A one year old dog who's pooping every two hours sounds like either a diet problem or a medical problem. What are her stools like? Has she been examined by a vet for this issue?
She poops outside about twice a day - typically about 10 hours apart. Last night she pooped at 12 am and then I walked her at 8 am and she didn't poop...then pooped in the house 2 hours later. That's what I mean when I say she can't hold it for 2 hours. That was obviously my fault but a dog should be able to hold it longer than that, no?A one year old dog who's pooping every two hours sounds like either a diet problem or a medical problem. What are her stools like? Has she been examined by a vet for this issue?
but it's not 10 hours, because I took her out after 8 hours and she didn't poopHold it for ten hours? That's pushing it, especially since she wasn't asleep or crated that entire time. I wouldn't expect my mature adult dog to have to hold it for that long. I'd have been bringing her out every 15 minutes or so when she didn't poop on the 8AM walk, doesn't have to be a full walk, just to a boring spot where she's pottied previously. Give her 5-10 minutes, bring her back in, pop her in a crate or pen, then it's back out after 10-15 minutes for another try. Party when she poops outside and she's earned not having to be confined for a while.
It was ten hours from the last time she pooped, that's what counts. She might've been too distracted on the walk to poop, or stressed, or excited, or the exercise got her gut moving but not fast enough to get one out by the end of the walk, or any number of things. If she doesn't poop on a walk and/or it's been a long time since her last poop, assume she's got one brewing and you'll need to be giving her frequent opportunities to potty until she goes.
a week ago, my girl took her out at 4 pm and she didn't poop...then she pooped in the house like 1.5 hours later. My girl walked her for a good 30 minutes. Doesn't a housetrained dog almost never poop inside the house?That's up to you. It sounds like the issue is more not giving her enough opportunity to poop outside than anything to do with the rewards.
okYes, I saw what you wrote the first time, and will say again that my best guess is the reason she pooped inside is because you didn't take her out to poop any time in those 1.5 hours after the walk. She doesn't sound totally housetrained, but housetraining is as much about giving the dog the opportunity to potty in the correct place - outside - as it is about rewards.
she poops right away most of the time so no issue thereDo you have a backyard that’s fenced in where she goes out? I find my dogs took awhile before they would poop on-leash.
When a fenced yard hasn’t been an option (vacation etc) and I was too lazy for a full walk, I would walk them in a tight circle over and over. Basically they seem to look for that “perfect” spot to poop, so take away the hunt, and let her know that this 5 square feet of grass is where she is, and if she has to poop she will
How much does she weigh, what breed is she and how much are you feeding? I bet you could Feed less. Give her 20.minutes to eat. If not gone in 20 minutes, food goes away. Don't hesitate to skip.a meal.she poops right away most of the time so no issue there
basically my problem is 2 areas
1)because of her super fussy eating, I can't get her to eat the same amount every time so I can't consistently predict when she will poop
This is on you. You brought her in before she pooped, knowing full well it was time for her to poop.2)when it is approximately the time for her to poop and she doesn't go, I can take her in the house inside and she'll poop inside the house like 40 minutes later instead of holding it for another 3-4 hours for the next time she goes out