Newly adopted rescue dog won't pee!

[SoiPup]

Our lovely girl arrived today. But she hasn't peed all day! Its now 9.20pm here and she hasn't peed from at least 2pm id estimate. Outside with her now for more than 30 mins and no signs of wanting to pee. I'll crate her overnight but don't want to traumatise the poor thing if she needs to go!
Is this normal?

I remember your previous post. She's not used to being on a lead is she? Are you taking her out to toilet on a lead? Is she nervous outside?

Has she been crated before?

Our rescue was the same - it's fear. She had so little control over anything, all that was left for her to control was toileting and eating, both of which she refused to do. keep popping her out there every 30mins or so, she'll get me comfortable with being out there and go eventually.

My rescue was the same, he refused to pee or poo in the garden until he was desperate, then when he did he ran back into the house shaking and scared. Behaviourist said he might have been punished going in a garden and we should praise him and give treats whenever he peed or poo'd.
This worked, although he still prefers to toilet on a walk rather in the garden.
So it might be worth taking your dog out for a short stroll.

I second the taking your dog out for a stroll. I've had 2 dogs who did not want to pee or poo in their own garden all their lives.

My previous rescue - we were told to take her for a walk and not take her into the house before she had an empty bladder. Walked incessantly round the block, no wees. We got tired, went indoors - peed instantly! But it didn't lead to problems, she very quickly got the hang of going outside, but retained a very unhelpful behaviour of always peeing in a new place. The in-laws wouldn't let her in their house after too many pees and she would spend every visit in their boot room!
Current rescue is also terrified of gardens and will not pee...

My dog is a rescue and only peed and pooed on walks for the first year. We used to take her out for 15 min poo-walks in the morning/before bed on top of a normal walk; she has a bladder of steel. She now pees in the garden and poos only if desperate. It worked for us and for her rather than standing like lemons in the garden.

We're in an apartment so walking around the car park is our only option anyhow. Other than puppy pads on the balcony.
She's quite relaxed in the apartment, did super well overnight in her crate, very friendly and contact with people relaxes her.
But she hasn't peed, pooped, drunk water (as far as I can see) or eaten other than some sausage that she enjoyed. And outside she's a bundle of nerves, not helped by the fact that she's not lead trained either.
(as per previous post, we're in Bangkok and she's a rescue from a Thai shelter on one of the islands)

Hi OP, I would monitor her fluid intake and monitor her for signs of dehydration. As much as I dislike puppy pads, I think you may be better of seeing if she will go on them rather than constantly taking her to a carpark on a lead, where she will feel otherwhelmed and trapped because of the lead. Is your balcony secure or will she need to be on a lead when you take her out there?

Hey, I've got a girl and boy rescue and apparently it's not uncommon for girl dogs to not pee for up to three days. Never did figure out why. Give her a chance to settle. She'll be fine.

She had access to water overnight (and obviously at all times during the day) so she may have drunk and I didn't see.
She's quite happy, relaxed, alert and active (in the apartment at least) so I don't think she's dehydrated. The idea of puppy pads on the balcony might be good until she's a bit more settled. She'd never left the shelter before so "outside" seems a little too much for her, especially on a lead.
I spoke with the rescue who said that not peeing is normal. But she does need to drink.
And it turns out she's not 9 months but 15 months. Her papers show her being born in August 2019. Not that it matters, she's still young enough to adapt to city life and apartment living, but she is less of a puppy than I thought.

@SoiPup unfortunately dogs have a very short socialisation window. After approximately 16 weeks of age it's a lot harder (but not impossible) for them to get used to new things.

You may have to take baby steps with her and go at a pace that she's comfortable with, e.g. first get her used to walking on a lead in your apartment and then gradually increase the distance that you take her from your apartment, returning to your apartment if she shows signs of distress.

That's OK, we'll take it nice and slow for her. I'm very pleased with how quickly she seems to feel at home in the apartment and she's super people friendly and attention loving which makes it much easier to fit in with family life.

Oh dear, she's just chewed up my daughter's favourite bra
I've forgotten what it's like having a dog!

Here's a photo of her. She's such a sweetie 😍

And she peed!
In the flat but very considerately on the bathroom floor!

She's adorable! Love those ears
My rescue a Hong Kong Special would only pee on grass - which like Bangkok is not always easy to find! I started walking morning and night a route that went past a little patch of wasteland, she pee'd there for 2 weeks then had got use to things enough to pee anywhere. It really is all about little steps and familiarity. Good luck.

Those ears!
Is she a podenco mix?

Beamur
The ears are fairly typical for South Asian/South east Asian dogs. Similar ones but with longer legs are the regular dog type seen in villages all over. I saw them in Burma also and really wished I could take one home.

Yeah she's Thai Street Dog mix!