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Postby brightncheerful » April 7th, 2021, 9:53 pm
I am the official clear-upper of our puppy's poo - Mrs Bnc the unofficial. From day 1 (in our lives) I was relieved to find that puppy poos 3 times a day. I keep a daily journal (about living with a champion chewer) so for weeks would record the frequency. Occasionally she would poo only twice a day but, one day, she pood just once which concerned me so much that I contacted the vet to check if there were anything wrong. The vet assured me that once a day is fine, nothing to worry about. I wasn't convinced. Fortunately for me puppy made up for next day with a 4 times dump.
As she has aged, 9 months now, her daily intake includes non-toxic rope. Mostly it is chewed but strands do permeate the portals and on elimination the poo emerges tied together, rather like sausages on a string. Mostly, the poo is firm and the procedure comfortable and quick but sometimes the string is so long that it hangs from her bottom and either puppy manages to shift it or Mrs Bnc or myself assist by lending a hand.
Depending upon what else puppy has eaten affects the colour. As healthy eaters ourselves, puppy is fed healthy food which means that not only is she as regular as clockwork but also the poo isn't particularly smelly. And on instant clearing up. using a poo bag, doubles as a hand-warmer. Mostly the texture is firm and colour consistently brown but I have found it to be blue (a day or so after she consumed a chunk of blue plastic).
As puppies go, I am told we are very fortunate in having a puppy whose initial toilet training was a doddle.
ps - Long ago, I had a border terrier whose potty training was on grass. Years later, whilst we were walking along a pavement somewhere in central London she needed to go but unable to find any grass within sight, she used her initiative and darted down a flight of steps to someone's basement flat and peed in a window box next to the front door.