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So is it normal for dogs to occasionally get the runs when they are extremely excited and/or frustrated? Tim Marten's post about training his PSD to take a dump in homes got me thinking ( :twisted: Just kidding Tim). Tonight, I took my dog out into the front yard. Tied her out to the tree, which I do very, very infrequently, while my son and I chalked up the sidewalk. She pooped a few minutes into this, normal poop, but over the next 45 minutes or so, she had all kinds of dogs, people, cars, skateboards, etc. go by while trying to get to play with my son and me. Watched me interact with people and kids and their dogs as they went by, which gets her riled up...she's a jealous pup. Lots of environmental stressors, basically, although she at most was just really excited and jerking at the tie-out. No aggression, maybe two or three excited yips the whole time at a few dogs. Then...she pooped pudding. Entirely different consistency than 45 minutes before.
Is this normal? And is this indicative of a negative situation I'm putting her in? I know and agree with the sentiments around tie-outs, but I'm talking about a grand total of like five hours of this in her entire life. It's rare for her.
Is this normal? And is this indicative of a negative situation I'm putting her in? I know and agree with the sentiments around tie-outs, but I'm talking about a grand total of like five hours of this in her entire life. It's rare for her.