Category: Top Dog

I work from 8 to 3 starting next week or the week after we have already started crate training, but slowly, where she’ll be in there for an hour on and off to take naps my mom goes to work at 12 so she’ll only be alone for three hours. I’m gonna be training her for a service dog as i have pots and epilepsy My manager said that I can take her when she’s fully vaccinated and potty trained, which makes sense to me since I already work at a dog place I will be the receptionist so she’ll be beside me pretty much the whole day but is there any tips anyone can offer will she be OK?

My wife and I have a 15 month old bulldog that we have had since she was 10 weeks; her name is Mary. We adopted a German Shepherd mix Husky named Teddy when he was 7 weeks old- the lady that we got him from said he was 8 weeks but he was actually 2 days away from 7 weeks once we calculated his age using his birthday. Mary is trained but we do struggle with small things: sometimes her recall is delayed (we have a fenced in backyard so delayed recall is not dangerous but it is still not ideal; we are working on it), barking when she wants attention, and she still nibbles when she gets too hyper. The thing is that now she is more grown up, she got extremely lonely. She quit playing with her toys alone (only played with us), sometimes she would sit on the couch and whine, and just overall started losing her excitement.

We spent months before we decided to get another dog. We adopted Teddy and he is crazy easy- Mary was a nightmare during the puppy stage but with strict training, she became amazing aside from those little issues that I mentioned before. But Teddy is now 10 weeks and he is potty trained, knows all basic commands, kennel trained, and his recall is fantastic. Mary lost her mind when we brought him home and was so excited but still very gentle with him. She was the happiest that I have ever seen her and still is. You can tell that her life improved by 1000% now that she has a baby brother. We give her extra love though and try to honor the seniority by giving her treats first, spending alone time with her, taking her on doggy dates just us three while my mom babysits Teddy for an hour. The biggest fear that we had was that she would become jealous or feel neglected and good news, it does appear that those feelings have occurred (though I cannot read her mind sadly- wouldn't it be cool if we could?)

Anyway, here's the only problems… they play and play and play. This is not a problem in and of itself but it is to the point where my wife and I try to have a conversation after I get off work and we cannot hear each other. It is constant whining, play growling, them pushing each other off the bed/couch, paws and nails clacking on the floor, etc and it is driving us crazy. Mary still has the issue with barking for attention so she barks at him and now he has started barking back and howling. We do timeouts and scheduled naps for Teddy and it helps but the second that he wakes up or gets let out of timeout, she runs over with her toy to him and "gets him going" as we say. He cannot jump back on the couch/bed either so every time that they get too rowdy and get close to the end of the bed, he usually falls off and we have to pick him back up. If she falls, she can jump back up easily but it is exhausting to have to lean over and get him 50 times a day. If she is in the kennel though or in another room, he just crawls into our arms and cuddles- he is unbelievably clingy and we love it! He is very calm if she is not accessible to him.

We do have a pretty strict routine: Potty one dog at a time, 5 minutes of training with each dog separately, meal time, potty together, playtime, and repeat. During playtime, if they get too hyper and start doing that stuff, we put them each in their separate kennels for a 10-15 minute timeout (we use the kennels as a safe space but never use it for punishments) and then we try playtime again. We thought that maybe they get overstimulated and literally cannot listen when we try to get them to settle down so if it takes about 2 or 3 different times in timeout, we usually put them either in the kennel or on their dog beds for a nap. We take that as a sign that maybe they are just tired and need a break. This does not work. They will take a nap and the second they are awake, it goes again.

Does anyone else have experience with this issue or the other issues that I mentioned? how can we fix this? Is it just an age thing? Is this normal? I know that dogs play but dang lol. Are we correct in thinking that they are overstimulated? I always grew up in a house with either two large dogs or one large and one small dog at a time with similar age differences. They played a lot but nothing like this.

Puppy age: 11 January 2026 German Shepherd Had it 4 days ago

His name is Max, currently I have been trying to set boundaries limit and rule and some basic easy training like marker training only as of today (not working at all eitherhe doesn'tunderstand it or distracted whenever i click he doesn't look at me or react). However he is so distracted would run around a lot go to places I don't want him to go i have tried in an empty room with a leash but he only resist and stay still or bite when I have the leash on so I stop using the leash but he is constantly going away from me roaming around biting me doesn't seem to understand what I am trying to convey been watching tons of YouTube video from kikkopup, Zak, ceaser millan, etc. Nothing seems to work. I can only hold treats to is nose but all it does is makes him excited lunges and at me thou there's are some times where he does automatically sit for awhile I would wait just like 5 sec but he would either lunges or bite my leg cause he thinks is a toy and wherever I move he follows unless distracted by a shoe or item or a certain. I just want some advice on how to calm him down and focus on me and no lunges and understand his marker and training. He is a puppy afterall I get it that he wants to play and all but I am wondering am I doing something wrong or I shouldn't train now should I wait 3 more months or what..need some help please

