# More Dog Advice needed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dog-advice-needed/241528>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 22, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dog-advice-needed/241528 "2004-04-22T22:58:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dog-advice-needed/241528/21 "2004-04-24T14:50:42Z")

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> [@jeevwoman](#):
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> I told the vet what was going on, though I left off the part about the poop in the cage since that is clearly a cratee issue.

You’re more than likely correct that the pooping is a crating issue, but mention it anyway. The vet needs to know the whole picture to accurately diagnose - even if the whole picture is information that turns out to be not related.

If they vet finds nothing medically wrong with your pup - I second (or third?) Elenfair’s suggestion of asking for a referral for a behaviorist. I also recommend (and IIRC correctly did so in the last thread as well) the tether training that Calliope suggested above.

Good luck!

Oh, and as a volunteer with a rescue group, may I just commend your patience and willingness to work with this issue. So many would have just returned the dog after a week. It’s nice to know that there are still some people that understand the commitment they make when getting a pet.

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