Hi all, I have a 9 month old cockapoo. Medium size - poodle was standard. I have health anxiety and I find I’ve now started worrying about the dog a lot - if I’m doing it wrong/ if dog is happy / what if dog is ill. I’d appreciate any advife. Sorry it’ll be long.
Dogs routine is up at 7.30 and outside to toilet, onto my bed for an hour cuddle/snooze. Up at 8.30 - out for a walk for 30 mins. Mainly on lead but around 5 mins off lead. Back home for breakfast and run around the garden. Then plays in the hall/sleeps while I work. Lunchtime outside again for a bit on own. Then a treat box in the afternoon (cardboard box with treats toys and paper in it to root through and rip up). I work till 5.30 then out for an hour walk in the countryside - pretty much all off lead. Dinner and then some playing with ball/tug but only for a few minutes. Sometimes some training for ten mins but I’m not great at doing this.
The dog can bark quite a bit in the evenings but usually settles around 9 and sleeps in basket then in crate bed from 10.30 till morning. X2 days a week dog goes to daycare to interact with other dogs and seems to like it always runs straight in.
I worry the dog is unhappy And don’t know if I’m doing enough. The dogs food is also very good quality but recently poos have been quite runny and I don’t know what’s caused the change. Dog has always been quite itchy and I’ve tried various foods but still seems to itch a lot. Dog also has started to want to eat material - always had teddies and never touched them but has started eating them so I confiscated them so but now keeps trying to eat the duvet covers. So I’m worried about that too.
Do you think the dog is ok? Is the routine too boring - too little stimulation? Should I go to the vet about the runny poos (happening for about a week now). Is the eating material thing dangerous? Does barking mean the dog is bored?
The dog is pretty well trained - good on the lead, good recall, can sit and ‘watch me’ also fully toilet trained and sleeps all night without issue.