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High Impact · 08-25-2010, 01:52 PM

Hey everybody! My wife and I are new to the German Shepherd world and love our 7 month old german shepherd immensely. The kids recently went back to school and our beloved zoot gets crated from 8:30 am until the kids get home at 3:00pm.

I walk her 1 mile in the morning and play frisbee with her before I leave for the office. She eliminates and eats with no issues. After running the house for a little while and saying goodbye (seeing the kids onto the bus) she goes into the crate with a milk bone. The last few days she is reluctant to enter the crate and when we come home she has peed in her crate. She is well house broken and can hold it that long so I don't really see how it could be her "forced" to unload her bladder cuz she's been crated too long. The last two days she is having some loose stools (correct me if I am wrong please) which could be because she is getting stressed?

I'm certain someone here can help with some experienced advice. Am I missing something here?

Thanks in advance.

08-25-2010, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
High Impact Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 71	separation anxiety Hey everybody! My wife and I are new to the German Shepherd world and love our 7 month old german shepherd immensely. The kids recently went back to school and our beloved zoot gets crated from 8:30 am until the kids get home at 3:00pm. I walk her 1 mile in the morning and play frisbee with her before I leave for the office. She eliminates and eats with no issues. After running the house for a little while and saying goodbye (seeing the kids onto the bus) she goes into the crate with a milk bone. The last few days she is reluctant to enter the crate and when we come home she has peed in her crate. She is well house broken and can hold it that long so I don't really see how it could be her "forced" to unload her bladder cuz she's been crated too long. The last two days she is having some loose stools (correct me if I am wrong please) which could be because she is getting stressed? I'm certain someone here can help with some experienced advice. Am I missing something here? Thanks in advance.