HEY NEW MOM TO A 2 YEAR OLD FRENCHIE AND I AM SO IN LOVE BUT ALSO SO OVERWHELMED

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HI THIS IS CHLEO AND WE ARE NEW ON HERE AND I AM A NEW MOMMIE AS OF A WEEK AGO ,

I WAS GIVEN THIS 2 YEAR OLD FRENCHIE THAT WILL BE 3 IN MARCH AND I AM A BIT CONCERNED ABOUT HER. SHE WAS WITH HER PREVIOUS OWNERS WHO HAD 2 ACRES OF LAND THAT THEY WOULD LET ALL THE DOGS OUT IN TO USE THE RESTROOM. I LIVE IN THE CITY AND I TAKE HER FOR WALKS IN THE MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND LATE EVENINGS. PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME AND I CAN'T GET HER TO PEE OR POOP OUTSIDE OR REGULARLY.

I'M ALSO NOT SURE IF I SHOULD BE CONCERNED. SHE POOPED AND PEED TWICE THE FIRST DAY I GOT HER WHICH WAS TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY BUT IN THE HOUSE, SHE DIDN'T AGAIN UNTIL THURSDAY WHEN I PUT HER IN HER CRATE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO RUN AN ERRAND AND I CAME BACK A HOUR LATER AND SHE HAD POOPED IN THE CRATE AND GOT IT ALL OVER.

SHE HASN'T POOPED SINCE THURSDAY AND IDK IF MAYBE IT COULD BE HER FOOD ? THE PREVIUS OWNER GAVE HER 'PURE BALANCE" CHICKEN PEAS AND BROWN RICE RECIPE (HARD FOOD) AND WHEN I WENT TO BUY IT I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET THE LAMB FAVA BEAN RECIPE (HARD FOOD) AND I GOT SOME OF THE CHICKEN RECIPE BUT IN SOFT FOOD. SHE WILL NOT TOUCH THE LAMB FOOD UNLESS I MIX IT WITH THE CHICKEN SOFT FOOD.

WE HIT IT OFF SO WELL SINCE I'VE MET HER AND I PICKED HER UP THE FOLLWING DAY. SHE PLAYS, SHE CUDDLE, SHES VERY CALM BUT ALSO VERY PLAYFUL. I DOTN HAVE ANY CONCERNED BASED ON HER BEHAVIOR. JUST HER RESTROOM USE. I CAN TELL SHE TRUST ME AND I ADORE HER BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M DOING ALL I CAN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER NEXT WEEK TO GET HER CHECKED BUT THOUGH I WOULD ALSO FIND A FORUM WITH OWNERS OR FRENCHIES AS SHE IS MY FIRST. <3 ANY FEED BACK IS APPRECIATED !
 

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We rehomed a Frenchie at 2.5yo. She had a dog door and several fellow dogs at previous home. She learned from pack. We don't have either. We do have a fenced yard. It took a few days, but we took her out and let her go out every 2-3 hours. Every time she peed or pooped, we praised and gave little training treats. As you will find they are very food orientated. This is our second Frenchie. Good luck.
 
Welcome to FBN! You will have to train her to go "potty" during the walks. bring a high value treat with you and when she goes, say "potty" and give the treat. It will take about three months for her to full settle into the new surrounding and routine.

As for her food... try a little (teaspoon) of pure canned pumpkin (not the pie mix) in her food, it will help move things through
 
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