How do you housebreak a dog that's afraid of pooping?

Poor puppy! Have you tried walking her until she has no choice but to go? It seems eventually she would not be able to hold it any longer, and then you could give her tons of praise, goodies, etc.

Maybe you could try this- if she has gone in the house, quickly clean it up, but rather than disposing of it as usual, take it outside, and put it right where you WANT her to go, and every time you take her out to go, take her right to that spot, and praise her extensively once she does it in that area. Hopefully it won't take long. Thank you for fostering her! Good Luck!

I had a dog that was afraid to poop in front of people. I just kept her outside with me for long periods of time and played with her until she could no longer hold it and when she would go I would give her a lot of praise and a treat. I also kept her very close to me while I we were inside the house until she got the idea that going poop outside was a good thing.

Another thing is she may not want to go poop on the leash. Is there anywhere that you can take her that you can let her off the leash so that she may be able to do her business. Of course, letting her off the leash is only good if she will stay in your sight, not run off and come to you when she is called. Some dogs don't like to be kept to a small area or just not like to have their owner standing over them while they go poop. Regardless it takes time and a lot of effort to correct this behavior.

Also, how old is this dog and there is a chance that a previous owner abused her or scolded when she was a puppy for making a mistake for using the bathroom in the house. This could be the problem. She may be afraid that if she uses the bathroom in front of you she will get in trouble.

Good luck

I don't know how old this dog is, or what happened in his life before you received it (he's a rescue, right?), but to help housebreak him, I'd start by putting him on leash straight out of his crate, then walking him outside.

When he eliminates outside, give him a food reward, and lots of verbal praise. If he does not eliminate outside, put him back in his crate for another 15 minutes and try again. For the first several days, I would not have him off leash inside the house, as you don't want him to make a mistake.

Give him every opportunity to get it right, and soon, he'll understand that eliminating outside is earning him lots of positive reinforcement.

you could try to paper train her. put newspaper next to the door you want her to go to. when she goes on those papers. bring her over to then, nicely, pet her, and give her a treat saying "good girl" soon she will get the hang of pooping on those papers. then when you want her to start goin outside after she gets used to the papers, bring the poop on the paper(i know kinda gross, but necessary) and bring her outside and put the paper on the ground where you want her to start going. when she starts going to the door where the paper is(you should always have paper there till she goes outside, in case of accidents. NEVER SCOLD HER IF SHE GOES TO THAT DOOR AND POOPS on paper of just in front of it) when she heds for that door, take her out. then she will know that when she wants to go potty that she will not be hit if she goes to the door and if she goes to the door she will be able to go outside.

Those times when you find her poos outside, or you 'catch' her doing her business, overwhelm her with praise. You still might embarrass or interrupt her at first, but eventually she will learn that the behavior is welcomed.