Category: Top Dog

My 6 month old girl went into her first heat a few weeks ago (days before her scheduled spay). For the past few days, she’s been all of the sudden crying in her crate in my bedroom when it’s bed time. She’s tired because when I take a shower and brush my teeth (I do let her on my bed during this time), she’ll snooze. The crying is getting worse. Last night she woke me up crying and after about 10 minutes, I decided to move her to her day crate downstairs, not in my bedroom. Not a peep the rest of the night. I tried her up here again tonight and this time she was nonstop for about 45 minutes right off the bat. I put her downstairs again, not one peep.

Why is this happening? I feel sad that we can’t be close when sleeping.

Hi everyone! I recently adopted a 5 month old Hound mix puppy from the local animal shelter. He has been quite the handful, as expected at this age, and so far has shown marked improvement on his "unwanted" behaviors. Every day he does better and better, including with his house training, but that brings us to this week's issue. He has started marking on fabric items in the house out of nowhere. Today is the 3rd day in a row that he had peed/marked an item. So far its been the couch cushions, and two different comforters. I can handle all of the other puppy behaviors, but this is an absolute no for me. Has anyone here dealt with this? If so, any advice? Thanks!

Anyone else feel like your dog just lives to get treats?

Our girl acts like treats are life.. comes in after her morning bathroom break and sits in the kitchen under the treat jar… bedtime, same deal. Better give her a treat or you’re in trouble. We love our girl So, it’s no problem. But sometimes I almost think milk-bones must have something in them to just get her so excited.

I have a 7 month old 46lb border collie german shepherd mix. We were just told last week that she has severe bilateral hip dysplasia and we've been trying to find a surgeon to take her case. Most have declined until we found one in Toronto, ON. I'm in Windsor, ON and don't drive and was looking for transportation. I was quoted $1190 for there and back from a pet taxi which is VERY expensive when you're trying to save every single penny for her to get a surgery as they said she has a very complex case and she won't have a good quality life without it. I'm just curious is anyone knows any other options, I've looked on countless websites from train to bus to transportation services and don't know what to do. Please if anyone has any recommendations please let me know!

Hi, I adopted a small rat terrier mix (probably) from the shelter a few years ago. She has severe anxiety and definitely shows signs of ptsd. I’ve worked with her quite a lot to gain her trust and it’s all been very rewarding watching her learn how to be a dog for the first time. The problem is I’m now disabled T-T. My apartment has stairs and even just taking her out is challenging for me. I want to do as much as I can to help her anxiety but walking far is difficult. She really enjoys training and has been making some progress that way but I’m having a hard time figuring out a good way to provide enrichment. I can’t take her to the dog park and just sit while she runs around because she’s terrified of other dogs. Any ideas? I’m basically in an “elderly person w a dog” situation except my dog is traumatized.

My 14 months old pointer started peeing inside the house again! We went to the vet but the exams were perfect. I tried to go back to the basics with training but it does not seem to be working. Any suggestions?

I’ve wanted a dog all my life so bad. Now I finally have the money and time to buy one. I would be so thankful if someone could help me give some options for a breed.

I have two rabbits so I know some dog really DONT fit with those (hunting dogs etc) But is there any breeds that go especially well together with other animals?

In my work I also sometimes have to travel between two cities (every two months or so). The flight is 1,5 hours long. It seems to be horrible for a dog to be stuffed underneath the plane, so should be a breed below 8kg so it can be taken inside the plane.

Really thankful for all suggestions!

Hello, I urgently need your collective wisdom.

We have a 5-year-old terrier who has recently started escaping.

We know where she's getting out: under the garden gate, and that's precisely the problem.

Our garden gate is made of metal and opens inwards. Because the path slopes upwards towards the inside, there's a gap of about 20 cm when it's closed. For the past few years, we've attached a piece of metal fencing to the gate with cable ties and rollers. This piece of fencing lifts up when the gate is opened, making it easy to open. Now our dog has discovered that she can easily push this metal piece upwards with her head and crawl underneath. And now we're faced with the problem of how to make it escape-proof again. Since it's a metal gate, it's not easy to modify. Perhaps someone can help me. I would be very grateful.

Here's a link with a picture of the goal.

https://www.reddit.com/u/CarrotFluffy7665/s/6e18RO8juc

A few days ago when I got home from work I was just being silly. I walked past my dogs typical welcome home greeting, walked into a different room and laid down and played dead.

while I was playing dead, the sniffing wasn't a continuous head to toe thing. it seemed to be very deliberate spots. , feet, mid section, behind the ear, then back to the feet. she was frantic and fast about this process. after the niff down she laid down by my hand and started licking till I started moving. I am just wondering about those areas and why those spots?

A new route is starting from DC (HEF airport) to Seattle this year and I’m trying to figure out around how much it may cost. I’ve been wanting to do a long roadtrip in the PNW for years and haven’t because I can’t take my dog who is too big for being in cabin. But he’s under 40 lbs so Retriev Air is perfect if the cost is not as much as Bark, etc. The website doesn’t show anything though yet even if you select both destinations. Anyone have an idea?