Category: Top Dog

Hi, we have a 1yr old parson terrier. We adopted him when he was 4 months old. He was so good at potty training and training in general. Suddenly, though, he refuses to go to the bathroom regularly, both 1 and 2. We allow him to sniff around as much as he wants but then will just eventually stop and stand there or sit and stare at us.

We trained him to ring door bells when he needs to go as we don’t have a dog door (indoor cat safety). He’ll ring the bells repeatedly and pace the house like he’s gonna go (his signifier inside and outside). Once outside, he won’t go. But then repeats the bell ringing and pacing inside. I’ve taken him outside 4 times within the hour and he still won’t go.

I’ve tried everything- silence and no commands, commands. Standing with him for up to 30min.

He gets plenty of exercise and mental puzzles. Help!!

We've been using the Burts Bees puppy shampoo and I am not impressed. It doesn't lather and requires a ton of product just to barely clean his fur (mini schnauzer with a white skirt and beard). Looking for other suggestions of shampoo that people like? I'm wary of online reviews.

I’m looking for guidance on outdoor activities in extreme weather. I live in a temperate region, temperatures in winter are often 20° (F) but wind chill can feel -20°. I get snow in winter, typically a few feet during our worst storm, but there can be snow on the ground all throughout winter. Summers are typically 80°-90°.

I recently adopted a medium size puppy and she loves being outside. My childhood dog (only other dog) didn’t like getting his feet wet or being cold, so I was never the one to decide when it was time to go inside during winter.

I have a general idea of the basics:

– winter: she will hold her paws up and I’ll bring her inside but I try not to let her get to this point. I’ve found that if there’s snow on the ground below 20°, she’ll start to show signs of her paws being cold.

– summer: if the concrete is hot for your hand, it’s too hot for their paws. (I’m a morning walker so I did well beating the heat with my childhood dog.)

Any other specific guidance would be great! I don’t know when it’s too cold to walk her, and I’d hate to be far from home if she’s cold and not showing signs. She’s only 10 months so we typically take a 45 minute walk in the morning and another at night.

I don’t currently have any winter clothes for her. I’ve had to teach her basically everything about living with humans, so training her to wear clothes (and not eat them) hasn’t been a priority in the past 2 months that I’ve had her. I’d love to get some for next winter!

I am so distressed. I’ve had my dog for about two years now and it was a long year and a few months to get him not to have accidents when he is unattended. He has recently discovered that he can jump on to the bed and has peed twice and pooped twice in the bed. It’s like he knows it wrong to potty on the floor but not the bed. I feel like I’m starting all over again and I don’t know what to do as he only does it when he’s alone.

This morning I took him outside. He peed, I left the house for 10 mins and when I came back he had pooped in the bed. He typically would poop either morning or evening. So when he didn’t when he went out this morning I didn’t think it was a big deal. How do I show him this unacceptable behavior if he never does it when I’m around??

What do I do now??

My 13 year old mostly Beagle mix has decided lately that every day around 5:00, likes to lay near us under the kitchen table. All good except that she also lets out the smelliest, most disgusting fart at exactly 5:28 every day. It’s just past 5:30 now and the smell is finally dissipating. She also eats poop and my other dogs like smelling her butt, so she’s a pretty earthy dog to begin with. Is she doing it on purpose to show her love?

Ciao a tutti,

sto cercando informazioni sul farmaco Proin (fenilpropanolamina) per l’incontinenza urinaria nei cani.

Al mio cane è stato prescritto il Propalin, ma purtroppo essendo in sciroppo faccio davvero fatica a somministrarlo 😞

Ho letto che il Proin è in compresse masticabili e potrebbe essere più semplice da dare.

Il problema è che non riesco a trovarlo nelle farmacie (almeno qui in Italia sembra non essere disponibile).

Qualcuno di voi è riuscito a reperirlo?

Se sì, dove lo avete acquistato (farmacie estere, online, tramite veterinario, ecc.)?

Grazie mille a chiunque voglia condividere la propria esperienza 🙏

I am trying to narrow down the type of dog I would like to get over the next 12-18 months. I like the look of the one in the header pic of this sub. What kind of dog is the brown dog 3rd along? thanks

I have two dogs. One is 1 years and 2 months and he is male and a mix of APBT, Great Pyrenees, and Anatolian Shepherd. My other dog is likely fully APBT and she is female and 9 months.

I take them both in daily walks separately and I also play with them both. I also provide the with long-lasting chews like beef cheek rolls and beef pizzle. I also often ply other them using a flirt pole, which they both really enjoy.

Are there any activities that I can try that they'd most likely enjoy? I'd really like to provide more enriching activities for them

I got a new dog about 5 days ago (he is a 6 month old) catahoula leopard dog)

and he won’t explore the house at all which is understandable since it’s a new environment, he just stays in his kennel all day (won’t even come out to eat) or sometimes he’ll leave the kennel but only to come to my bed and lay with me (kennel is in the same room as me)

the biggest issue though is he refuses to come inside when outside, outside he is a completely different dog, he is so happy and playful and runs around a lot. Which is amazing! But he refuses to come back inside unless I pick his 50lb ass up and force him to. Which is not fun for me since I’m a very small female.

I can’t leave him outside because we have predators and I have no fence outside so he would just run off. Is there anything I can do? I’ve tried luring with treats and that never works he just runs from me and I have to chase after him and grab him by his harness to pick him up and carry him inside.

Is this something thatll get better with time? I do not want to rehome this puppy but im also at a point where im sick of bringing him outside for walks because i know he’s gonna give me hell to bring him inside

I’ve had my pom for a few years and recently started checking in on her more via a doggy cam now that I'm working full time. She’s not anxious or destructive or anything, but she literally just sits there… like she’ll move from spot to spot and just lay there doing nothing for hours

Idk why but it makes me feel worse than if she was causing chaos 😭 it just feels like she’s bored out of her mind

I’ve tried leaving sniffmats and puzzles out but she finishes them all so quickly

Curious if anyone else’s dog is like this? I’ve been thinking a lot about how to fix this but nothing has seemed to really work so far (except for me working from home more lol)