Flaves Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) I am not sure what we have done or are doing wrong. As some of you may know i have a 16 weekd old JRT and a 18 week old shepx. The shepx has never had an accident inside in teh time we have had him, about a month, Mitchi the jrt was doing brilliantly from day one. Only one or 2 accidents a week and then we had a period of about 6 weeks where we had none, and she had not done anything day or night in her crate either. Well, 3 days ago, she started having accidents daily. She would come in from a wee and a poo and do more inside. On the bean bag they nap on, on the tiles inher basket, everywhere. If i caught her, she was told no and put outside and encouraged to do it outside. Well, she has now started doing her business in her crate 3 or 4 times a day. Last night she did wee and poo in her crate after she had just been outside and done it before bed. This morning when i got up she had done both again, 5 hours since the last lot. She has been going 8 hours at night since she was 9 weeks old. What has happened? We are going to ADT on saturdays and my husband is training her and i am training her brother Barker. I am spending the same amount of time with her and Barker, and we are going back to basics. Toilet trips every 30 minutes, before and after food and after a play. SHe is being crated more, without the freedom of the house, no more snoozes in bed with us in the mornings and she is now only allowed on the couch when we say otherwise she is on the bean bag. She is going ot the vet for her 3rd needle next week and i will ask them too, but what is going on? THanks for any advice you can give. Edited August 7, 2006 by Kristie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivvy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 When they are young they need regular toilet trips. Just because they are locked up doesnt mean they dont have to go. Maybe its what you are feeding, or the amount you are feeding. Do the opposite, bigger feeds in the morning so you can take them outside more often during the day and small feed at night, early evening. There are some foods that go straight through dogs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaves Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 THanks. I had thought about the food. SHe is on science diet and has been since she was 8 weeks. COuld food do that to her although she has been on it the whole time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivvy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Science diet bickies are good for them but they need red meat and chicken too. Too much bickies cause too much pooh, Ive noticed with friends dogs the amount of pooh they have when on biscuits. More red meat and chicken neck, wings, carcasses is much better for them. Dont buy can food, its 90% water and goes through them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaves Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ok. I have been giving her science diet dry and canned since we got her. I gave her chicken necks last week for 2 days and that was when the pooing started. It also made it a bit slimy. Is that normal? Can i use the pet mince they have in teh fridge section of the supermarket? I thnk it is Petdeli or something similar. Or should i go to the butcher? Our chicken shop has pet mince which is made of all the left overs including bones, carcasses and meat bits, is that ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivvy Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Ok since they have been on can food and biscuits you have to change the diet slowly. Give a bit of beef, chicken, petmince to equal amount of can, and slowly ween them off the can food. Yes it can make the poo slimey at first, but chicken necks will bound them if giving too much, so it will stop getting slimey. I get my pet mince from a pet produce store, I wouldnt use human mince, but there is some that are a bit more expensive for dogs in the dog section of the supermarket too, bagged. Butchers is a good place to start, and you can also give marrow bone, brisket bones as they need this while they are teething, but will still need it when they are older to keep the teeth clean. Hope this helps you. Just remember introduce gradually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaves Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Thanks heaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaves Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 ALright, it has now bneen a couple of weeks and she has had a full week of going from after breakky to after dinner. She has been on the pet mince and dry with a little canned stuff as we have a few cans left over. Both their poo is great and not a lot of it, smaller than before. I think it may have been the chicken necks that upset her, so i will try again in a few weeks. THey love the mince. ANd we have no more accidents inside or in the crate. None since 3 days after i swapped to the mince. So thanks for everyones help.!! Sivaro you are an angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Glad to hear your pup is doing much better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaves Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 It is amazing the difference in her and in him too. THeir poo is less smelly which is great and they are not doing much of it either. I think i will add vegies and fruit to the mix too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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