My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

hi everyone

i have a four month old Maltese-Shihtzu mix and i also have a Shihtzu-poodle mix who is four months old as well. the shihtzu poodle will pee and poop on the wee wee pad, but the maltese shihtzu will pee on the pad but will NEVER poop on it!

when we see him pooping somewhere other than the pad, we put him on the pad and he screams and cries and runs off and literally has a nervous breakdown! why wont he poop on the pad? i dont know what to do anymore!

thank you!

Re: My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

Is there any way you can just bring him outside to poop and pee?

Re: My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

have yoou tried putting the poopie on the pad that way he sees it and can smell it?

Re: My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

i can bring him outside to poop when i am home, but i work all day so during the day he has to be able to poop on the pad

DH and i tried putting the poop on the pad last night - hopefully that works. i walked him outside all day so i dont know but hopefully it does the trick!

thanks everyone!

Re: My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

When you figure it out let me know, my 8 month yorkie hardly poops on the pad. Part of I think is because his pooping is such a process. Sometimes I see him start on the pad and walk around in circles and the poop finally pops out somewhere else.

Re: My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

I don't know if you want to hear this, but my dog is 1 and a half and litter box trained (he also goes outside). He will pee in the right place, but insists on pooping nearby but not on. A lot of this has to do with the amount of pacing and circling he seems to need to do in order to poop. The litter box just doesn't give him enough space. We really tried, but it would get him upset and then he would kinda hide and poop. If we don't push the issue he will poop really near the pad. We have very forgiving linoleum in the area, so we have kinda given up and we just clean up immediately. If we ever move, I think we will try to have a larger space for him to go indoors (of course there is always outdoors).

Good luck!

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Re: My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

I have a maltese and when we first got him he would pee on his pad but not poop we starting training him outside and now he is an outside dog...He is a little over a year now and holds his pee/poo 9 hours!

Re: My maltese-Shihtzu mix won't poop on pad but WILL pee on it - Help!

What about putting three pads down so he's got a larger area to choose from?

I know what you mean, my dog is very particular about where he poops too. It's inconvenient for us but really, it's part of his personality and what makes him unique, so we just make the best of it. It's unnatural for them to poop inside on a mat so if this doesn't work, what about hiring a dog walker?

Oh, another thing, I can't remember where I saw it but there was a stone type thing that claims it has some kind of scent on it that makes dogs want to poop near it. Maybe check out Drs Foster and Smith or stores like it?