Category: Top Dog

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.

Just like the title says.

My west highland terrier doesn't go potty outside NO MATTER WHAT. And I mean it.

He is now 5 months old and I've been taking him out religiously for a month now.

I live in an apartment, so obviously there is stuff going out in the yard. Cars, people. I do take him more to a secluded area but he gets so distracted by everything. Intensly stares and doesn't register anything else going on, even within his body.

I did use a pad when I got him when he was 8 weeks old and it was heavy winter, so yes, I didn't take him outside yet cause he would've drown in the snow.

I used whatever trick there is… moving the peed pad outside or napkin with his pee. Using the same spot everytime we go outside. Have the puppy training liquid which I used to use on the pad to trigger on where for him to go potty (other dogs got more distracted by it than mine). Stood in one spot without moving, in the end, he'd just end up sitting and watch what's going on around him. Just like today, it was minus degrees and he just sat for an hour with me, watching, distracted… until he began raising his paws and shaking heavily from the cold.

He would sometimes sniff around and I'd see him kind of curling up but he'd end up walking away everytime.

And in the end, it's the same. Once inside, he'll go. It happens to the point where he'll hold on for so much that he wouldn't even squat and just stand as his bowels physically couldn't hold anymore.

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’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)

My partner and I found a dog in our parking lot a few weeks ago and managed to catch him. He stayed at the shelter for a week and since we had been talking about a second dog we thought we’d give him a try. It’s risky I know and I shouldn’t have taken the shelters word when they said he seemed interested in other dogs. Now he’s not outwardly aggressive or anything but when our current dog tries to play the new dog snaps. They can around each other and go on walks together fine but if our current dog tries to initiate play then new dog is not fine. We’ve had new dog for two weeks and have kept them pretty separated with new dog in a crate (he needed to be crate rested anyways after getting neutered and coming home sick) and old dog still gets free reign during the day. Twice now we have tried to let them play and interact and both times haven’t gone well. No one has been hurt but I don’t want it to get to that point. New dog is incredibly sweet and playful with people but just isn’t interested in other dogs at all and I can’t see this working out with that being the case as current dog is very playful and high energy. I’m asking for advice but I think I know he is unfortunately not suited for a household with another dog.

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