Talking about the #2

I have a fenced in backyard. I let Al out in the mornings, I try to walk him if I can but honestly, that's all he gets most days since mommy wakes up so late. He does get a gorgeous 45 minute walk in the park mid-day with his dogwalker..then another one at night when i get home..I had surgery on Monday and could barely walk, however I cancelled my dogwalker to save some money (it's $50 a week) and I figured as long as I keep letting him out in the yard that was sufficient. Well, I stayed home on Tuesday too and did the same. Wednesday when she walked him she told me he pooped like 6 times!!! She told me he was 'full' and really had to go!!
Now I feel really guilty, I let him out, even if he didn't ask to, about 4 times a day while i was home, sometimes he'd stay out 20 minutes or more. He lets himself in when he's done..my prince has all the freedom in the world! :king: We have a big yard and there's tons of bushes, and trees to explore or a pigeon to chase...granted I wasn't up to walking too much so I didn't stay outside with him and i don't know if he 'went' or not. He averages 3 poops a day....
So am I a bad mommy? Do any of you just let them out in the yard sometimes..or is a walk an absolute necessity everyday?
I know there are tons of benefits to walking besides them 'going'...exercise, fresh air, bonding..but was this just a bad move?? I don't plan on making this a regular thing of course...but i feel super guilty!

We're both back to normal now btw!

I dont think thats bad as long as he has room to run and play and you spend time with him,.

How much does he poop on a walk usually?

This past month I've been a super good Mommy trying to get in a walk and a ball playing session or two walks in a day, but there are days that there is just no more time left in the day, like getting in from work at 10:15pm last night, and still needing dinner.. So the yard is all she gets, and I notice a difference in how hyper she is..

She poops a few times a day at home.. but on a walk she seems to empty out. Like 2 or 3 poops per walk. I've been told it is the activity. Cleans them out. But 6 times in one walk if it isn't usual, is a little odd.

Even if we walk twice a day, there's probably 2 poops per walk.. but they get smaller down to so small it's barely a poop..

I have a huge forest for a yard, and often my dog will not go when she's out there by herself, unless it's urgent.

She can be out for hours, then go when I take her for her walk. OR I can take her down to the end of my property and tell her to go.

She goes once a day, or maybe twice tops. How much are these dogs eating, and what kind of food to make them go so many times?

Ya gotta move to make a movement ! Dogs have to walk and run and not just to get rid of the ya-ya's - the less activity our doggies get the more sluggish their insides get. A backyard is great, lots of smells and things to check out - for about 10 minutes...then they get lonely and there is nothing fun to do...so they wait until you come get them so they can be where the action is - with YOU! So, I'm not surprised your baby was all stopped up. If you are in a similar situation - maybe you could play something which allowed you to sit but caused him to run.

We've been on iams, nutro, wysong, canidae, wellness and solid gold. For her weight, It's 1.5 cups of wolf king a day, and since I use a single serving yogurt cup as a scoop I feed a little less than that.

I've taken poop to the vet, and consulted a few breeders I look up to. I've been told that activity can cause poopyness, and don't think there's much I can do about it. On a walk the first poop is always normal, and then they get smaller as the poop goes on.. If you don't walk her, she doesn't poop so much.. but that's not a solution.