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Sorry if this is long but I want to give a bit of history... I have a 15 month old male shih tzu (Cosmo) that came to me last November. He was totally housebroken when I got him, going outside to use the bathroom after each meal and urinating in between times. Our winter was bad this year with a lot of -40C and he still went outside to do his business without too much trouble.
We had a late spring so had snow in our backyard until the end of April. As soon as the yard cleared of snow and became wet, Cosmo didn't want to poop outside anymore. He continued to eat/drink normally but would go for 2-3 days without pooping. He wouldn't even go when we went on walks around the neighborhood so I started taking him to an off-leash park where he could run and this seemed to work - he always had at least on good BM while we were there. He eats 1 cup of Canisource each day so his BM's are small.
As soon as it dried up in our yard I encouraged him to go outside to the bathroom on a regular basis but he would just go outside, pee, play a bit and want to come back in again. For the past few weeks I've been taking him to the park on a regular basis and he still has no problems with a BM there. We recently had 5 days of rain and couldn't go to the park so Cosmo was forced to be out in our backyard again - still no poop! After 5 days I took him to the park last night and once again he pooped nicely.
His energy level is good, his coat, eyes, gums, nose are all healthy looking. I'm at a loss as to how to remedy this problem. Any and all suggestions are welcome as I want him to be able to poop at home again (rain or shine). Thanks in advance.
We had a late spring so had snow in our backyard until the end of April. As soon as the yard cleared of snow and became wet, Cosmo didn't want to poop outside anymore. He continued to eat/drink normally but would go for 2-3 days without pooping. He wouldn't even go when we went on walks around the neighborhood so I started taking him to an off-leash park where he could run and this seemed to work - he always had at least on good BM while we were there. He eats 1 cup of Canisource each day so his BM's are small.
As soon as it dried up in our yard I encouraged him to go outside to the bathroom on a regular basis but he would just go outside, pee, play a bit and want to come back in again. For the past few weeks I've been taking him to the park on a regular basis and he still has no problems with a BM there. We recently had 5 days of rain and couldn't go to the park so Cosmo was forced to be out in our backyard again - still no poop! After 5 days I took him to the park last night and once again he pooped nicely.
His energy level is good, his coat, eyes, gums, nose are all healthy looking. I'm at a loss as to how to remedy this problem. Any and all suggestions are welcome as I want him to be able to poop at home again (rain or shine). Thanks in advance.
