Help me please...

Is there anyone the dog likes who could come over and potty her? Is there anyone you know with a fenced yard who could help by letting you go over there and letting her loose to poop? She won't poop in the house? I know there have been times where I have hoped a dog would do that for different reasons! Just do it!!!! was what I was thinking!

If you have a nice vet office that you trust that has a fenced area that would let you take her there, or that could board her for a day, I would consider doing that. A female kennel attendant or tech might be able to get her to do her business.

Can she go out with your male dog (on lead)? Does that help?

Have you told Liesje yet? She might have some words of wisdom-or maybe she could talk to her on the phone! Anything is worth a try. How long is she gone for?

Well, at least she's peeing.

Poor thing-she must be so upset. Dogs are way more complex and have their own little thoughts. She's lost Liesje, she's not going to lose you too-so she's going to stick right next to you-no time to poop! Or maybe she's thinking something else-who knows.

I do know my oldest dog didn't poop for a few days (anal glands had been cleaned and it went really badly) and we went to a new vet-when she put the glove on he exploded poop all over him, her, me, the walls...not nice. So eventually it will come out, but it's better if it's not in that manner.

In my mind, a vet visit for peace of mind is never a waste of money.

I am not sure if middle is suggesting an enema where you would actually get invasive (I try not to think about enemas much)-but with a dog that is afraid of you, who you are working on the relationship with, sticking things up her butt would not be my first choice. If it were my own dog...well, I'd still go to the vet, but I could see doing it with a stable dog who trusted me.

I do like the idea of tethering her to something (maybe even you) as long as she's not a leash biter.

And yes, if the friend can help, take her there for sure!!!!

I find that movement helps stimulate the bowels in many dogs, so is there some way where you can get her to move around more? Maybe go back to the baseball field, throw a toy for her or even throw treats so she runs after them? I do a lot of treat throwing with my dogs because they do tend to be a bit velcro, and if they have a treat to go after it makes them move away from me.

You may need to use better than normal treats, like small bits of meat. Give her a good reason to want them. If she'll chase a toy, even better. Having two or three toys to throw (when she gets one, throw a different one) often helps with the game. And once she gets to moving around more, the poop will probably happen.

Dogs can go for a few days without pooping at times of stress, and it's not really that unusual. But I also can't think that it's really comfortable. If you can't get her to play the chasing games, maybe a really long walk will help. I've had "plugged up" dogs suddenly stop mid-walk because the movement finally pushed things through enough where they had to go RIGHT THEN.

Good luck, and I hope this isn't stressing you too much!

Melanie and the gang in Alaska

I would LOVE it if the dog would play a game with me! So would Coke, the other dog! Especially at the baseball field. He kept trying to get her to chase...but nope. Poor boy. Honestly, throwing motions probably would only make her flinch.

It's very hard to explain, but I'll try. Kenya doesn't like anyone except Lies. No one. She pretty much shuts down because of stress whenever Lies is not around. I'm surprised I've actually gotten her to eat some dry food.

She's not an affectionate dog. She's not a toy dog...except all this changes when one ingredient is added. Lies. Though, even then, affection is still minimal.


I just took her out again, she went to "the spot." She may have gone, but it's dark, so I can't be sure. She pee'd again though for sure. She didn't eat her food tonight, so I gave her a little ground beef and rice, my last hamburger. We'll see how tomorrow morning goes I guess.

Not yet... I took her for a light jog. I put her scarf on her with pharamone spray to calm her, I even got her a pig ear knowing those make her bowels quite active. She did not eat the pig ear, she ignores it because I touched it I swear. She just won't go. If she doesn't go this afternoon/tonight, I'm going to call the vet tomorrow to ease my mind.

And I've called my lovely wife 10 times now with no response, she must be chillin on the beach.

It is frustrating because I know I have to make everything positive. Negative vibes will not help her poop. But I have tried about everything. I even cooked her rice and ground beef last night after I posted. It's like a game to her now. I can tell she thinks "if I pee, and circle for ever, I get to go back in." Then I wait it out for a while, and she gets so nervous, she honestly starts shaking. I'm telling you, she has issues with me and I don't know why. But I don't know if anyone else can help but my wife...