# ? About dogs bathroom habits

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-bathroom-habits/319324 "2005-08-30T20:24:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wishbone\_Ash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Wishbone\_Ash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wishbone_Ash)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-bathroom-habits/319324/1 "2005-08-30T20:24:56Z")

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I have a doberman who always has to take 2 dumps in the morning. He will take a large crap, then 30 minutes later have to go out again and will take an even larger dump. All the dogs I ever had took one dump. Anyone know the reason for this?

Also, I notice that if I am not able to give him his usual walk/exercise, the next day he is constipated and I literally have to “walk the shit out of him”. How come?

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-bathroom-habits/319324/2 "2005-08-30T21:29:59Z")

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> [@Wishbone Ash](#):
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> Also, I notice that if I am not able to give him his usual walk/exercise, the next day he is constipated and I literally have to “walk the shit out of him”. How come?

WAG No pschit?

Breaking the routine will alter the habits of defecation.  
You will have to walk/exercise on schedule or he will be off schedule.