Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 52 lbs
Hello. I have a golden retriever chow-chow mix. She is about 1 year and 3 months old. We adopted her 6 months ago. She has a habit of eating grass, leaves, sticks, and sometimes her poop. She throws up and has diarrhea quite often. Recently, she has started pooping and peeing in the house. She never barks at the door to go outside to go to the bathroom. I am not sure what is wrong. Thank you.
2 Answers
Published on December 22nd, 2017
Poor Bella. This may be behavioral or there may be something going on causing her to have accidents. I would first want to rule out any medical issues. I would have your vet take a look at her and check her fecal for parasites including giardia and campylobacter as these can cause a loose stool and even just an increased urgency to go to the bathroom. I would also have them check a urinalysis to ensure she doesn't have a urinary tract infection (UTI), UTIs commonly causing them to have accidents in the house. If everything is normal, I would start back at basics with training. I personally like to crate train dogs because I feel like it works the best. I will attach more info below. I hope this helps! https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-crate-train-your-puppy-or-older-dog/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/top-5-tips-to-potty-train-your-dog-young-and-old/
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Published on September 15th, 2017
I am not sure if Bella is urinating in the house or just defecating. I would start by taking her to a vet for a good physical exam. It is possible she is sick with a possible urinary tract infection vs other issue causing her abnormal behavior. If the exam shows she is healthy I would start looking at possible changes in her environment that could be causing stress. You can try composure to help decrease anxiety. I would make sure she is getting plenty of exercise too because exercise helps with anxiety. Hope this helps and thanks for using pet coach
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