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In our case initially it was an inflammed anal gland causing pup's irritation for which I certainly wasn't going to remedy so off to the vet he went for a good sqeeze. This helped but I've noticed occasionally he still does a quick scoot particularly immediately after poos. I'm keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't go flop bot again (tends to sit down mid-walk) if it's the glands playing up. If your pup's been wormed and it's only taking place after poos, perhaps a scoot is just his way of feeling a little cleaner.

Pup is eating lots of blades of grass despite my trying to distract him, AND I can hear his tummy rumbling from the opposite side of the room when he's inside : it's that loud and persistent -- all sorts of squelching, rumbling and grumbling. I've offered his usual food and he's not at all interested so it can't be hunger... Any suggestions please, I'm worried about him -- he doesn't seem himself.

Sending cyber-vibes for Ruby!!! Hope it all goes super smoothly for her.

I fully sympathise! We've had all these puppy poopy dramas ourselves. Puppy milk definitely made things horrendously bad in this household (sloppy joes everywhere) as did the breeders recommended diet of Supercoat and puppy mince. It's a matter of trial and error and trying different foods (we switched to Royal Canine with good results) and I've had to be really strict with his intake of things like treats and bones. Certainly for the first few days whilst pup settles you might get a bit of a jelly belly but if it continues then definitely look at diet as the culprit!

Yes, he's definitely been wormed -- twice in fact since I've brought him home - Drontal and Sentinel. I might give some Yakult a whirl and see how it pans out. Thanks again all.

Thanks, I wish it were the case that chicken necks / puppy mince were better for his belly. Definitely not- we had soft serve all over the garden for days and days whilst I thought his belly was adjusting when each were trialled. I think I just need to accept that for the time being, things are as they are as far as output is concerned (the high number of stools that is). At least with his current diet of Eco pet & RC it's NOT runny anymore. I wouldn't wish such a clean up on anyone!

reassuring to know I'm not the only one suffering!!.... Maybe the dry is encouraging fast(er) elimination too. I'm keen to try these BARF patties having now had a look at their website although I'm not sure they'll be so cost effective (worked out $1.75 per patty and I reckon I'd need to feed about 3 per day!) AND I'm going to profess to not wanting at all to mess around with making my own RAW for him. Chicken necks / frames are out too based on his sensitive stomach history. It leaves limited options which is tedious!...Onwards we go.

He's on Royal Canine. Ironically he's firmed up since taking away the chicken necks. I'm not sure whether there's something more at play however, perhaps an intolerance to chicken -- a whole different discussion again. Given the RC is deyhdrated poultry as the first ingredient perhaps it too is too much. All I know is, the raw stuff -- puppy mince, etc. acts like dynamite too. The breeder recommended this along with Supercoat and on bringing him home, he was runny from the word go. So back to the drawing board we went, working our way through chicken necks (which had a similar effect -- haven't dared tried chicken mince!); settling finally with EcoPet rolls (for something a little tasty with his dry) which at least aren't knocking his belly out of whack too much & not making my stomach turn in the process of daily clear up! But yes, I agree; 8 is a lot - and I thought I was being over the top about it. It seems every couple of hours he's off to find a spot to get on with solid business. (Throwing hands up in the air!)

I have yet another query...Haha. You'll be fed up with me sooner or later! On the matter of pooing....What would we consider excessive? My 5 and half month old Basset is pooing like an ABSOLUTE trooper. I kid you not, I go out there EVERY day and I'm picking up at least 8. If I left this even two days, the garden would be absolutely strewn. In the beginning we had 'runny' issues big time (sorry for the descriptions). Through trial and error we've firmed him up considerably. The change of diet hasn't however reduced the number of droppings much to my dismay. I have a poodle (small) who does one, maybe two maximum a day. I know we are talking VERY different dogs here -- but I've had big dogs before (retrievers) and even they never excreted the amount the new fellow is. Being a pup I am giving him two decent sized meals a day for which I would expect perhaps two solids per meal. It seems his output is at least double this at present. Could this be an age thing? I mean, human babies poo a heap ...so I'm HOPING perhaps as he ages a little, this will settle down somewhat. I'd cringe if someone suggested it could be a predisposition of the breed. In all honesty I'm not feeling it's entirely manageable with everything else thrown in the mix (especially children who want to frolick around the garden). Experience / opinions, please?

