Why won't my dog just poop already?

My dog is so weird. He has to run all over the yard looking for the perfect spot to poop. Not just any spot will do. If I take him somewhere outside of our back yard to do his business, he frantically sniffs the ground, wimpering and whining and won't...

pick a spot and just go!!! Drives me crazy!!! It's my stubborn pekingese. I love him to death but this is just ridiculous! He whines like a little baby! I am not looking forward to this winter. I have to get him in the habit of going in one spot sort of close to the house so we're not traipsing thru five feet of snow every time he has to go to the bathroom. Thanks, had to vent. Any insight would be welcomed =)

my dog does that too.. it's pretty normal.. if you want him to go in a certain area then buy one of those doggy play pens, put it outside near the house and put him in it every time he has to go potty.

I have a shih tzu and he does the same thing
Try not to give him cheese.

I think thats just a trait of those kind of dogs, they can be a pain, they are so picky and whiny, try getting some of those potty pads and training him to go on it

of course he has a penis, he is a male dog. not sure what that has to do with him pooping.

I've never met a dog, who wasn't extremely picky about where he poops...females are just as bad...Think of it as a lesson in patience...

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You can teach them to poop when you tell them to go potty on the leash but you have to leash them and take them out to potty. Than tell them go potty, it takes work and it doesn't sound to me like you want to stand outside with your dog.

Dogs actually run around to poop to get their bowels moving. Just like people. Take a walk after eating and you will need to poop too. Many dogs also have a favorite spot they like to go.

you are right, I don't always have a ton of time to stand outside with my dog. have little kiddies to chase after. makes sense, though, what you've said. I need to probably walk him a little more, too. I know that moving helps keep things moving. I'll try the leash again. he's such a stubborn dog, though. he knows when I say go poop what that means, he just sits down and ignores me... grrr

Mine circles around a spot ten times before he lands each time, then he uses his back legs and scruffs the grass and dirt.Grrr at me! LoL !Hi! All, I adopted a Wired Hair Scott Terrier, he is three and for sure he was abused by his former owner. He had 38 ticks on him, I spent the first several hours debre him of all of them. He trust and loves me, he never poops or pee's in the house or yard.
He never chews anything with the exception of his toys.
He is sooo affectionate. My situation is, he is so afraid of going in the yard, and the winter here in New England is coming in, and I cannot walk him on ice and snow. I have servre Arthritis, and other illness, and just would not be able to do this all the time.
I leave him out he hangs for life at the door, it breaks my heart. He behaves like, But mom, I did not remember doing anything wrong, poor thing. We have such a bond.
I thought life was lonely and over at 53 years old, not so, he has filled the void hugely. I never loved an animal like I do Max. Better part is he loves me back.
So help me let Max know, he is a good boy, mom loves him, and it is not so scary to go in the yard.

I have walked him on the leash, I have stayed with him, I have told him it is OK. He is too scared to go.

My dog did the same thing! I know how you feel. But the way I fixed it was by taking it to the same spot time after time and wait until he goes no matter how long it takes.
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Honestly, when is that last time you tried pooping when someone told you to poop right now?
My dog likes to be walked for up to 40 minutes before he poops so I schedule my time in such a way that at least once a day I can walk him for the amount of time he seeks. I love him and although Im busy, I dont want to turn him into a little neurotic dog that is all stressed out. : )

omg I have the same issue and am convinced it's these breeds of small dogs. I have a shih tzu and have the same prob as everyone on this post. It used to drive me up the wall...now I try to tell myself...It's my duty to take him outside...some days/times I can afford to walk for up to 30 mins around the entire neighbhorhood so he can find his spot and urge and go. Some days I can't. And when I get to my door to come inside he looks at me like oh *$% I missed my chance to go and I say you sure did lol. I don't feel bad anymore because I take him out several times (4-5xs a day) for no less than 15-20 mins at a time if not longer. And I play fetch everynight after dinner. So he will have to learn when we're outside it's his chance to go...walk or not. If you miss it ...u miss it. He is so stubborn he will hold the poop for well over 24hrs! can you believe it?? I start to feel so bad that I will break down and run with him so he can go. But I'm not making a habit of it...these dogs are way too spoiled

My dog is a Welsh terrier and is the most stubborn challenging dog we have ever had. This morning I walked him twice - as he was trained, on the leash - in his usual area - but he won't even pee,let alone poop at times. I mean, most dogs will look to atr lweasty pee when they go out after a 10 hour overnight period. He just watches birds, trees, leaves, passing traffic - pedestrians up to half a mile away - he freezes like a statue and just stands in one spot. No sniffing the group - no anxious walking - nothing. I do not have time to walk him 3 or 4 times in the morning 10 to 20 minutes at a clip. We have resorted to crating him between walks, and walking him every 1-1/2 to 2 hours. I need some way to get him to focus on findinfg a spot and going, in a reasonable amount of time.

My shih tzu is 13 and he's had me on a short leash for many years. I take him out back in the same spot everyday 3-4-5 sometimes 6 x a day! It can take him anywhere from 10-40 mins to go, often running around in the same spot back and forth (maybe 100 times around?) till he's panting, tripping and nearly to the point of collasping before he poops! I can't even begin to express how exasperating this is. It's not his age, he's always been like this, but becuase I'm getting older I'm losing my patience. He had severe reaction to harmless medication a few years ago, at which point my inlaws refused to watch him anymore for us. They told us 5 days prior to leaving for a 2 week vacation to CA! We had to cancel the trip and have not been anywhere since, even overnight. We are considering boarding him just for a night or two to get a break. He's adorable and the love the my life but I really feel like I'm at a breaking point. I feel so stressed out much of the time. My husband doesn't help, he takes him out for 2 mins then says he only had to pee (( ugh!! )) then tells me I'm obsessed' with putting dog out (I'm not - he will bite and scratch himself to the point of bleeding if I am not proactive in taking him out).

Thanks for giving me a place to vent! I feel better already! )

as a pup, told our dog (cavachon) go potty as she was doing her business...#1 and #2. It is now on a schedule, first thing in the am, noon, dinner, and before bed. I take her out, say go potty and she does her business. When playing her favorite thing (fetch w/a ball), we don't start until she goes. She looks up at me in excitement to throw the ball...I say go potty and she squats instantly. Her only problem is chasing those darn squirrels! They taunt her and make her lose her mind behind the window!