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I adore my puppy, she is the smartest and most precious girl.

I just feel burnt out, I have a laundry list of worries and I’m a type A person that always feels like I need to get things done a certain way. Can anybody offer advice on how to get through chronic puppy blues 🤧

Hello!! We have the perfect puppy, and he is literally our whole world now! We lost our very beloved ShihTzu, Mia,17 years old, exactly one year ago today. Since then we’ve spent a lot of time grieving and thought we’d never get another.

We adopted Ray, 11 weeks old at the time, on Jan 8. He is now 16 weeks. The ONLY (small) complaint I have is that he is a much more picky eater than our Mia was. It makes me so anxious when he doesn’t eat. He’s small, just now 4 pounds, and a Morkie/ShihTzu mix.

We’d like to keep him on Purina Pro, sensitive stomach and skin, Puppy. He loved it day one and since then we’ve tried the tricks: wetting it, wetting it and freezing it, play mat (snuffle), topping with green beans cut up (no salt), adding some carrot, literally tossing it (he loves to chase things). Anyway, each new trick brings enjoyment for one day then he’s done.

He didn’t gain weight last week and I sort of spiraled. I’ve looked into toppers and the vet suggested adding a small amount of wet food and mixing it. For ease on his little system, I’d like to introduce Purina Pro wet, but it is REALLY hard finding wet, sensitive in PUPPY. No problem in adult.

Long story short, if I add ADULT wet in very small amounts, and keep the majority of his intake puppy kibble, would the adult addition hurt him? I guess I’m looking at it as he’s getting all his nutrients like DHA for puppies and the adult is just a small “bonus” for palatability.

He sees the vet again later this week, and I’ll of course bring this up (again) but wondered if anyone ever added adult to puppy food.

Thanks for letting me ramble; this little guy just owns my heart and soul. Even though I should feel fairly confident having a healthy dog for 17 years, I feel the opposite now.

My puppy is 12 weeks old. He doesn’t really have accidents in the house which is great, but he doesn’t always go potty outside even when he’s sniffing around the house and it’s time (after eating, playing, sleeping, or 3ish hours pass). Whenever he doesn’t go, he gets crate time so he won’t surprise us, but I’d like to get him into a routine and this doesn’t seem productive.

He likes to eat grass, sticks, rocks, whatever he can find. If he’s not chewing, he’s digging. I try taking him out on a leash, but he either chews on the nearest grass, or on the leash itself. I can’t just “be a tree” and ignore him, and the number of times I have to say “leave it” and reward him makes it feel like I’m making it a sort of game for him.

What do I do?

As title states, im getting a 8 week old Goldendoodles in a couple of weeks, and am looking at which deductible makes the most sense? I'm in Canada, and can for $250 deductible it's $90 CAD a month, $400 for 74.95, etc.

I am not really worried about paying for minor things that are a few hundred out of pocket, but I am more worried about massive bills.

What seems to be the best middleground?