Going Potty

**emc** · 08-12-2006, 03:23 PM

How many times in a day should an 11 month old dog be taken to go potty?
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**lizbud** · 08-12-2006, 04:18 PM

It really depends on how big the dog is (small dog,small blatter) and
also how much & how often it is fed.

**MajesticCollies** · 08-12-2006, 04:20 PM

Its not really thier age that determines how many times a day they go potty. Its the amount and quality of the food. How many times a day you feed them. For example.... Raw food usually takes 5 hrs for a dog to digest, Kibble takes 12 hrs. So when you space your food according to your schedule you may see your dog go two to three times a day.Now these figures are based on my Collies from a Breeder/show friend who is studing to be a hemopathy/holistic vet.

**RedyreRotties** · 08-12-2006, 04:48 PM

For me, realisitically, I think most dogs over the age of 9/10 months probably need to go out at least 5 times per day...

Morning when they wake up, lunch, late afternoon, after dinner, and right before bed.

Some dogs may need to go more often, but that is a reasonable schedule for a young or adult dog.

My dogs are exclusively raw fed, they are adults, and eat once per day in the eveing.

They defecate twice a day anyway, morning and evening.