Is it OK for a medium sized dog to go out for peeing and pooping twice a day?

Some dogs can hold really long. I had one who could hold until the apocalypse, but the question is, how comfortable is this to the dog? Females can hold longer than males, so if you have a male you can`t have him out only twice a day. No way.

If you have problems to take yr dog out in the middle of the day, you can do as I did once: I found a very nice old lady nearby who liked dogs and owned one herself, so I gave her the key to my house and asked her if she could let my dog out around noon. She then took a VERY LONG walk every day - about 4 to 5 km - with my dog and hers (she was actually happy that her dog got some company) around 12-14.

I ended up picking my dog up at her place when I came home from work at night, because she had decided that it was too lonely and it should stay with her while I was away. Awesome.! I still am grateful for those 4 years my beloved dog got walking in the woods with her.

So, look around. There are a lot of people (kids, but also adults) who can`t have a dog but who would really like to at least walk one, people who jog and get bored if they are alone, and so on.

I really hope you have my luck!

An adult dog should not be made to hold its urine for more than 8 hours at a stretch.

Add: No one is saying you need to "walk" your dog more often or to shorten the two walks he already gets. Two long walks a day is fine. But he should be taken out briefly more frequently and given the opportunity to eliminate. You can even rather easily teach a dog to go to the bathroom on command. No dog is comfortable holding it for 12 hours. When he has an accident it's because he is physically incapable of continuing to hold it any longer, and by that point, he has been uncomfortable for a loooong time. If he urinated every time he felt the urge, he'd be having a LOT of accidents in your home.

How old is she? Where did you get her from? How big is the crate? The younger the puppy, the more often they need to go to the bathroom. For some puppies, this means every half hour to forty-five minutes. If you got her from a pet store, it's near impossible to crate train her because her instinct to eliminate in a place other than her sleeping area is broken. You may be leaving her in her crate for too long, and she has no choice but to go in her crate and lay in it. Her crate should only be big enough for her to sit, lay down, and turn around comfortably in. Some dogs just do not take to crate training, and respond well to a schedule. You can try getting rid of the crate, and setting up a schedule for her. Take her out as often as every half hour throughout the day, 10-15 minutes after every meal, after every play session, after she wakes up from every nap, half an hour before bed, and right when she wakes up in the morning. You may even have to get up in the middle of the night, at least once, to take her outside. Consistency and patience is key. When she goes to the bathroom outside, praise praise praise her. You can even give her a small treat. Be sure to show her what a good girl she is for doing her business outside. If you catch her going to the bathroom inside, clap your lands loudly to startle her, firmly say no, and take her immediately outside. Again, praise if she does go outside. If you do not catch her going to the bathroom, and found she had an accident, clean it up well along with an odor remover to take the temptation of going there away. Do not punish her in any way. Even a light tap on the behind with a newspaper is not necessary. Take it as a lesson learned that you need to watch her more carefully and look for signs that she needs to go out. This can include excessive sniffing, turning in circles, whining, etc. If you find that she is going to the bathroom too much in the house and you're not seeing her do it, you can try keeping her on a leash in the house so that she's attached to you and you can keep an eye on her. Remember, puppies are just like babies and it takes time and patience to teach them. Dogs respond very well to positive reinforcement, so try to refrain from yelling at her when she does something wrong. Instead, praise her when she does something right. Just be consistent and patient with her.

poop sure...mine usually does that once a day

pee on the other hand? I let mine out pretty often, especially if I'm at home.

Would YOU like to hold your pee for 12 hours each and every day??

Urinating twice a day is not healthy. It's just asking for urinary tract issues. The body needs to void much more often than that. I swear that my dogs are out a MINIMUM of 10 times every day. I go that much myself-why wouldn't I let my dogs?

Just because he is not urinating in the house for 12 hour stretches does not mean he shouldn't be relieving himself more often. He is holding it and most likely in an uncomfortable state waiting to go outside.

I KNOW that I cannot go that long with out having to do one or the other.

Hire a dog walker to take him out at noon. He needs to go more than twice a day. He may be able to hold it until you take him out but he may need to go more often. You are asking a lot from this dog. Bless his heart, he is trying to please you. Make it easier for him to do so.

its normal for him to poop 2 times a day but he should probably be let out to pee atleast 3 to 4 times a day

It's okay but I would take him out mid day just to use the bathroom just to be sure. I take my three dogs out twice a day and the do both each time but a mid day bathroom break is always a good thing. He can hold it though. I wouldnt take him for a full on walk but just enough time to do his business. It also depends on how much you feed him, and how many times a day.

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This is how I trained my dogs, hope it helps:

Throw the toy, give the command "fetch" or whatever you use and have the dog bring the toy back. Don't let her know you have the treat. (If she knows, just hold it behind your back.)

Grab the toy still in her mouth and say "thank you". She should release, if not hold the treat in front of her nose. When she lets go, quickly praise her and give her the treat. Pet her alot too. Do this over and over. Then after a week or two, give her a treat one time, but not the next, giving her praise both times. If she does not bring you the toy, ignore her. When she does bring it to you, do as above.

When she plays tug of war, do the same, tell her "thank you" and put a treat under her nose and when she lets go, praise her and give treat. Give the toy back, sometimes they don't want to bring you the toy because they think you wont give it back (hence the "throwing it" part of fetch).

If she runs away with it, let her go. To her it's a game, "watch me make them chase me" is what she's thinking. If you don't show interest in it when she runs, she'll stop, but this will take time too.

Enrolling in training classes can help too. Just be consistant.

I play tug of war with my two Great Danes and there is never a problem. When I want them to let go I say "thank you" and they drop it immediately. Sometimes they win, sometimes I win when I say thank you. Its all about training and dominance. They know I am Alpha in the house, there is no question about it and I am consistant with training.