Not a puppy, but should’ve been done when she was a puppy. My dog, who was trained on pads (poorly) absolutely refuses to poop outside. She holds it on walks and tries to go inside as soon as we get home. When she does this, I take her back out and she doesn’t go, rinse and repeat. She is now holding it in as I won’t allow her to go inside. She got halfway through pooping inside yesterday before I interrupted her and took her outside – that’s been over 24 hours ago. She’s in a crate when I’m not home and is supervised when I am. Need advice BADLY

I’m possibly going to an America school. from Toronto to Los Angeles.

I’m a little worried about putting my dog in the cargo section, a lot of the private dog jets are so expensive and don’t fly from Toronto to LA.

it’s a 5 hour non stop flight.

has anyone had experience with cargo for dogs? what about dog private jets? or maybe something else.

Context:

– Female Puppy

– 7 months old

– adopted

– 11th day

– currently demand barking, which I’m ignoring to avoid reinforcing that barking gets her food/attention

Granted that she’s new to the house and the environment, she has done very well to adapt to the changes.

I leave her home for 8-9 hrs at any one time, therefore, I fully expect to come home to some pee and even poo. However, she’s actually been able to hold her bladder, avoiding going to the loo in her safe zone. I also bring her out for walk before I leave home and soon after I return home.

During the first few days at home, when there wasn’t a schedule, she would wait by the door to signal that she wanted to go out. There are three exits to the house, and she knows each of them.

However, in the past two days, she’s chosen to pee at certain corners of the house, one spot is literally next to the door leading outside. She’s stopped waiting by the door.

I wonder if I’ve missed her signal or she’s changed her behavior.

Potty training is tough with this pup. She doesn’t have one fixed spot, she seems to cycle through spots, favoring a spot for two days max.

I’ve laid down some pee pads with her old urine on it, but she’s never used those pee pads to relieve herself.

Need help with this behavior if anyone has any suggestions.

what is everyone’s thought on cutting Pom poms hair. I have a 6 month old and she literally looks like she got electrocuted lol. I’ve been told no clippers but see people who have there’s shaved down. so just trying to figure out what would be the best way to do her hair? maybe trim down to just the under coat?

For example, he knows his heel command (he does it in situations where he wants to, it could be the exact same location, and one day he does it, one day he doesn’t) When I ask him to do it he’ll come closer to me, but he’s always trying to move away to get back into the environment, after a few steps he’s already way out of position and I have to call him back into it, then if I try to use a treat to guide him, he will refuse it even if he was taking them before? He also does this if I have to pull him away from something like an exciting smell, he’ll stop listing to me and taking treats, and from my view as a human it appears that he gets angry or frustrated when he can’t get what he wants. It’s becoming very annoying. I want him to say be able to be called into a heel to walk through a narrow space or something, but if he refuses to do it, I can’t use a treat to help guide him, and I can’t use the leash to guide him because that makes him even more resistant. I don’t feel this is a matter of working up in more challenging environments as, as I said before it could be the exact same location and differnt reactions to the command each time. He CAN do it, as he proven to me before that he can, but most of the time he acts like he can’t be bothered and just try’s to brake position and run off. I’m kinda at a loss.

Hello everyone!

Does anyone know alternatives to the mvp stsk9 course?

Lately I keep seeing content about stsk9 and their mvp course, it really looks amazing and I would love to buy it, but I'm from Mexico and it's TOO much money that I don't have and I'd rather invest that kind of money in other things.

I want to adopt a high-performance dog and I want to be prepared for its arrival, I want to be responsible, I also have to buy more things for its arrival and I cannot spend my entire budget on the training course but I also do not want to take a course that is not useful for my dog or not receive any course at all.

I have knowledge of basic obedience and experience training my other dogs, but I don't think it's enough and I don't want to just know the basics.

If you know of other courses similar to stsk9's mvp or for high-performance dogs that you can recommend to me, it would be incredible. Advice, books, videos and all the material that can help me are also welcome, I would greatly appreciate it 🙂

Hi everyone, I have a dog named Bori, and recently I noticed some changes in his behavior. He seems a little quieter than usual and sometimes just sits and stares instead of playing like he normally does. He still eats, but not as excitedly as before. I’m not sure if this is something normal for dogs or if I should be concerned. Has anyone experienced something similar with their dog? I would really appreciate any advice or things I should watch out for. Thank you! 🐶