider

Cesar Milan of the Dog Whisperer series would say your dog is not getting enough exercise. You NEED to walk your dog, a fenced in backyard just isn't good enough. We walk our pup about 45 min to 1 hour in the morning, and the same when we get home. Also... to get your dog to like the crate, play games with the crate as a 'reward' center. Say kennel, or crate, and whenever she goes in it, give her a treat...then make her sit and 'stay'.... then go to the other side of the room and tell her to come...then repeat. Soon she'll run into the crate whenever yoiu even reach for a treat.

Been there, done that! Our Golden was somewhat fine until we had to board her for a weekend at the vet, the weekend where there was a big storm in WNY and the power went out. She had always been a little nervous, but was perfectly trained and at least tolerated her crate. After that weekend, though, it's like a crazy bomb went off in her head or something. I'm a big believer in crate training, and our golden tolerated it, until she went nutso. Our vet doesn't usually prescribe long-term drugs for anxiety, but made an execption in our case.

We also can't go for long walks on pavement because she has hip displasia from birth. We're coping with that by giving her Glucosamine and keeping her weight down. She gets plenty of exercise in our pool, which is better for her hips, but that only works in the summer. And since they just recently banned dogs from the school grounds, the backyard is really the only place locally where she can run on grass without running into someone else's yard.

My mother-in-law has threatened to call the Dog Whisperer on us. I tell her, bring it on! This dog will break him!

[macfantn]

her crate is just big enough for her to turn around and lay down, not much bigger than she is. She doesn't like to be walked on a leash, I usually have to pull her, she does know I am the leader and she will come when called.

[Dork.]

Originally Posted by macfantn

her crate is just big enough for her to turn around and lay down, not much bigger than she is. She doesn't like to be walked on a leash, I usually have to pull her, she does know I am the leader and she will come when called.

My experience has only been with larger breeds, but I use these collars when I walk our dogs. Again, they look cruel, but they won't hurt the dog and actually help the dog instinctively follow you. Dogs tend to pull against normal collars, and the pressure that these collars stop the dog from wanting to pull. I wasn't sold until I put one of these on my wrist and gave a swift yank on the collar: while I definitely felt it, it wasn't cruel at all.



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I also have a batch of treats with me whenever we take walks. At first, I shoved the treats in the dogs' mouth every ten steps or so, holding my hand at the place I want their head to be when they heel. Now, I only give them treats at stop signs, although it's tougher to get them to heel because my daughter is usually walking in front of them with Mom....

[Dino-Rider]

Originally Posted by Dork.

Been there, done that! Our Golden was somewhat fine until we had to board her for a weekend at the vet, the weekend where there was a big storm in WNY and the power went out. She had always been a little nervous, but was perfectly trained and at least tolerated her crate. After that weekend, though, it's like a crazy bomb went off in her head or something. I'm a big believer in crate training, and our golden tolerated it, until she went nutso. Our vet doesn't usually prescribe long-term drugs for anxiety, but made an execption in our case.

We also can't go for long walks on pavement because she has hip displasia from birth. We're coping with that by giving her Glucosamine and keeping her weight down. She gets plenty of exercise in our pool, which is better for her hips, but that only works in the summer. And since they just recently banned dogs from the school grounds, the backyard is really the only place locally where she can run on grass without running into someone else's yard.

My mother-in-law has threatened to call the Dog Whisperer on us. I tell her, bring it on! This dog will break him!

That sucks about the hips. I hate that goldens have that problem, they're pretty much the nicest dogs ever. One of my old dogs, a golden named Charly, she had hip problems, then spine problems...so we were giving her something for her disc in her spine, but then she started getting really weird, and we had to put her down.

[Dino-Rider]

Originally Posted by Dork.

My experience has only been with larger breeds, but I use these collars when I walk our dogs. Again, they look cruel, but they won't hurt the dog and actually help the dog instinctively follow you. Dogs tend to pull against normal collars, and the pressure that these collars stop the dog from wanting to pull. I wasn't sold until I put one of these on my wrist and gave a swift yank on the collar: while I definitely felt it, it wasn't cruel at all.



I also have a batch of treats with me whenever we take walks. At first, I shoved the treats in the dogs' mouth every ten steps or so, holding my hand at the place I want their head to be when they heel. Now, I only give them treats at stop signs, although it's tougher to get them to heel because my daughter is usually walking in front of them with Mom....

Honestly it depends where you put the collar. If you slip it up their neck, so it's secured right under their jaw and behind their ears, even a piece of rope works. If the collar slips down lower, then yes, the dog will pull. My friends have a shepard with that collar, and it doesn't help because of the way those collars sit... they're just too low. Try tightening your dogs normal collar up under it's head, and see how it responds. It probably won't pull much.