Our pup (5 year old adopted shih tzu) stays with my in-laws for a couple nights every 6 weeks or so. The longest she's stayed with them was for 3 weeks straight last May. They used to have a shih tzu, and they're great with dogs in general.
It seems like more often than not, on night 1 or night 2, she'll begin to have the runs and need to go out 1-2 / night to use the bathroom. So, my in-laws ultimately return her home early, and then for up to 1 week her stomach is ultra sensitive and then usually settles down.
Is it just nervous doing this to her - i.e. the change of location / routine?
We want them to be able to dog sit her, and feel like if we gave them the dog once a month for 5 nights or so she would get used to being there, but we're caught in this loop of her having tummy issues on night 1 or 2 and then needing to be returned back to us.
Thoughts? This happen to anyone else?