Category: Top Dog

Hi!

I am flying to EU next month and my uncle from Spain asked me if I can take his dog home to the Philippines. My return flight to the Philippines is from Rome, Italy but the dog is from Spain. He said he can do all the requirements from Spain (EU Pet passport, Vet Certificates, etc.)

I've read somewhere that if exporting a dog from I will need a Azienda Sanitaria Locale Export Certificate but I also read that this is issued to citizens and residents only. The dog is not registered with Italy…Do I still need to secure an ASL certificate for my flight?

He won't let me. At all. Hes a small 11 pound rat terrier mixed with a pomeranian. Suggestions?

I am looking for a lid or something of the sort that fits on to a standard biking water bottle and can fit in the bottle cage on my bike. I have a Slurpy Sack 2.0 and love that the bowl flips up and down, that my dog can drink out of it easier and the fact that no water goes to waste. Is there a lid like this that fits onto a standard bike bottle?

The reason I’m asking is because I go on a lot of short rides with my dog and would love to store her bottle on my bike in the cage. The bottle we have now falls out of the cage because it is flexible and I haven’t found another bottle that works like this one.

Any suggestions?

So my dog is not very affectionate. He doesn't even like to lick anyone, only does it when you come from outside. He likes getting pet only when he wants it. He would walk away if I sit next to him. If I pet him while his sleeping or try to move him out of the way, he'll growl at me. He never ever let me pick him up even when he was baby. I find him hard to read because he'll whine like a widow crying for a dead husband if anyone from our house leaves for work. Does he miss us or he do that cuz he didn't get to go outside?

Hi everyone! I’ve been trying to find reputable breeders for Labrador Retrievers or Chihuahuas, but I haven’t had much luck so far. Maybe I’m just not looking in the right places?

I live in southern Iowa and I’m willing to drive up to about 8 hours for the right puppy. I’m not in a huge rush. I have about a year before I plan to get one, but I’d love to start getting an idea of breeder pricing and possibly find some good breeders to follow or get on a waitlist with.

If anyone has recommendations or advice on where to look, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you!

Ive got 4 huskies, 2 older, 2 younger. The two younger ones are about 2-3 years old and they are unfixed, not by choice and that will be the first step taken to try to resolve this issue. But they have become very aggressive the past few days fighting each other and going after both of the older ones, including injuring one of their ears. This has happened once in the past but they only went after one of our older girls and then it didn't happen for a long time, almost a year. So I was wondering if anybody has insight into why this would be happening. I know theres a good chance that it's them not being fixed which they now have appointments for. All 4 dogs are female too

Hello, I’ve noticed something with my dog that’s been happening ever since I can remember. She is 3 years old and a mini schnauzer

She always starts barking when I am on the phone with someone and will not stop until I get off the phone call. Once I am off the call she stops barking.

It doesn’t matter if I’m taking the call next to my ear, on speakerphone, or on my AirPods. If it is someone she knows, she doesn’t respond any differently- even if they talk to her through the phone (and she knows their voice).

Giving her attention during the phone call like picking her up or calling out her name also doesn’t help.

I’m wondering if there is a possibility that the phone calls are somehow painful for her? Like she can hear something I can’t ?

Please help!

Hi,

There is a breeder around here who was referred to me by another breeder as an AKC breeder of merit who breeds purposely for those who are destined for working or service.

They say that due to puppies during rearing period, one cannot visit the mama dogs due to health concerns. They also send videos. They said they are busy with the puppies so they just the send videos.

I've visited mama dogs with pups so I'm a bit confused now. I know every breeder is different. What are your thoughts?

https://www.sureshotlabradors.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sureshotlabradors?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Thanks.

Hello everyone! We recently bought our apartment… everything is brand new… and after 6 months, we decided to get a puppy. Everything has been awesome so far!

The only issue is that we feel our floors might be too soft for his little paws and nails. Just three days after bringing him home, our floors already have noticeable marks all around.
[Image: https://imgur.com/a/B46Rb0c]

We’re trying to trim his nails daily, but he can only stay still for about 30 seconds, which makes it really hard. Also it didn't seems like he has extra long nails, its mostly pink + we still need to wait a week until he’s fully vaccinated, so I don’t want to take him to a pet salon yet.

I understand it comes with owning a dog, but since the apartment is brand new and we put all our savings into it, it makes me really anxious that the floors might get damaged before we can properly trim his nails.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Puppy Tax: https://imgur.com/a/ht94Exh

Hello all. I would like your opinion. I was walking my dog off lead, returning from a long walk in the fields, on a footpath on my housing estate (almost home). My dog is well behaved and simply sniffing at stuff. There is a single track public road that runs parallel with our footpath. The road is lower than the footpath and separated by a grass verge, a fence and hedgerow approx 21m (69ft) apart. A lady was walking on the road, slight behind me, and shouted "my dog is very nervous, get your's on the lead!" I took offence due to her attitude, but remained calm. 'Who is she to dictate to me', I thought. 'the dogs are nowhere near one another and separated by a physical barrier'. I replied, "if you standstill for a minute we'll be gone". She didn't respond, but did stop walking. What would you have done? There are no wrong answers, Thanks in advance.