This is fascinating, and like I said, a completely new concept to me. I'm wishing now we'd started this sooner as he is a very 'needy' dog -- wanting to be right where we are (usually right under our feet) which is frustrating at times. I'd like him to learn that it's OKAY to be by himself for little chunks at a time. We also have a poodle who he is bothering a lot (the poodle is 7 and a bit over the pup always wanting to goof around ). It might be a good all round solution for all of us. Thanks a heap for all your replies. I'll get researching how best to introduce & manage (I guess short stints at a time in the beginning?)

Sorry if this discussion is in the wrong section but it is concerning my 5 month old pup. Since I've become a member on this forum I've been surprised to read quite a bit about crate containment. Forgive my ABSOLUTE ignorance here but what is the benefit to this (other than to prevent accidents around the house)? I'm curious simply because my hound is following me ALL over the place despite my repeated requests to stay put in the one spot (such as his bed). Although we're just about good with housetraining (fingers crossed there's not been a mistake for a while now ) this is because I watch him like a hawk whilst he's inside. I wonder then if it could provide some benefit in the instances when (with small children) for decent sized chunks of the day I'm otherwise engaged & have to put him outside (which is happening quite a lot at present). Pros / cons? Reasons for / against? Added he has never been near to or in a crate so I wouldn't have a clue how you go about gently introducing this without them getting anxious etc. Does it get closed, does it 'act' as bed? I suppose it's different for every doggy hence the reason I'm asking. It's a concept completely unfamiliar to me and certainly something I'd love to hear more about. I'm keen to make him more an inside dog rather than outside and if a crate is conducive to helping in this matter, perhaps it is worth considering...

I thought these had to be given with a full meal anyway? On the back of the Sentinel pack it says this (of the pack I've recently bought). I understood this was to ensure the flea treatment aspect of it takes effect (don't quote me here! ). Same here -- huge chew for 11 -25kg size and knowing our experience with pup's reluctance and the Drontal chew the month prior, I shoved it straight into a piece of meat with his dinner. Food didn't touch the sides & he was none the wiser! I agree though, they should provide the OPTION of tablets or chews.

I don't agree; even if you have missed the act & reprimanded, I'm guessing based on body language with this particular 'repeat' spot she knows exactly what's what. It seems to have become her corner and as you say, you're not yelling, just vocalising your frustration with the situation. I understand that there's no point to making a deal out of it once it's done however and catching in the act is everything to the house-training scenario. Can you section that corner off..? We too have a 5 1/2 month old pup and I watch him like an absolute hawk. If I can't keep my eyes on him, outside he goes for even a short few minutes. On that note, I'm not sure really when you can be certain or confident that they're fully housetrained. Anyone? We haven't had any mistakes for a while now BUT I let him out so often through the day he's probably out more than in at present.

Glad things are sorting themselves out.. Our little man is still a bit hit and miss despite coming off chicken necks....I'm thinking I might move him over to Royal Canine in place of the Proplan ... I made a huge mistake of buying a giant bag of the Proplan before fully establishing that he'd be alright on it (talk about live and learn!) and I've not kept the receipt...so now, oh well -- we'll have to live with that one...

Mmmmm...waaaaaaay too small to be rice / grain & like tiny, tiny sharp white dots...

Okay, that makes me feel a little better... Thanks so much. Re 'age' of poo -- picking up daily so as fresh as they get. Still seeing these little white specks (as of this morning). I'll reworm and if it doesn't disappear I'll take a specimen to the vet. He's an inbetween weight at present so I did one and half Drontal chews last time. Perhaps though the chews aren't as effective as tablets? On the subject of worming, this discussion should probably be in a different thread (I think...)

Adding, I would say of the observation that these WHITE THINGS appear to sit seperate to the poo instead of within the poo (they were right on top this morning). If it were something he'd eaten, I'd think it would be all mushed up and digested within... I've never seen anything like it with my poodle when I pick his up (but he don't chew things the way the Hound does!) Thanks again.

