Bella won't poop on leash.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

We had our backyard prepped for winter seed yesterday and it is full of dirt, seed and haylike grass. Bella thought it was great fun rolling in it this morning and my white dog was black and white, an hour before our vet appointment so she got bath number 2 since sunday.

So we go potty on a leash now over to the graveled areas of the yard and Murphy can pee in a peanut butter jar, trying to hold still in a rocking-rolling RV, going 70 mph down the interstate, but Bella can't pee or poop anywhere but in HER grass, in HER yard, in HER own time.

Needless to say, we have had a lot of walks around the graveled yard today, and nothing!  Finally one pee after ALL day.

How long can a doodle hold it I wonder. Crazy Bella. Just another quirk that makes me just chuckle at her doodle-ness.

 

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Thankfully, Sedona is not particularly picky pertaining to pee or poop placement!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Jackdoodle won't poop off-leash; he will only do it on a walk, unless the need is dire. We should get him and Bella together, maybe one will learn from the other.

As to how long they can hold it, when I first adopted him, he went 36 hours without eliminating; he wasn't sure where he was supposed to go, no matter how much I walked and encouraged him. Eventually, the dam busted.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

OMD! That Murph is amazing!! LOL!  And as for Bella I would expect nothing less! :)

[Suzann, Rosey & Bandit]

Rosey is doing the SAME thing now... she will not potty without a walk.  She can hold it from 6pm until noon the next day!!  Grrrr doodle.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Ned does not willingly pee or  poop on leash either.  He is getting a bit better now that he is 3 1/2 but it is a walking chore when we are in our RV...  walking, walking, walking, walking, walking....

[Pat and Traveler]

Har har har====I'd love to see that Murphy peeing in a peanut butter jar!  Holding the jar must be a real challenge!  Trav prefers grass, but he will take care of business anywhere outside if he needs to go. 

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Murphy peeing in a peanut jar while riding down the road reminds me of my grandmother.  When I was a kid and my grandparents would come to Miami to visit us we would take day trips to sightsee.  This was in the days before fast food restaurants, convience stores/gas stations with restrooms.  My grandmother always had a jar with a lid and sitting in the back seat wearing a dress (she never wore slacks) she would manage to relieve herself with all the modesty possible.

[Amy, Cubbie & Ollie]

Ollie held it for around 22 or 23 hours the first day we brought him home (I was a complete wreck) so I guess they can hold it for a long time if they don't feel comfortable enough to go.  Cubbie used to be very particular about his potty spots but once he started going to doggy daycare he seems a lot more comfortable going outside at unfamiliar places.  As long as Bella doesn't start going in the house, you should be fine.  She will adjust.  Plus it is good for her to try to learn to go somewhere else. 

 

But did you seriously get Murphy to pee in a jar?  if so, how?!??!!?

[Carol and Banjo]

How in the world do you get a dog to pee in a jar????   LOL!!!     I hope Bella finds her "comfort station"!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I'm laughing now thinking of Murphy peeing in the peanut butter jar!  My boys will pee or poop pretty much anywhere.  Bella must have some great bladder to only go once in a whole day.  Here's hoping she finds herself a "new spot" in the graveled yard.