Dog Pooping on Floor at Night

[BigBlueHen53]

I wonder if she had a difficult birth and was oxygen-deprived, perhaps. You did mention the breeder seemed in a hurry to get rid of her ...?

 

[StinkyAcres]

This will do no good. The dog does not know she needs to go. She just poops, as if she has no control over it. If she won't ask verbally, as is natural, you are not going to be able to teach her to ask by ringing a bell, turning handsprings, dialling 911 or any other unnatural method.

I agree it's probably caused by a health issue. But I wouldn't assume she can't learn to ask to go out.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

She may know she needs to poop, but shr does not know she needs to ask to go out.

 

[Evadig]

IMO you probably can't. I'm sorry. I did suggest diapering her.

She’d take a diaper off the minute I turned my back. When she got spayed she even took her e-collar off!

I wonder if she had a difficult birth and was oxygen-deprived, perhaps. You did mention the breeder seemed in a hurry to get rid of her ...?

They did seem that way, from what my family says. I wasn’t there.

I agree it's probably caused by a health issue. But I wouldn't assume she can't learn to ask to go out.

When she goes to the vet to get her next shots I will ask them. Actually, I’ll just call them Monday and see if they can tell me anything.

Until then I guess I will just have hope this doesn’t become a nightly occurrence. Once every two months is bad enough!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What do you feed?