Help From The "Doodle Experts" Please????

[Steve]

Hello everyone!  Let me first say that we are pretty new to this site but think it is absolutely wonderful! 

We had gotten a goldendoodle, Fenway about 5 weeks ago and all of his housetraining is complete and he is doing wonderful.  We could not ask for a better dog!

Last week, we decided to get a second goldendoodle from a different breeder.  We are trying the same type of training (crate training) for her and it's not going nearly as well.  She, Taylor, pees and poops in the crate whenever she is in it.  She will potty outside most times we bring her outside which is many times per day but every day and night that she is in the crate, she poops.  Most of the daytime she is in the pen or even with Fenway playing so it's not like she's in the crate all of the time. 

 

Her stools are loose and the breeder was giving her terrible food (Blue Seal) which we changed gradually to a better quality food.

She is so  happy, playful, loving and a snugglebug but she always craps in her crate...what is the issue.  I hear that puppies never poop where they sleep. 

 

Any ideas??

 

Thank you all so much!

[Steve]

Thank you for the advice, we are going to get rid of the rawhide and buy some pure pumpkin today! We will keep you posted!

[Steve]

Thank you.  I am going to bring her to the vet for a second check up this week.  She actually hasn't pooped since about 11am today which is the longest she's gone without a bowel movement since we've gotten her.  Hopefully it is a step in the right direction.