[Alty]

Purina puppy chow isn't great. I'm not a dog food snob, and don't expect people to get the best of the best. I know it can be expensive, and there are good off the shelf foods out there, but purina puppy chow really isn't one of them. It's mostly filler, which may be part of the problem.

Beneful is actually not a bad brand for off the shelf puppy food. It's not that expensive, and it's not as much filler as purina. If you're going to switch make sure to do it in stages. You'll start with 1/4 new food, 3/4 old. Feed that combo for a few days. If she doesn't react badly, go to 1/2 new, 1/2 old for a few days. Then 3/4 new, 1/4 old. Then finally all new.

A good food will make her potty less. My puppy gets three feedings a day, and poos three times a day, shortly after each feeding. Your vet should be able to tell you how much to feed her. It's more about quantity, not the amount of times a day that you're feeding her. At her age she could switch to two feedings a day, but that doesn't mean less food, just more food at each feeding. Some people prefer to give smaller meals, and feed more often. I don't, mainly for potty training, unless it's a young puppy. Then I agree with 3 feedings a day. Now I'm rambling. ;)

She should be on puppy food for the first 2 years of her life. So don't switch to adult food just yet. I really would talk to her vet about how many grams of food she should be getting each day for her breed and weight.

You never did answer my test question. Do you have an answer? :)

[Cat1864]

Jennie, what happened since March to cause her to stop defecating outside?

She is a Pomeranian poodle mix (pomapoo) and so sweet and social and she really is a good girl.

but potty training. OMG. she still isnt there. we have had her since December, at first we tried the old fashioned way that everyone told me was the way to go (put nose in mess and take outside)

for the last 3 months we have been doing the crate training. i have used positive rewards, it does no good, i have tried punishments for accidents, no good.

i dont know what else to do with this baby. she will poop outside. but its like she has an aversion to pee outside. she refuses. and she pees by, on, under her bed, which ive never seen before.

she gets ashamed, and even sits on her messes to hide them. but she still wont stop.

i asked her vet a few months ago, and she told me that it was fine, and to just keep at it. but when should i worry about a medical problem? im really worried that something else other than just stubborn pup is going on here.

When was the last time a vet checked her out? Please give a date and not a general 'a few months ago'.