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Ok, "outside" in the case of our house is an extension of the house that's sheltered and comfortable, but has access to the rear yard. Not going to feel bad for not having a dog inside that is going to go to the toilet everywhere, especially with young children. Also, he gets walked two x daily so not sure how he has the raw end of any deal. As I have said, never had an issue before with giving dogs marrow bones at about this age. The dietary change was on instruction from the vet. I would prefer to make his food myself but the vet told me to use a high quality commercial feed until twelve months. There is no breeder instructions, and I can't get hold of the person we got him from. He is not dehydrated, he gets plenty of water which is constantly checked. He is also eating fine. As for being depressed, probably too strong of a word...what I meant was he is sooking basically because he is used to being inside at night on the couch. I was really just looking for, as I mentioned clearly in my post, whether sensitive stomachs was a breed specific problem which anyone else had encountered. Other than the diarrhea he seems fine. Just got him up a little while ago for his morning walk and he is energetic. Just waiting now to check his bowel movement when he has it to see if its hardened up a little.

Hi all, looking to see if anyone else has had this experience with pointers. I am a first time English Pointer owner but not new to dogs. My pup is five months old (M). He seems to have a lot of diarrhea quite often. He is on a good premium diet of biscuits and Hills Science puppy food. When this first occurred it was after I gave him a marrowbone. Never had a problem with this with other pups but I guess it was too rich for him. vet checked him out, seemed fine otherwise, gave me some really bland food for him and some probiotics. A couple of days later his stool returned to normal solid consistency. Then I started him on some new dry food and the Hills tinned puppy food. While I know that it can take a couple of days to get used to new foods, he has had the runs now for four days. I've never known a dog to have such a crystal gut. I've never had issues before with leftovers, bones, or change in diet. Other than this he seems fine and energetic except for currently he is a bit depressed because he has been sleeping outside all night for the last few nights so I don't have to clean up runny poo off the floor. So has this been anyone else's experience with Pointers? I am just trying to find out if this is a common breed specific thing and see how others have dealt with it. Also, he seems to sleep a lot, is that normal for Pointers as well?