Category: Top Dog

Hi all! I rescued a 7 week old boarder collie mix. She was throw in a box on the side of the road, transported a few states away, went to a foster with her sister and now she has been here for about ten days. Underweight & scared. I have had dogs all my life and lost my 12 year old soul dog not too long ago. She sleeps great in a pen in my room at night without issues. I have gated her in my main living area so she only has access to the kitchen & main living room. We are working on potty training be she came to me on pee pads which I never used before. Nightmare. I am home all day but transitioning to a senior dog who knew the drill to a puppy is nuts. This puppy is high energy and a biter and I guess you could say destructive.

Definitely comfortable now and coming out of her shell.

My question is now that I have seen her warm up and feel safe and figured her out a little, I want to crate her during the day. I don't know where to start or what to do. She is super smart but just more destructive than dogs passed lol. She also has fomo loc she only takes mini naps during the day but can differentiate when it's dark bc at night she winds down and starting around 8PM she is sleeping and will sleep until 7AM. Sounds great right? I can't have this puppy under my feet all day and feel longer naps would be good for both of us. I know she isn't a confident queen just yet but this is also my first girl dog and she has been through a lot and is like my shadow so I am trying to give her some grace. All my male dogs were confident kings and this one is going to be a challenge. I am okay with her crying it out, etc. and know to make it a safe space but how do you start? Do you cover the crate, ideally I want to put the crate in my main living space and go about the things I need to do but do I shut the door and do what l need to do and then let her out? I am not even sure how to start. Then I feel like a loser bc I am home all day and this shouldn't be an issue but she is right there every second and getting into everything no matter how much I think I have secured the area lol. Any advice is appreciated!!!

5 month old Great Pyrenees Puppy. He goes over to the neighbors house for a few hours at a time almost every day and plays with their dogs. He gets his play time and their dogs get theirs. All dogs are fully vaccinated and he plays great with their dogs! It seems like all he wants to do is go over there and play which I get but should we be concerned on how often he goes over there and plays? The neighbor is great and they love him too. Just concerned he won't ever want to play at home or settle at home or know which one is actually his home.

I've had this puppy since he was 8 weeks old. He's 17 weeks old now. He's a heeler/Aussie mix.

I used to train dogs. I use positive reinforcement. No matter how short and "exciting" I make training sessions he barely knows the cues. He listens to them once in a while and refuses to extend duration of them.

I have a four year old German Shepherd mix and they play but he just gets so annoyed by him. He does puppy things obviously but he isn't learning any boundaries. Anything the shepherd has, it becomes the puppy's mission to steal it. He's obsessed with it.

I play with them both together and separately but the puppy will scream and bark and try to get between anyone and the shepherd. He doesn't like pets or snuggles unless he sees the older dog getting affection. He even gives a lot of attitude back to my dog when he corrected him now.

I knew getting him that he's a high energy mix. But it's been a rough winter since we've brought him home. I try my best with indoor enrichment but he gets frustrated quick. They run together in the yard for a while a couple times a day. He hates training and anything to mentally wear him out is barked at and he finds something to terrorize. He'll go potty outside then five minutes later stare at you and pee on the floor when you ask him to leave something alone.

He's rude to the cat and obsesses over her, too.

He's constantly overtired as he refuses to nap and is up a lot at night.

When do I decide to find him a new home? Do I stick it out with him? I hate the thought of rehoming him, but if I can't fulfill his needs, it might be better before I get attached to him.

What if his puppy quirks get worse and the dogs hate each other.

Is it bad to wash my 6 month old Yorkie once to twice a week? I’ve never owned a dog before so I’m new to everything lol. TIA

So I have a 11 wk border collie pup that I want to get a good harness for, something that will last her a long time while growing and training so I ideally wont have to repurchase anything for a while. So is it silly with that logic to get something expensive like a ruffwear, blue k9 or nonstop dogwear to name a few respected brands? I've also been looking at a brand called twiggytags. I'd love more recommendations for good harnesses for her body shape as well, I'm particularly fond of y-shapes.

I want something safe for her and yeah she might outgrow it but I dont really know how big she will get either, so I feel like it's way better and safer to get a really good brand even if she will outgrow it, right?