What's wrong with my dog?

Sue S

ok so here's the deal. my dog is a pitbull, she had puppies on the 17th of september. We moved from eastern south dakota to boulder colorado on the 28th of september. Since getting here she has been peeing all the time and pooping at least once every time i take her out. We switched her food around the 3rd of october and it made her way sick so we had to switch her to something else... since then she's been usually ok. the other night though she started throwing up in her kennel again and she had pooped in it too. after that she was ok again... and then today I went to denver for a few hours, i took her out before i left and when i had gotten home she had completely ripped the kennel door off.... it's a wire kennel, one of those really nice ones. and she had ripped up all of the plastic from under her kennel and kicked all her blankets to one end of it. on top of that she pooped inside the kennel and again on a blanket i had bunched up in the corner of my room. she's always had bad separation anxiety but she's also always been a very well house trained dog... i don't understand why she's doing all of this all the sudden? and i'm sure it's not because of the puppies, she's perfectly fine being without them for many hours at a time.

Answer
HELLO are you there???????? You tell us that she just had puppies. Then you moved with her, you changed her food, are taking the pups away for hours at a time.... She is stressed out and afraid. If your dog feels insecure she can act out. This dog needs structure, and to stay with her pups for awhile to assure her everything is okay. She may think the pups are at the old home, and is trying to get out to go find them. Dogs don't have an idea of how far away the old place is, they just know they want to go where they felt safe. If she did just whelp, then her hormones are also in flux, and she is just out of her mind with worry and stress. It is a bad idea to change EVERYTHING in a dogs life at one time..... I think you will have to work very hard to show her she is safe, her pups are safe, and get back to a routine with her as soon as possible. Dogs thrive on routine, LIke, the same eating time, same walking time, same place to sleep , etc. It may be a long road, for her to feel relaxed again. If she is vomiting you should go to the vet and have her checked out right away, there are many things associated with having puppies, that can cause a dog to get ill or die.

How do I keep my dogs warm?

The Facts:
2 dogs lab/husky lab/greyhound
Minot North Dakota routinely drops below -20 during its long winter
Dogs are staying in an uninsulated completely enclosed garage
They sleep in a kennel with large pillows on top of a carpet the kennel itself is wire
A space heater is in place (supposedly meant for garages) and is only supplying a warm breeze over the area they sleep in.


What can i do to keep them warm through this long long winter? Do they need anything other then that warm breeze? Is there a better way to keep the garage warm?(no im not gonna insulate it would be cheaper to fly the dogs south)
Heating pad-Looking into it
Doggie sweater-...i dont support that life style and neither will my dogs
Sleep With Them-When my dog brings home a pay check ill feel bad about the living conditions until then they can enjoy the free ride as you can see im trying to improve the conditions.
Hay-I read that its good but its also a mess ill pay extra to avoid that

Should i worry about when they get to run around in the garage and what temp they are exposed to?

Answer
Why do you own dogs if you don't want to include them in your
everyday life? Dogs need love in a warm home... Why are they
not living in the house? Would you live in a house with no heat? I don't think so... dogs need the same kind of treatment.

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