Category: Top Dog

Our 3 year old schnauzer is crate trained but I rarely use it. Usually only if she comes in really wet, occasionally if we have people over (but rarely even then, because she won't settle in the crate with guests, so she ends up outside). Other than that she has free roaming privileges and i trust her completely.

Our home is not very big and our nice furniture-style crate takes up precious space. Logically i should probably just get rid of it because it's so rarely used. But psychologically I can't get rid of it. What would you do?

Hello!

I have a 2yr old German shepherd and we recentlyish moved to a property with goats/sheep/cows/bunnies and all he wants to do and chase and have tried biting these animals. He has gone through training and knows basic commands and does really well on leashes but when it comes to these animals all this training goes out the window. I’ve muzzled trained him just for training with these animals because the rule is if a dog takes down an animal the dog needs to go. I really don’t want anything to happen to him. I’ve tried taking him to a safe distance to watch and give him treats when he is watches them calmly but the second an animal starts running/moving quickly he will freak out and want to chase. Is there anything else I can do to help train this out of him?

I kept waiting and waiting to hear something, and never did. Is the pup alive? Between the shooting and the crash and the frightening experience…just sad beyond belief.

He seems a little restless and bored lately was just wondering what you guys do to keep your dogs busy . We do go on long walks everyday and we play fetch inside with his stuffed animals.

Would my cats be at risk if I brought a GSD puppy into the mix? They’ve been around other dogs and all do fine, just concerned for their wellbeing. We had a husky growing up, and she was great with the cats, but from what I’ve heard, that’s pretty rare. Similar for German Shepherds?

Hi! I do have a female husky and i wanted to ask which harness you guys would recommend. Currently I am using a saddle harness, but as I discovered it is not really good for the dogs anatomy. I tried out some different ones like the Y-harness, but she hates the feeling of something going round/in front of her chest (the front part of the harness). For riding bikes with her i have now purchased an original husky harness (these “full body” – “for pulling” ones) and i mean… shes not happy with it going around her whole body and it takes such a long time to get it on her. Therefore we are using this one only for bike rides and not for our daily walkies…

So maybe you guys know some good harnesses which are practical, do not go in front of the chest and are also good for a dogs anatomy.

Note: My husky female is pretty thin, small and “sporty” for a husky, not the typical one you may have in mind. She weights around 15kg!

Thanks guys xx

Hello. It’s my first time getting a puppy (2 months old) and she is breathing really fast almost like panting. Is she snoring or is something wrong with her. Idk if I can add any videos here but I have a video of her sleeping.

I have a 14 year old dog who has slowly started pooping himself. At first it was here or there, then it was every night, and now it’s multiple times a day. Doesn’t matter how often we take him out, or what time we feed him – it’s like his butthole has stopped working. Normal, full sized poop (he’s not sick / there’s nothing wrong with it).

Diapers don’t work – the turds somehow get out. He’s a 75 lb dog and what’s more fun is when he rolls in it so I can wash the bed and him. Open to any and all suggestions please.

We got a dog from the pound, small terrier bulldog mix, who is great when we are home, no accidents, but when we leave for more than an hour she poops and pees everywhere and chews whatever she can find. We have two other dogs in the house with her so she’s not lonely, she gets plenty of exercise and let out all the time. Any suggestions? We have had her for 6 months now and it’s been a constant, we’re considering back to crate just to keep her contained.

I'm a 19 year old college student and my family got a 2nd dog a spitz breed of some kind and we are having problems with him crying when we leave him in a room alone and I go to college every day so I'm worried this might cause him a trauma of some kind being left alone is this normal for a puppy?