Thanks folks, you've put my mind at ease. Funnily enough, he's ALWAYS chewing on things he shouldn't be. Yesterday it was a small silicon bake mould that the kids had been playing with in the splashy pool & he's had a big bone more recently that he's been knawing away on. He destroyed the bake mould rather quickly (I retrieved what I could) but perhaps some of this made its way through his system. It was bright green in colour so I would expect to see green rather than white but these flecks are soooo distinct (in saying that, I'm definitely LOOKING for something & I'm no expert on parasitology ). The vet put it down to chicken neck pieces previously (as I'd mentioned I'd seen them before) but as he's not getting chicken necks anymore (hasn't for three days), I panicked this morning on pick-up! As mentioned he has been regularly wormed to the letter as recommended on the back of the Drontal pack, the vet has assured me he is in great health with no signs of worms, he has never scooted on the ground which you would think typical behaviour of a dog with worms ...So, I'll wait another week and keep an eye on no.2's in the meantime. As for two legged members of the family, I can worm the older members but not the one year old (I think they have to be a minimum of two years). The one year old is the one I'm most concerned about as EVERYTHING ends up in the mouth! .....

Hi, sounds very similar to the problems we were having with our Basset pup. If you read my earlier post on this thread, soft serve everywhere all over the garden making it very difficult to clean. However this weekend has brought some fantastic progress! He's now getting a full cup of puppy Proplan of a morning and in the evening another full cup of Proplan with about 200gms of the Ecopet roll (I know there's mixed opinions about Ecopet as it's not raw but it's one of the better rolls) and we have seen instant results with our pup. The end result is MUCH firmer and pick-upable and best of all, he thinks its delicious. We tried puppy & pet mince, chicken necks (with disasterous results) & Supercoat. This diet was recommended by the lady who bred him and it definitely did NOT agree. Trial and error as I've since learned and good luck! Remember, do whatever works for you guys at the end of the day, particularly as you're the one who deals with clean up. I'd say the canned food is probably going straight though him!

Can't be mould as fresh from the oven...(gosh...who would have thought I'd be sitting here chatting about the state of dog poo!)

Howdy all, I just went out and did poopey duty this morning and have found in one out of three of the poos collected there were these visible little white specks. Now, my first thought is worm larvae...in which case I'm totally panicking with kids around this pup as young as one. I have followed the recommended worming schedule to the tee. I even spoke with my vet about this at length as I stress a lot about worms and children and she really reassured me and I relaxed considerably after that conversation. When you read about blindness in children due to parasites, it's kind of hard to feel happy when pup is happy to lick everyone and everywhere! I guess I'll have to re-worm today (he wasn't due for another week)...I mean, seriously, I grew up around dogs and I don't think my parents ever (rarely!) wormed our little fella. I'm healthy enough ...(I think... ) Here I am, very diligent with it all and STILL worrying myself mad about worm transmission to humans. Any advice? Perhaps I should take a sample to the vet to get to the bottom of it. (BTW, pup is 5 and a half months). Thanks folks for listening...I add I am a worrier by nature.

Might try a dollop of good natural yoghurt and see how we like that then.

Sorry, yes he's getting two meals a day -- a cup of proplan with four chicken necks both morning and night but as I say, roll on effect is not good. Um, curious reading the posts....? Should I be adding yoghurt or an inner health plus capsule too???? Makes sense that his bowel may need some good strains of bacteria....

Yes I got him off the Supercoat a couple of weeks ago and he's been on Proplan which definitely seems to keep him firm(er). At his age I had put it down to 'poopy puppy' stage (having not had a pup live with us for 7 years) but I don't see that he should be sooooo regular and soooo runny with it all the time. It's not much fun picking up 10 softserves a day! So thanks for the recommendations everyone; I'll try seperating the dry and raw (how this makes a difference I don't know but I'm willing to try anything!). He had yesterday one chicken neck for dinner with his cup of proplan and earlier in the day a reasonably meaty bone and it wasn't much fun this morning during pickup.

He's a basset hound. I'm concerned chicken mince will do the same (if anything its fattier isn't it?). I gave him just ONE chicken neck last night as an enticement to eat the dry and still it procurred the same results this morning! Lots of little (big) surprises around the garden that are most uncooperative in wanting to be picked up. He might just be a bit sensitive but I certainly don't want to condemn the poor darling to dry food indefinitely. How utterly boring! In saying that, I have to get it worked out because I'm the one on poopey duty each day and I ain't picking these babies up too much longer! I'm trying too to get weight on him as he seems very sunken around the flanks and is quite ribby although weight is going on slowly (I've only had him a month). Thanks Simsim for your reply. Are we talking human grade mince that you use as an enticement or dog mince -- and cooked or uncooked??? I was even thinking a bit of gravy might do the trick! We tried puppy mince too a couple of weeks ago with disasterous results so maybe we hit that a bit hard a bit too quickly....