Category: Top Dog

*cavapoo Obviously a bit dramatic because we don’t HATE him, but wow it makes it hard to like him when literally all he does is try to bite us. He’s 4 months old and we feel like we can’t even be near him!

We try every technique – rewarding calm behaviour, redirecting to a toy or some training, taking him for a walk, putting him for frequent naps, but the biting is just increasing.

Please tell us this won’t be forever? We just want a sweet cuddly boy that we know he can be!

Quick question for dog owners 🐶 Is there any human food you’re still unsure about when it comes to dogs? For me, it’s not the obvious stuff like chocolate — but things like: Fruits Snacks Table leftovers Hidden ingredients (onion powder, garlic, sauces) I keep seeing completely mixed advice online, even from vets and dog owners, and it gets confusing fast. What food has made you stop and think: “Wait… is this actually safe for dogs or not?” Just curious to learn from real experiences.

I have a 10 week old Dutch shepherd mix and I feel as though I am doing him wrong. I watch him 24/7, crate training, being careful with him being outside and the other dog but they’ve both been diagnosed with Giardia and one with coccidia. Despite my constant vigilance I am afraid that I have failed him and my older dog and I don’t know what to do. A side effect of their medication is lack of appetite but now my baby won’t eat or he’ll eat very little and it’s one of the only ways he’ll take the medicine. It makes me so upset and anxious, he’s my first puppy I’m raising completely on my own and I just want to make sure he’s gonna be alright

To start, we got our German shepherd when she was 16 weeks. she came to us with 0 training and she was beyond terrified so we were really starting at a deficit with her. I was also pregnant but this wasn't our first time with a German shepherd or a puppy and baby so we were prepared. We weren't prepared for her being so far behind in basic skills but we worked hard and the progress was very noticeable. I really fell in love with her and could really start to see the great dog she could become.

Fast forward to about three weeks ago where she did almost a 180, almost completely back to her naughty puppy ways. She doesnt listen to me at all, only my husband who works so I'm the one home with her 90% of the time. I know about these hard teenage months but this was so opposite everything. Almost all training seems non existent.

Fast forward to now I'm home post partum with a new born. I am really struggling with the blues along with ppa and my brain only sees this dog as a threat and a burden now. I don't have the mental will power to devote to her and her needs and she's still not listening to me.

It's very possible she may be going through her first heat which would explain a lot. I know this is such a crazy adjustment for her as well and she needs time and effort. I'm just so mad at myself for thinking I could do this, I'm upset that giving her back will hurt my kids. I'm upset that I can't give her what she needs which is so unfair to her and the stress she would be put through by going back all because of my lack of ability and bad decision making. I just don't know what to do.

Hi, so I’m planning on getting a chihuahua puppy towards the end of the year and I’m doing as much research as I can now to prepare. I’ve read that chihuahuas can actually be trained to use a litter box similar to cats so I was planning on using this method. So I do live in a log cabin but my garden only has decking, no grass so I wanted advice on when I start potty training should I stick to mainly showing the puppy the litter box whenever it’s time to potty or will I bring the puppy outside too? I don’t want to confuse it so I’m not sure if doing both would be a good idea.

Any and all advice would be appreciated 🙂 I just want to come up with clear plans for training beforehand.

My workplace is fairly lax and has been allowing me and some other coworkers to bring our dogs in daily. I knew this going into getting a puppy, and felt comfortable adopting knowing I wouldn't be leaving him alone for so long every day.

All good things must come to an end, however. Apparently, our GM was told by HR that we need to start enforcing a no-dogs policy that nobody was aware of. Starting Monday, I can't bring my 5-month-old puppy to work anymore.

My partner works sporadic hours, and she will be home part-time with him some days, but there will be other times when he's alone for a full eight hours. My work is too far away for me to drive home during my lunch break.

I just don't know where to begin with that. He's never been alone that long. Any advice for keeping him occupied, making sure he doesn't get sad, and coping with our new separation? We've been attached at the hip since I adopted him in November.

We do have a cat who spends some time with him, so even while my partner and I are gone, he will not be entirely alone. But that's a cat, and not a human companion.