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My fiancee and I got a puppy 2 weeks ago. I've never had a puppy but did and continue to do a lot of research as I want to do this right. Given having no background in puppy behavior, I'm curious if I'm expecting too much too soon from our puppy?

She is 12 weeks old, has a crate and a play pen enclosure that is set up in our living room. Although she will sometimes settle herself down and take a nap in the playpen, its not very often. She will bark and whine to be let out to be on the couch with us. We obviously want her to be with us but we also want her to learn how to self regulate and not expect to be with us 24/7. I work a hybrid work schedule and my fiancee works from home. When he is working, her setup is transferred to his office. She cannot be left alone without seeing one of us. Even if we walk into the kitchen (still visible from her setup), she will cry and whine and bark. We really want to avoid any issues with separation anxiety and I'm curious if I'm expecting too much of her too soon and this is normal behavior or if I'm inadvertently causing bad habits?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice.

I have a 2-month-old Golden Retriever named Kali. She was separated from her mom too early, so she didn’t learn proper bite inhibition, and she tends to bite pretty hard. I’ve been working on training her and she has improved, but we’re still working on it.

Right now, I’m taking care of my cousin’s 3-month-old Golden Retriever, Sussie, for a few days while he’s traveling for Carnival. She’s staying at my house because there’s no one else who can watch her.

The problem is that Kali gets extremely overexcited around Sussie. Sussie is fairly calm (for a Golden puppy), but Kali goes completely crazy as soon as she sees her. She clearly wants to play, but she doesn’t know how to do it appropriately. She jumps on her, bites, and doesn’t seem to understand when to stop. It quickly turns into what looks more like a wrestling match than normal puppy play.

Because of this, I’ve been keeping them separated most of the time. My brother helps me supervise, but my house isn’t very big and I can’t realistically keep them separated 24/7. Also, they’ll likely see each other often in the future, so I’d really like them to learn how to interact properly.

Is this normal puppy behavior? And what’s the best way to manage or improve this situation?

Ok. So we’ve had our puppy for just about a week. He just turned 8 weeks old. But my issue is in AZ parvo is a BIG deal. Like both the vet and breeder said to not take him for walks or be on the ground until at least 2nd round of shots maybe. Breeder said maybe even the 3rd. But my issue is we live in a RV and he’s a tri rambunctious pup. You can tell he will be sweet when he’s older. But he’s just got so much energy. And he’s teething. So I have kongs, puzzle feeders, but he just nips and barks a lot. He eats potty/play for 30 minutes then crate. And I know it’s because he’s just cooped up stir crazy in the house.

Please I need help it’s making my husband and I not sleep well. But we love him dearly. 😅❤️ does anyone else have a puppy where parvo is a big deal?

We’re due to pick up our first whippet x Italian Greyhound cross at the end of the week and I just wanted some advice on crate training.

I want the dog to be with me and my partner as much as possible, we’ve never crate trained previous dogs but I’m concerned as I know Italian Greyhounds are prone to separation anxiety, so I believe it’s best to crate train him from the day we get him. So that when we are out the house he feels safe and comfortable.

He won’t be made to sleep in the crate of a nighttime, we’re more than happy to share the bed, we have with some of our previous dogs. So is it weird to have him crate trained but then not be in the crate overnight (unless he chooses to of course).

What’s everyone’s advice for us?

what do I do with my new puppy and his biting? he can't stop biting me and its very painful.. i know he's just a puppy but the biting is the hardest part atm. he's only 2 months and we've had him for less than a week, which I know is short, but i want him to already know that its not good to bite.he's a border collie mixed shepherd. anything will help.

i have never personally never owned a puppy/dog, but I dog sat some older ones for a few for months at a time.

i love this dog and i've been waiting for him for a month ever since my first introduction. i want to give him a great life, so any other tips would be helpful. if theres any toys you recommend or treats.. anything!