Issues with consistently using the bathroom when going out to pee/poop (already potty trained)

We have a dog, 1 yr and 1 month old now. In another month or so we’ll have had her for a full year. Potty training early on was ok, we eventually got into a good groove, to the point where we have her on a long lead so she can go to her spot (sometimes with a little direction on where to go). We hit a couple road bumps as the season changed (snow, leaves, no snow, no leaves).

However the past few weeks have been extremely frustrating. She has been very difficult to get her to pee and poop when we take her out. She didn’t pee for 12 hours during the day despite being taken out multiple times. She’s been waking up my girlfriend (she’s a light sleeper) every night to pee/poop since the we cant get her to consistently use the bathroom before bed.

We’ve switched to a short lead the past couple days which has helped a bit, but still difficult to get her to pee/poop (especially poop). No accidents in doors at all at least as far as we could tell. Driving is kinda crazy at the moment. Any suggestions/tips?

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