Category: Top Dog

He's 2.5 years old. I used to come home and he'd come to greet me and be excited I was there. Now he literally doesn't get up, just looks at me for a second and then just ignores me.

My partner on the other hand, he's stoked. Runs over and jumps up on her, tale wagging and excited.

I don't know what changed but it's a bummer. I take him to the park or for walks every day and feed him his dinner, show him lots of affection and give him lots of treats. But just in the last 4-5 months it's been like this.

My Maltese yorkie mix for the last year or so has refused to sit on the couch. She used to love sitting with her humans on the couch but for some reason she just stopped. I genuinely have no clue why, she’s 5 years old and perfectly healthy (albeit like a pound overweight and has some dental issues) so it’s not like she can’t. If we put her on the couch she instantly jumps down. Its not even like a specific couch she just flat out refuses.

It’s not really a problem per se but we just want to cuddle our girl with us on the couch. If anyone has any theories as to why or similar experiences we’d much appreciate it

I have a 7 month old pup who is absolutely terrified of harnesses. We've tried multiple sizes, models, etc and trained for a long time but nothing worked well. Now I've been using a collar for a week and it's already working way better for her. However, the collar can obviously move around and the weight of the clip from the leash pulls the leash down, and then she keeps stepping over the leash. I have to untangle her like 5-6 times every walk. Anything I can do about this?

I'm not sure how much to charge per day

I'm going to be House sitting(staying at the owner's house) for around 14-33 days.

I'll be provided with food and boarding.

I'm going to take care of an elderly dog, they don't go on walks but rather go out into the yard, and I can leave them at most for 7 hours a day to commute to go to work, which driving back and forth would be 2 hours of driving.

how much would you charge?

This is sort of messy because I'm emotional. Sorry about that, but I did try to make it into something somewhat readable.

I am a teenager that was "gifted" a dog not long after the previous family dog passed away. I was not over the death of the previous dog, and I did not once ask or imply that I wanted any other animal. It was a complete "surprise" from an aunt.

I've had him for a few years now. This dog, however, is not a family dog. This is my dog that I am 100% responsible for. A dog I never wanted and still do not want. It's a weird situation to explain, but everyone else loves the dog so much that they won't give him up, but they also will not do anything for him? I'm doing it all on my own. I have no one to rely on, which also means, that when I do eventually give this dog up, I don't know anyone personally that can take him.

I understand that the logical thing to do is give him up to a shelter when I have the opportunity, but I really do love him. On the other hand, he just stresses me out to no end. He will howl and cry if I'm not with him, even if I'm just in my room. He is so picky about his food. And as I mentioned earlier, I have zero help. I can't get him groomed because I have no money, so I have had to learn and keep up with dog grooming to keep him comfortable and presentable. I try so hard to cherish him but it's too much. He is so cute, he's fluffy, he's sweet to everyone even if he barks and hides at first, he's so happy to see me, would not bite anyone even if his life depended on it, and he is honestly such a wonderful guy outside of the negative things I've said, but I HATE owning a dog. This is the reason my original plan before this was sprung on me was to not have an animal at all.

What I'm saying here is that I don't want an animal but I have gotten way too attached to feel like I can let him go, even though I know there is someone out there who can treat him much better than I do. I don't always treat him like I should because I never wanted him in the first place. Not an excuse, I know.

I have to give him up for my sanity, really. I'm so overwhelmed, I can't do this for another decade (at least). I guess I'm asking for advice on how I'm supposed to detach myself. How am I supposed to give him up when I love him so much?

for context he’s 14 going blind and def. he’s a cockapoo breed. whenever he gets his food bowl he pushes it with his nose. sometimes he undershoot and rubs his nose against the floor. after he’s done doing this, sometimes he will eat his food but most times he will only have one or two kibble then leave.

I have a 8 year old shepherd/great Dane mix that is a rescue, I've had him almost six years now. I also have an 18 month old little girl who is obsessed with him. I wouldn't say that my dog particularly adores her, more like he tolerates her existence. He let's her pull him hair, squish his face and sit on him while he's lying down so he's an all around angel and I consider myself very lucky. That being said this evening he did something odd. He has never been allowed in our child's bed (he sheds like crazy) and when I got done with bath time he was curled up in her bed and did NOT want to leave. We finally coaxed him out of her bed but I'm wondering if I should be concerned about this behavior being so out of place for him. I know that dogs can sort of sense the weather and we do have a big winter storm coming in tomorrow so I'm wondering if maybe it has something to do with that or if I should be worried about something else? (Maybe he was apologizing for eating her beef jerky earlier 🤣). Anybody else have something similar happen? ​

Hi folks, our Shetland Sheepdog pup is nearly 17 weeks old. He's steadily getting there with toilet training. We're down to pretty irregular indoor accidents and, when they do happen, it's usually because we've let our guard down a little.

One area in which we seem to be making no progress, however, is getting him to toilet anywhere other than our home – e.g. on walks, when we visit family for the day, or even at his doggy daycare. He pees and poops at home and nowhere else.

We give him every opportunity and try to use his cue word (which always gets marked and rewarded with a treat), but he just holds it and holds it. When we get home, he'll go straight away in our garden.

Has anybody had experience with getting your pup to toilet away from their 'usual' location?

Hi! I have a 4 month old GSD male. He is very good in play and cuddling with me, my boyfriend, and his sister, an 11 montb old golden retriever.

However, I was socializing him yesterday by taking him to various stores. He does AMAZING with new people. Doesn't jump and loves affection. However, he met another dog for the first time. His tackles raised, ears alert and gave a woof before going in for rough play (I assume) immediately. Its hard to say if it was play or posturing, I didnt let him get too close. Just enough to touch noses and sniff. He kept trying to jump and tackle.

It made me really uncomfortable and nervous. I cant have a 100lb dog doing that.

What best can I do to resolve this? Please help </3