Category: Top Dog

Been browsing online but I'm having a difficult time finding decent reviews. My girl is about 95 lbs and we are probably going to be traveling on rides that are around 8 miles One way (12 Kilometers).

my dog is a border collie and i love her a lot! we had an old border collie who i also loved a lot and we had to put him down because he bit a couple people and his health was declining. i was bit by him twice and so i know the signs

this new girl has the same permanently stessed look, and she LOVES to come up to me and jump or get on my lap.

when she does this, though, she always gives me all the signs you'd see before a dog bites. whale eye, she snaps at the other dogs, swallows, ears back. she only nips at me when we play, and hasnt actually tried to bite me yet, but i am a little scared.

should i be worried?

Hi all – we recently adopted a staffordshire bull terrier (not sure if she’s full bred or not) into our home with a medium sized terrier and two cats. Our bull terrier has been pretty good with learning commands though she needs more training. We have the house basically separated in two by a gate. Our staffy has been pretty good at the gate watching the cats eat and move around on the other side. I’m just unsure how to go about the next steps for introducing her to our cats.

From what I’ve read, it seems I should get her a bit closer to the cats while on a leash and reward calm behavior (I’m just resorting to sit as it’s incompatible with chasing behavior). But as soon as she starts to get overexcited (bc she will) I should remove her back onto the other side of the gate.

Is this the best way to go about it?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice on a situation that’s starting to worry me and is getting harder to manage.

I live in South Africa on a shared property where my landlord keeps a ~3-year-old, large boerboel/ bull mastiff type dog (intact/unneutered), and a very big/ strong dog.

When we first moved in, there weren’t any major issues, but over time, the dog has become increasingly aggressive toward my roommate specifically. I haven't noticed too many warning signs, he does initially growl when we open the gate to the parking area, but he is usually asleep or lying down, and stops when he realises who it is. But no real specific stares or stiff posture, just running around and jumping up on myself or roommate/ nipping and biting my roommate.

For some context;

1. R (the pups name for post) lives outside in a small front area with very limited grass/ in the car park of the property. In South Africa, most if not all properties are gated and have high walls for safety. He often gets out as the main gate hasn't been working well. He's also a "security" type dog, aka there to protect the property, as he's an intimidating-looking breed it keeps any potential robbers away.

2. Another dog (a beagle) who lives in the same section as R but in an enclosed caged area with the chickens the landlord keeps on the property.

3. R hasn't had any other aggressive behaviors with other tenants and is fine with another tenants small terrier type dogs.

4. R jumps up often and will try to get in your face (dunno if this is just excitement/ attention seeking), and he's often very excitable when we get home. He's often alone all day/ outside all day.

5. He has a strong prey drive and has tried to get my cat when she followed me out one morning ( I didn't know R was out when she followed me to a separate gated pool area)

My Roomate, call him T, works in security, and is a large, intimidating-looking guy, and does carry himself quite assertively. He also Conceal carries (for work).

He's more a cat guy and is rather neutral/ apathetic to the dog. When he comes off 12+ hour shift, he pretty much gets out his car and heads straight to bed (minimal interaction with R).

The issue is R has moved from guarding/ jumping up to nipping and biting him. Once tearing a shirt and once biting him (thankfully not breaking skin). This is obviously frustrating for T.

As of late, T has had me wake up with him to distract and / or contain R so T can get to his car and leave for work. This isn't a long term solution as he leaves at 4am, and this affects my sleep and schedule, I am usually up an hour later and need my sleep (work with kids and need every hour of rest I can get tbh).

Is there any advice on how to proceed? Moving out isn't an option currently.

Can this be improved with training or positive exposure, treats, or similar, given that the dog has already bitten?

What are safe ways T can build a relationship with the dog, or is separation the best option going forward?

We’d really like to de-escalate this before it becomes more serious.

Any advice would be appreciated.

This is the first time I have brought my dog away from home and im currently in a hotel because of my job. Im having problems with my dog, She constantly whines and barks when I let her out of her kennel, I spent an hour walking her around but right when we get back into the hotel room she instantly starts back up again. The only time I can get her to stop is if I put her into a kennel and id rather not have to put her in the kennel 24/7 because I already am gone for half the day. I have also tried giving her anxiety medicine and that doesn't work, if any1 has any tips please let me know. Also this is only the first day so idk if she just needs to get used to it?

Hi! We're fostering a dog we are hoping will join our family and need name suggestions! He is a deaf double merle Aussie who is a high energy baby and around a year old.

We'd want something that either matches our other pets (Ringo and Lennon) or something hyena-related as his whines sounds like one 😂

I'm trying to train my dog with a "look" command. Basically, I want to say the command, and then he'll look at me no matter what.

It's going great at home. He listens every time. But i'm having trouble getting him to respond while on walks. I want to eventually get to off-leashing, and i know that teaching this command can be super helpful in getting to that point, but he doesn't really listen to ANY command while on walks. It's like he just zones out and doesn't realize i'm talking. I have to stop and let him run the leash out for him to even realize i'm there.