Need help with rescue sheltie

Some dogs will eliminate on the leash and some won't, some need only fenced in yard or they do not feel comfy, some like privacy and some do not care so you might look for patterns.... get an x pen and put it outside if she needs to go without people present...
She might have irritation when she repeatedly licks herself or even UTI, check out for redness and discharge...
Bless you for taking rescue and foster her! She looks very deconditioned and sure needs all those walks...
 
Bless you for rescuing the poor girl, such a pretty little dog.

my Belle had spent most of her time in a crate also, and I had the same problem with her holding her pee but she did go morning and evening. I used a long leash and let her walk at her pace where she wanted and she started sniffing and getting used to things around her and it wasn't long before she started going regularly.. also how many times a day do you walk her? I found that regular walks at the same times are working best for Belle.
 
Well Hallelujah and praise the Lord! Sophie did both first thing this morning. She must have had a great deal stored up, because it took a little while. :eek2:
I have to take her out on a leash, because we have 4 acres, and she will not come when I call her. But we walked out to the edge of the place, and that was a good spot fer her. That's a couple acres away from the house. So maybe that's what she wants.
She will have to get used to being on a leash until she will come when I call her. Yesterday I took her out every 2 hrs. Today I let her stay in all morning (after her walk), since I knew she wouldn't do anything anyway; we just got back in again. This time I just took her with her collar, because she really doesn't like the harness.
It sure is nice today; in the 60's! Like spring. I don't think she likes the cold weather, or the wind (who does?) And its been cold and windy!
Sophie is a little different than the other shelties I have had: when she sits down, she sits on her butt with her legs out straight. Duncan sits on his haunches, like all my others have done.
Thanks for listening and helping me with this,
Nancy
 
Hi Friends,
Well, here it is again 48hours later, and Sophie has not done #1 yet, again. (She did #2 yesterday.) And now, it's cold and snowy, and who would want to "go" out there? I told her yesterday, "You need to go today, because its going to get really cold tomorrow!" But, no go. :no:
I'm going to call the vet today and get her in to be checked out. Meanwhile, its out we go every hour.....brrrrr!
Nancy
 
SheltieChe said:
Some dogs will eliminate on the leash and some won't, some need only fenced in yard or they do not feel comfy, some like privacy and some do not care so you might look for patterns.... get an x pen and put it outside if she needs to go without people present...
She might have irritation when she repeatedly licks herself or even UTI, check out for redness and discharge...
Bless you for taking rescue and foster her! She looks very deconditioned and sure needs all those walks...
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Toby, who lived in an apartment when we got him, would only go on leash and would pick one spot. He would not go at all on a week. It took us a while to train him to relieve himself in the appropriate area of our yard, since he also believed that he could only pee on grass. Perhaps Sophie believes something similar?

You could set up an x-pen in your yard and see if she does better than when she's on a leash.

The licking can be a sign of discomfort, could she have a bladder infection?
 
Yay, no UTI, says the vet. She is in perfect health, which was good news! She is just "transitioning". As long as I know that, I am OK, she will be too. She did "go" yesterday, but alas, not today. Of course, the minus 15 degrees temp. we had last night,and the zero degrees with snow that we had all day don't help the matter!!
BTW, Duncan is also in great health. The vet was surprised to hear that he is 11 yrs old, she says she thought he was much younger. Another good news.
 
Kudos to you for taking her in!! She's BEAUTIFUL

I have had a VERY similar experience with a foster dog (I sometimes foster for a cocker rescue) who was from a hoarding situation, caged a lot, and never let out of the house.
My main problem, was the exact same problem you are having. She would hold it until the very last possible minute. I also took her to the vet, and she hypothesized that she was nervous in the new environment, and the posture of squatting is a vulnerable position that she was too nervous to be in. She hated the leash, and was terrified of the traffic by my (former) house.

