Category: Top Dog

So I have a sweet girl German shepherd. We rescued her as a puppy and she looked nothing like a German Shepard and we were told she would be a small dog. Turns out she’s about 50-60 pounds and LOVES to climb our back fence. It’s only about 4 ft high and it’s a standard chain link. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas on something we could put up around the fence to prevent her from climbing. Getting a privacy fence is out of the question for the time being. Looking to keep the cost under 600$. The yard isn’t huge, it’s a standard suburban size yard in Michigan. Any help or ideas would be appreciated!

hi everybody im new here but i really need some help, im not sure whats goin on with my dog hes acting so strange he's so stumbly, hes scared n its like he doesnt really know where he is. hes an older dog (11 years old) and does have arthritis but hes never been like this like ever, hes been circlin the house n when i placed his food down he looked at it n started walkin in circles in the backyard before comin to eat it. he came inside but has been circlin inside too hes kind of calmed down a bit but not much, im sorry if this is messy but im so worried about my baby 🥹 any advice is appreciated!!

The title is pretty self explanatory but for maybe more context my grandma recently has started living with my family in our house ever since late November. and my senior chihuahua LOVES my grandma and always has.

So he’s recently definitely been really clingy towards her but all the animals have ever since she moved in so whatever. Plus he still hangs out with me so it’s okay. Well..my chihuahua (12) has always slept in bed with me at night ever since I was a little kid when we first had gotten him and recently ever since my grandmas moved in it’s like he just stopped.

He will stay in bed with me for a few hours and then randomly jump off the bed and scratch and whine at my door until I let him out and he goes downstairs and sits on the couch instead. I’ve tried just putting him back on the bed but he will jump off it again every. time. And I’ve always let him go potty before bedtime and when he jumps down and does downstairs I also let him out again to make sure he didn’t just have to go potty but then he STILL won’t lay in bed anymore.

My grandmas bed and all her stuff is downstairs so I don’t know if he’s just continuously been doing this because he wants to be down with her or something but I just don’t know what to do now because I genuinely can’t sleep without him. When he’s not in bed with me I get stressed and have a much harder time sleeping but now all of the sudden it’s like he just doesn’t want to sleep with me anymore…I’m really saddened by all of this and I just don’t understand. I’m mainly making this post to see if anybody’s else’s dog has done something very similar like this continuously or if there’s any advice somebody can give to make him just stop doing this?

My Bichon has severe skin irritation due to like condensation humidity something and I was advised to shave her so I did and I noticed that she got a lot better. However I recently found out that bichons are a double coat and I know you're not supposed to shave double coats in general. Her fur is growing back and I'm debating if I should shave it again since her irritation is flaring up again.

Good afternoon all, I posted on here a few weeks ago regarding a gift for the previous owners of our rescue. They are such a lovely couple, and bought our rescue home to us last night. Safe to say it was incredibly emotional, we were all crying, they said happy tears, but I just felt sad for them both for having to say goodbye to their boy.

He had a really settled night with my partner and I, and has warmed to us both already. He’s incredibly affectionate which we both love (currently he’s lying beside me snuggled up on the sofa!) We had a short walk this morning, so he can get used to his new surroundings and all the different smells, and we have a big garden for him to run around in too, which he loves and first thing he did this morning was have the zoomies running up and down! He has absolutely stolen our hearts already, and we can’t wait for the adventures ahead!

We are going to get the couple a card and probably a photo of our (it feels surrral saying that now) doggo, to show our gratitude towards them and all they have done. So excited to see what the future holds with our boy 🐕♥️

I am relocating to the USA from the UK this August.

I own a Sharpei so I am unable to book her onto cargo myself due to breed restictions, which I prefer anyway as I want this to go perfectly and for her to be as safe as possible.

I need some reviews, thoughts and whatever tips anyone has on pet relocation companies especially internationally.

Also, shes only 7 months so still shy and quite attached to me, any tips on getting her ready for this travel day? ideas to calm her nerves, what to do to prepare her?

My puppy isnt done with her shots yet and im too afraid of taking her to a professional groomer. I just need to cut a little bit of hair around the paws and intimate region to make her cleaner and comfier. Is it too dangerous for her to be groomed by a total beginner? Should i risk taking her to a groomer, should i leave her as she is until she finish her shots or should I try it myself? Im willing to buy a pair of scissors if the normal ones arent good enough, and i just want her to be comfortable, not necessarily symetrical

My wife and I lost our sweet Noodle doodle at the end of October unexpectedly to cancer and his younger sister, Maple, a 4 year-old 90lb Old English Sheepdog has become even more of a couch potato that she was before. My wife and I are starting to feel ready to have another male dog in the house and are considering bringing in a puppy but have some concerns with Maple regarding if it would be appropriate to bring in a puppy with her.

Maple always loved Noodle and has always been protective of him and our cat. Her being the youngest of the animals, she slotted in easily to the household. Unfortunately she was kicked out of doggy daycare as a puppy because they separated her from Noodle, she got anxious, and tried to herd the other dogs several times. They never told us about any of this until they told us not to bring her back. This was the only daycare in the area and we live in a fairly rural area so not a huge amount of other options for getting her together with other dogs.

Maple is very sweet with people, slightly guarded at first but warms fairly quickly. When we have had her at dog parks however, she instantly became protective of Noodle on the many times we tried getting both dogs to one, barking at and lunging at other dogs. When we tried taking her on her own however, she would occasionally do the same. She has also snipped at my sister's dog when they first met when that dog tried to say hello, although that was perhaps not the most controlled introduction as I was holding and petting Maple trying to keep her calm. She also had a history of snipping at Noodle very occasionally but was always solved almost instantly between them. With other dogs the interactions were never allowed to go further.

So with that in mind, I'm looking for some insight on how to know if it would be OK to bring a puppy into the house. We are obviously 100% on board with the standard protocol of gradual introduction, crating, training techniques, etc as we want to have a successful relationship at all angles. We also don't want to have missed some glaring red flag and have scarred another dog who might not be compatible with our current dog. I cannot handle the thought of that. I will add, it can be hard to read some of Maple's body language as her tail is docked due to stupid AKC standards.

Please ask any questions for clarity. My wife and I truly only want what is best for the dogs and are unwilling to barge into a situation with a puppy just because we want a puppy.

I gave up recall training in him when I was younger due to depression and never restarted. Nothing worked to motivate him not his toys, no treats, I even tried raw meet and peanut butter. But recently tried again and my plan was just let him experience the world (our driveway and front yard for the safety of others) because he doesn’t get outside a lot. Any still no peanut butter or anything worked and you know wha did? Back stretches. he would come running for back scratches (less than 20% if the time but it’s better than 0).

It suck’s because I have anxiety and doing the whole pat and baby voice in front of people is not ideal but oh well…