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Overfeeding can cause frequent stools as well. Healthy adult dogs digest food in 7-10 hours - this means their bodies are collecting all the nutrients from the food. When I get my puppy, he will get fruits and veggies as treats - and some raw bones as well. Feeding too many treats can cause frequent stools and generally aren't healthy for you pet.
2-3 poos a day is normal and healthy. If your dog is going 4+ a day, the food needs changed or the dog is consuming too much food. I just learned this and have cut Pearl's food down as she was going 4 times a day. Now she normally goes 2 times and very rarely 3 times a day.
Mine go around 1 or 2 times a day. Sometimes when we take them for walks, Prince goes twice. Very rare for him to do that though.
They are all different!!! Lacy goes everytime she is let outside Maggy goes twice and molly is about 4 times daily....it is pretty normal i guess they are all different in there own way :D
Fenway goes "big boy potty" (that's what I call it :eek: ) on average 3 times per day - morning, after work and before bedtime.
Is your JR a puppy? Puppies poop more than adult dogs.
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Anita is so regular for poo... She always goes twice a day (1 in the morning, and 1 at night, before she goes to bed...)
& times sounds like too much for me... Maybe it's what you're feeding him???