Category: Top Dog

What do dogs think about when they’re just sitting around?

Hello, our 8-month old golden retriever has suddenly started focusing on one random dog at each dog park we go to – he is not yet neutered, just turned 8 months, and will find a random dog at the park that he won’t leave alone. Any size, any breed, not sure of their sex. But he follows them around. He won’t leave them alone. Today he followed a little terrier on top of a picnic table multiple times, keeps trying to play, refuses to pay attention to anything else. It’s going to become a problem. What can I do?

Most sweaters that fit my dog's chest are way too short, and if they fit his back they're too big on his chest. His chest is 16" and back is 18.5 inches. He weighs ~13lbs. I have to keep him shaved short and he's always getting cold.

Any recommendations for cute sweaters that don't cost a fortune?

I need advice for a good nail clipper. Something that glides through the nail easy. My almost 12 year old dog has arthritis and me cutting his nails I know is tough on the joints because of how much effort the clipper has to cut it. I bought a highly recommended one a year ago that didn’t work that well

I have a nearly 14 year old Italian greyhound, and for the last year or so she's more or less stopped responding when I call her, ask if she wants to go potty, or any other 'are you ready?' type commands. I have slowly convinced myself that she's deaf or going deaf because she won't even move her head when I call her name. This is true for my wife as well.

Today while sitting at brunch I was eating steak and eggs. I turned to my dog, very calmly (and pretty quietly) told her to lay down. She immediately did it because she knew there was steak on the line.

It's amazing that steak is about the only thing in the world that will convince my dog to listen these days. I had tried previously with all sorts of treats to no avail to get her to look at me, respond, or acknowledge that I was talking to her. She just had no appetite for most foods, and she's never been one to play with toys.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with older, grouchier dogs? Did you ever find a solution or did you just ride it out?

My dog (6 year old lab/german shepherd mix) is suddenly scared of the food and water bowls he’s had for years. He does eat and drink from them, but he’s very apprehensive when approaching them, he acts a little jittery while eating or drinking, like he’s constantly ready to flee, and he sometimes gets startled by seemingly nothing when eating or drinking. This started a little over a week ago. Everything else is normal, I haven’t noticed any odd behaviour when he’s walking, playing, sleeping, anything really. It’s just the bowls he seems to be scared of. I’ve already put them in a different spot, his bowls used to be next to a trench convector which makes more noise during the cold days so maybe that scared him, but I can’t really think of anything else. He doesn’t wear a collar, so it’s not something clanking against the bowls that scares him. The bowls are reflective stainless steel, and I’ve read stories of dogs being scared of their own reflection in the bowl, but I don’t think it’s that either, because he’s had these bowls for years now. Does anyone have any idea what could cause this?

Asking here because I couldn’t cross post from ask Reddit