Mitt, is that you? Sounds exactly like Romney’s excuse.
Mitt put poor Seamus in a cage on the car roof for 12 hours exposed to the wind and elements. He was so scared he pooped himself, but control freak Mitt didn’t walk him. His own kids say Mitt didn’t allow restroom breaks for them.
Not defending here, but sometimes dogs poop in crates, even at dog shows. I can assure you that at Westminster yesterday and today, some dogs pooped in their crates and these are the best of the best and pampered show dogs. It happens. It doesn’t always mean they are afraid, sometimes it’s nerves, sometimes they just get excited and sometimes they just have to go. One of mine did it in the crate that was inside the car on the way to the vet. She wasn’t afraid or particularly excited, she just needed to go, so that part, to me, really isn’t that relevant. I would have been terrified the crate would fall off the car and that my dogs would have been afraid of the speed and being alone.