Tosca vs. ?
Tosca, as I have mentioned, has been adjusting well to life in the sort of rural 'burbs of CT - except for one thing - she won't poo. I took her on her nightly walk hoping she might use the opportunity to create some lawn art. She didn't but something in the brush spooked her and she was just really unsettled so I brought her in figuring that, since she won't do her thing, I shouldn't keep her out there to let her be antagonized by all of the sounds made by the various woodland critters. I took off her leash and harness and went back to watching TV. She kept pacing and wouldn't leave me alone. I though she may have decided to dine on some random, barf-inducing, vegetation without my knowing and the last thing I want to have to do is clean up dog sick at some heinous hour. The harness and leash went back on and we were off again.
You can imagine my surprise when, once we were outside, she became the absolute picture of health and began to march confidently around our front yard. She seemed to be searching for the source of the sound that had frightened her. Yes, this was Tosca against the Boogie Man. I was towed around my yard for close to twenty minutes as she thrashed through the leaves, and trekked up and down the driveway until she charged and something scurried off. She looked back at me and then began to happily walk back to the house. She had secured the perimeter and could rest peacefully knowing that she had rescued her new people from whatever monster (or squirrel, or mouse, or bunny) had been threatening their safety.
Currently she is sleeping on the bottom corner of my bed. She's looking at me as if to say "How can you possibly feel secure with me all the way on my sofa in the next room? This is for your own good."
Happy Early Halloween Everyone From Nan and Tosca (the Great Protector)!
You can imagine my surprise when, once we were outside, she became the absolute picture of health and began to march confidently around our front yard. She seemed to be searching for the source of the sound that had frightened her. Yes, this was Tosca against the Boogie Man. I was towed around my yard for close to twenty minutes as she thrashed through the leaves, and trekked up and down the driveway until she charged and something scurried off. She looked back at me and then began to happily walk back to the house. She had secured the perimeter and could rest peacefully knowing that she had rescued her new people from whatever monster (or squirrel, or mouse, or bunny) had been threatening their safety.
Currently she is sleeping on the bottom corner of my bed. She's looking at me as if to say "How can you possibly feel secure with me all the way on my sofa in the next room? This is for your own good."
Happy Early Halloween Everyone From Nan and Tosca (the Great Protector)!
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She might not poo for a few days, if it comes to about 3+ days without a BM, call the vet and just ask what you can do to help her along - usually olive oil or some wet food does the trick, but check with whatever vet you will be using just in case.
Good luck - happy halloween to you both, too!
It's not uncommon for dogs to not poop when they go somewhere new. The first time we left Nemo with some friends for a 3 day weekend, he didn't go at all. I got him home and walked him about 100 yards, he nearly exploded.
Shibas are good little protectors, a lot of them who have a yard like to "secure" it.
He is our little guard shiba.
The guarding behavior is really funny. Its awesome how communicative Shibas can be with their expressive little faces isn't it? :-)