Category: Top Dog

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I’m interested in both beauceron breeders. I’ve reached out to both, met a few beaucies from them and really enjoyed them. I’d like to hear everyone experiences with these two breeders, and these two breeders only.

Thank you!

so recently I was playing around with a black light and I saw a spot where my dog peed that id never noticed. you can’t tell when it’s dry, and I assume the accident happened weeks or months earlier, if not more. But my dog does like to lie down in that spot, yet there is no wetness, smell, or anything to give it away. so my question is if I should still wash her and/or the things she’s been laying on since? its been dry for a very long time, but I’m not sure how residue works. Thanks!

Pretty much the title. My past 2 dogs never cared or paid any attention to our Tv. This includes many different types of tvs over the years. Those 2 dogs were mutts (large dogs mixed with who knows what). Now I have an Aussie and she will clearly watch tv with us. She stares and appears to be watching it like we do and can get startled too. Why do some dogs seem like they can’t even really see the tv (no reaction to visuals, only sound) while others will react to seeing animals on the tv and seem to actually watch it?

Hello! i have a senior American eskimo who is around 27 pounds. I recently just got my own car and now im looking for the best car safety crate or harness for her. She’s awful in the car, she moves around and tries to get into the front seat or stand to get to the windows. I’ve tried the car seat, hammock, barrier.. etc. but nothing really worked out as she still would freak out in the back and cause me trouble while driving. I’d love to hear your suggestions and help!

Although she still loves her job and is not ready to retire, my current service dog is getting a bit older, and I want to start lightly looking for an addition to the squad.

Let me note- I adore dogs with all my heart, but I’ve never done extensive research on specific breeds as I’ve never purchased a dog for myself (SD was given to me with the threat of being sent to the pound otherwise).

I have done a bit of research and narrowed it down to a handful of breeds, but what websites do yall recommend?

We have 2 six month shih tzus. In last week or so they have started barking throughout the night, one starts the other joins in. It can be for several reasons, one of the kids went to the toilet upstairs (we sleep downstairs and they sleep with us), a car went past (our house looks onto the street), the washing machine is finishing its cycle, or for other reasons w I didnt hear. This barking session can go on for several minutes and nothing seems to calm them down. Last night we has 5 incidents and im very tired. They had an hours walk last night, they sleep on our bed, we reassure them theres nothing to be worried about. But no surehow much broken sleep i can take at this point. Thinking about getting one of those barkinging aids that emit a high frequency noise every time they bark. What else should i do? Its be 16 years since my last dog was a puppy and i dont remember going through this 😂

Hi I have two Pomeranians and I’m looking for the best inside dog kennel/ crate recommendations I don’t like the wired ones I recently got the a huge playpen but one of the is able to climb out so I need something enclosed.

hi! so i take care of a border collie and he is very energetic. however the dog is about 1 and a half, and just won’t listen half the time. his previous owners barely trained him

he constantly pulls on a lead, he chases after everything animals and even cars. he won’t even sit when asked

help would be appreciated

My dog is 4 years old, and a mix of farm dogs (herding + guard). She’s walked a minimum of 2 hours a day, and generally VERY calm (inside and out).

However, the second I am in a group of 4 people or more, something triggers her (theory is herding) and she needs to move at the front of the group. She‘ll pull an extreme amount to where she is almost choking herself on her harness to get to the front. She hates where there is separation between the group. If some walk away for any reason, she cries and stares and will not relax for hours. When anyone who left the group returns, she jumping and barks, and is very excited.

This has been going on since I adopted her 3.5 years ago. These hang outs are regular, but the behavior has not changed.

It makes me really anxious now to take her anywhere, because I hang out with people who love to go on very long walks and tend to break off into smaller groups that chit chat within some distance.

I have tried rewarding her when she is calm, distracting her with toys/ treats, and ignoring her.

I’m super unsure how else to get her to simply not care, or understand that people will come back.

Any explanation as to what is going on or what I can do to help her/my peace in hang outs?

My dog (Ollie) is just over a year old; we adopted her when she was about 3 months old. She's a shepherd/husky mix and I take her to the local dog park (~1.5 acre space) 2-4 times per week.

There is a large mix of dogs (10-15?) that regularly attend so we usually see the same dogs each time.

I've been taking her regularly for the last 6 months or so and she hasn't grown out of this super submissive behavior so I'm turning to this sub for help. I'll note, she's super smart. Knows a dozen+ different commands and listens really well at home. Her recall at the park is pretty good (maybe 70%?) and I can get her to sit/lay next to me if the group gets too excited.

The problem I have is that, from the moment we enter the park, she runs up to each dog and excessively licks their face. The group is a mix of young and old dogs and none of the dogs like it.

About 2-3 of the dogs (an enormous husky, a bullmastiff, and sometimes a pit mix) will actively pin her when she gets crazy. Another 2 smaller dogs (a terrier and a spaniel) will also pin her despite her being much larger. The rest bark loudly or run away from her.

There are several other fenced areas attached to the 'big' dog space, including a smaller fenced park for 'small' dogs. I've taken to going to those areas first (they're always empty when we're there) and letting her acclimate while the other dogs have a chance to come up to the fence to smell her. Everything is fine when I do that but it's easy to see that both she and the other dogs really want to go run around together.

When I do enter the big dog space, she sprints to each dog in turn and will lick their face. I've tried entering while she is leashed and she'll stay next to me while dogs come to us, but she'll immediately start assaulting dogs with "kisses" once I take off her leash.

The other dogs, understandably, object, which leads to her running under the picnic tables and lawn chairs to hide while STILL lick-attacking any dog that comes near her.

It takes about 10-15 minutes of chaos for her to chill out.

This entire time she is running TOWARDS dogs that aren't giving her any attention and proactively licking their faces. She will find every dog she can to do this.

When I separate her from the group she'll sit with me (off-leash) or lay down, but the moment I release her, she'll go back to finding dogs and licking them.

After that, she happily plays fetch with me, or will play keep-away with either a stick or tennis ball with the other dogs, including ones that regularly pin her, which they all seem to enjoy.

If I had to guess what the other dogs are thinking it would be, "please stop licking my face and being so wild, I just want to lay in the dirt / smell stuff / play tag with you without you losing your mind."

It's clear that her submissive energy destabilizes the vibe of the group. I thought that, with time, the calm/leader dogs of the group would correct her and she'd figure out how to dog, but it isn't working. I just don't know what I can do to help.

Several notes:

• I can't get there earlier than everyone else bc I have school drop-off in the morning.
• When new dogs enter the park, she'll greet them more normally and then resume playing like a regular dog.
• At home, she happily greets people and isn't anxious meeting new people.
• On walks, she will pull a bit but is generally good. She REALLY wants to meet other dogs though so I have to be very thoughtful about how we walk past other people and their dog.

Thanks for reading this far and for your suggestions! Appreciate links to videos / resources you think would help.