Basically, what I had to do was leash her and walk her. It wasn't a choice, she had to walk. And walking... erm... gets things moving :winkgrin:

But I only decided to do this because she was litterally making herself sick :( (UTI and constipation, then diarrhea = another vet visit, and meds which she also hated). And I noticed how cold it is by you, yuck, so sorry! :dead:

But then I noticed Dinah started to, I guess you could say, transforming. The walks became very therapeutic for her, and she came out of her shell. I'd say it took 4mos for her to start reacting to new situations like a "normal" dog (she was still a little skittish, but it was more manageable). It was very hard at first, because I couldn't even get excited to praise her, it startled her, and she didn't want to be patted so it was hard to reward the behavior that I wanted her to continue. She never did like the clicker, so instead of using the clicker I said "Yes!" and training did begin to progress :yes:

I wanted to wish you luck & that's GREAT news about the vet visit! :D
 
NLadybug said:
Sophie is eating well, I feed her twice a day, 7am & 6pm. She has eaten the last 3 meals. But she is not drinking very much! How to get a dog to drink?

Also- she eats her meals laying down--I have never had a sheltie do this....
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I would find eating laying down,a bit strange,and may suggest maybe something not quite right.

Our lab would also do this prior to his diagnosis of hip dysplasia,as he was in a fair amount of pain.He was very heavy also which did not help in the pain area.

Since he was diagnosed,and put on medication,lost weight,he has not ate lying down.

You mentioned her possibly licking her self,and lapping pee. I do think,and this is only my thought,that they can and probably do this.Kinda like taking the edge off "overflow" to make them more comfortable.But I woul tend to think she has some other underlying thing going on.A blockage,infection if she is not voiding. A vet check may be in order.
 
NLadybug said:
Well Hallelujah and praise the Lord! Sophie did both first thing this morning. She must have had a great deal stored up, because it took a little while. :eek2:
I have to take her out on a leash, because we have 4 acres, and she will not come when I call her. But we walked out to the edge of the place, and that was a good spot fer her. That's a couple acres away from the house. So maybe that's what she wants.
She will have to get used to being on a leash until she will come when I call her. Yesterday I took her out every 2 hrs. Today I let her stay in all morning (after her walk), since I knew she wouldn't do anything anyway; we just got back in again. This time I just took her with her collar, because she really doesn't like the harness.
It sure is nice today; in the 60's! Like spring. I don't think she likes the cold weather, or the wind (who does?) And its been cold and windy!
Sophie is a little different than the other shelties I have had: when she sits down, she sits on her butt with her legs out straight. Duncan sits on his haunches, like all my others have done.
Thanks for listening and helping me with this,
Nancy
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Thats great news!

Don't feel bad about having one that does'nt like cold weather,our Mia shivers the moment she feels cold air and walking out the door to go...and heaven fobid it be raining!
 
NLadybug said:
Well Hallelujah and praise the Lord! Sophie did both first thing this morning. She must have had a great deal stored up, because it took a little while. :eek2:
I have to take her out on a leash, because we have 4 acres, and she will not come when I call her. But we walked out to the edge of the place, and that was a good spot fer her. That's a couple acres away from the house. So maybe that's what she wants.
She will have to get used to being on a leash until she will come when I call her. Yesterday I took her out every 2 hrs. Today I let her stay in all morning (after her walk), since I knew she wouldn't do anything anyway; we just got back in again. This time I just took her with her collar, because she really doesn't like the harness.
It sure is nice today; in the 60's! Like spring. I don't think she likes the cold weather, or the wind (who does?) And its been cold and windy!
Sophie is a little different than the other shelties I have had: when she sits down, she sits on her butt with her legs out straight. Duncan sits on his haunches, like all my others have done.
Thanks for listening and helping me with this,
Nancy
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I would most definitely take her out on a leash. She's new to you and I would think probably a flight risk.

My rescue Baxter sits the same way. He has problems with his legs and hips. Both the rescue director and I feel he might have been hit by a car at some time previously. When I adopted him he was very obese and that only made matters worse. He's lost 20# and the problem is much better but not gone. I'm not saying she has a hip or joint problem but it's possible. Baxter hates the cold too.

I'm glad she seems to be settling in and things are getting better with her.
 
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