A friend of mine adopted a 3yr old dobie femlae, she's well behaved but not crate trained. We think this is because of abuse in her past. In fact she's horrible in a crate, barking, whining, crying...etc.
The problem is that she will not poop while on lead. She has held it for up to two days. She will go at the dog park, and she recently went in the house, after holding it for two days.
He's had the dog for about 10 days, so I think she's still trying to get used to the routine. He's feeding twice daily 630am and 730 pm. She gets walked 4-6 times daily. Some walks are up to 1 mile.
I told him that I think this is behavior related, possibly that she just needs to get used to the new surroundings and feel comfortable in them. But aside from that I've got nothing to go on, so I told him I'd post this and see if anyone had any insight.
Thanks for your help. If you have any questions, please ask and I'll try to answer or to get the questions answered as soon as possible.