[tonethebone]

Hi, I am new here with my pup Oscar (16 weeks).

Just wanted to know why when doing his number 2's does he insist on moving his back legs around creating a circle of poo...meaning he ends up walking in it....have had him 6 weeks and he has always done this.
Is this normal and will he grow out if it ?

Great site by the way, full of useful info.

Tony & Oscar

 

[Barbs2Ks]

Welcome to you and Oscar.  Kiah walks as she poos but not in circles.

 

[Leanne]

Welcome....Gunner does the same thing. He is 8 1/2 months old. I would say 75% of the time he steps in it. Im hoping he will out grow this also...In the mean time keep a bucket of warm water and a rag handy...Good luck...

 

[Kate]

Hi and welcome to the Forum from Utah!

 

[tonethebone]

Thanks, it's great to know Oscar isnt the only dog to do this and I don't have a crazy dog,,, just a crazy owner   :lol:

 

[HoosiersDaddy]

Hoosier used to back into his poo. I kept him on a lease for a while and would help him "balance". After a while he learned to stop leaning backward and now makes an extra effort to carefully come out of poo position. I think he didn't have the strength to keep from falling back.

 

[JayJay]

My dog JayJay did it, too  - he circled two or three times - and then he tried to put the poo on higher places like bushes or big mushrooms.
But he never stepped inside his poo, so I think they learn not to step inside maybe when they are older (JayJay came to me at the age of 2 years)

 

[sharonL]

I agree that it is probably something they grow out of.  Fiona walks sometimes when she is going, but she no longer circles she is 8 months old

 

[luvmyboxers]

Welcome!  Can't wait to see pics of Oscar!

 

[Sadiesmomma]

Welcome to you and Oscar! I'm sure he'll grow out of the poo thing. Good luck!

 

[samsonsmom]

I'm not much help with your question, other than to say that Angel, even at 2 still walks sometimes when she poos..... Welcome to the forum, look forward to seeing some pics of Oscar

 

[boxerlove]

Welcome.  He will probably out grow it!

 

[15842]

When things are runny, Ringer likes to go in a circle but when they are solid, he builds pillars of poo.  He has done that for the last three months I have had him and I try to direct traffic if I see him getting ready to walk in his own poo.

 

[FREDOSMOM]

HAHAHA Fredo's 5 months and he still does that...I always keep lots of baby wipes around for his paws.

 

[southerngirls]

Reese is 9 months and she will start in one spot and do a semi circle.  Then she will find a new spot and finish!! Savannah does her duty in one area and is done.....no decorations from her!

 

[Ky_IsisnOnyxsMama]

haha Isis walks when she goes...walks all over lol..always has..she walks so that she seems to poo in a line..kind of funny..lol

...probably grow out of stepping in it though..

 

[tonethebone]

Thanks for alll your replys. How and where do I get pics on here for people to see. ?

All my pics are too large to have 1 under my name here so have to have this very interesting (NOT) earth picture.

Tony

 

[samsonsmom]

Check in the Announcement section, there is a Sticky topic about posting pics and adding avatars...I would suggest using a photo re-sizing program to shrink pics before posting, Batch Image Resizer is a free program you can download that is very easy to use as well....

 

[sarahmike2112]

Haha, just read through this thread and wanted to add that Roxy used to do this up until very recently too!  It's only in the last couple off weeks that she seems to be able to hold her balance long enough to stay still when she's poo-ing!  Our Pug however, does something ebven worse than just stepping in it, he's got a habit of doing his business and then sort of kicking backwards a few times before running off!  This means that the poo gets sprayed across the lawn and all over his back paw - very gross!  I make sure my OH is waiting at the door with the baby wipes lol!

 

[Mastray]

Odin grew out of it... but he use to do that... maybe they think it helps it come out faster or something! LOL

Welcome to the forum... you'll love it here!