Category: Top Dog

Here is the kicker in Massachusetts we had tons of snow this year. The dog did great. She understood the assignment it is cold do my business I get a treat and get inside.

One problem we are having is she honestly doesn't drink a ton and she has a sensitive belly so we cant give her wet food cause she needs beef/salmon/lamb with oats, no corn no chicken.

As soon as the weather turned good, she stop going to the bathroom. She sniff out side looks around is very hyper attuned to everything.

As I type this. She has not gone pee since 930PM last night. It is 1:53PM next day. She has been crated the whole day with water and a chew. I even gave her a cong with peanut butter to get her to drink but that didn't work.

I have taken her out 7 times today and no joy she is not doing anything.

she is going opt spend the day in the crate and I mean all day and night if she doesn't do anything. I am done, I have catered to her spoiled ass to much. As a puppy she was not happy to be put in a crate so I allowed her out with me in my office and to cuddle and to play with me during the day and i watched her diligently to make sure the minimum amount of accidents would happen.

But she is not understanding if you have the opportunity to go, you need to go.

And dont come at me saying dont use the crate as a punishment cause it is not a punishment. We took her outside at 5PM last night she peed and at 530 she pooped in the house.

She gets to stay in the crate until she can be trusted to do her business.

And she is doing the same shit with eating. refusing to eat. I finally had enough and said you get 2 times a day no more grazing, and it gets picked up. And she gets Hangry. Last night she was so hyper for food; cause she didn't get enough because she refused to fully eat it when given. My hubby took her out and she again refused to do anything. She came in hyper and I gave her the 2 dog treats she gets at night do to acid belly. Then took her out and she immediately peed for me.

I have had 4 pugs prior, understand this I know the breed. But not eating and not drinking is new for me with the pugs..

I have taken her to the Vet and have said this stuff to him and he said she is fine. If she doesn't pee put her in the crate and then try again.

Don't honestly know what i am going to do if I can't get her to understand when she goes out she needs to do her business. And you know after after 17 hours she needs to do her business. I don't mind accidents that are accidents. But refusing, and knowing you should be going is a different story.

On top of it she has entered her first heat. 3 days in and she doesn't like having a diaper on. Only good thing is being in a crate she is not spreading blood every where.

We got a new puppy Saturday. She is doing great with my older dogs and they love her. The only problem we are having is my hound likes to hang out in his kennel from time to time and she keeps trying to climb in with him. He has been very tolerant of it so far but you can tell he doesn't like sharing his space. She has her own kennel and we are working on kennel training. How can I keep her out of his kennel without damaging the progress we have made in her training?

For context, my puppy is almost 9 weeks old and a giant schnauzer that i’ve had for about a week. I feel like the crying just won’t stop. I feel like nothing is working. I’m trying the music, the blanket over the crate, treats (they don’t work on her bc she has no attention span), toys, and playing w her. is this normal behavior for her age or do i need to change something in my routine? i take her out every 2-3 hours and feed her around 7, 2/3, and 8. last night she finally went to sleep for around 6 hours straight which was great. she has a play pen but just cries in it forever. she does stop crying in the crate eventually but it can take up to 45 min. i’m sooo sleep deprived and i just want to make sure if i need to do something different.

I have a 3 month old giant breed puppy. Finally got the all clear to go in walks, YAY! The issue is weird or maybe im weird.

Shes always rearing to go, sniff, and watch the world but as soon as I start setting boundaries (not letting her eat stuff off the ground, not pulling, not allowing her to run up to strangers or other dogs) she seems over the entire outing quickly and then just she walks as slow as possible as if to protest the restrictions lol. And its not like we go far, its 15 mins tops and not at a brisk pace. Never had a pup ''pout'' like this.

We do work on focus skills and what not but shes over the treats pretty quickly too.

For background, my dog’s crate is in the laundry room which has no windows. He is crated while me and my partner are at work, but with the way our schedules overlap, he is only ever in there for about 4-5 hours max. He’s 2 but has been crate trained since he was a pup, and seems to like to hang out in there, even if it’s just with the door open while we are home. I’ve been leaving the light on for him because I know if I were in there all day, I would want the lights on. I leave the door open too, so there is a bit of natural light coming in,but it’s still quite dark. I’m just wondering, does that actually make him more comfortable or am I just racking up my electric bill? Maybe a night light would be a better option? Or maybe I’m just falsely assigning him human feelings lol. TIA! 😅

I have a 9 month old sheltie who is absolutely great. Leash training her has been seriously so easy and such a breeze. She has basically never gone through a phase of wanting to pull or acting crazy and I think it’s because I made a strong effort to be the absolute most interesting thing to her. Well now she only wants to be by my side, she’s almost always engaged with me and uninterested in anything else. She will very occasionally stop to sniff something briefly but otherwise she is completely uninterested in exploring. How should I get her to explore more? I have a 30ft leash and open field but she just simply does not want to go explore. I feel worried she does not enjoy going on walks and would like to make them more fun and exciting for her.

I’m looking for “bone” recommendations for my two dogs who are medium/hard chewers. Lately I got them the Woof Honest Chew antler and the LOVE it. I haven’t had any issues with digestion or anything, but I recently read a few reviews about dogs breaking their teeth on these bones which made me nervous. Now I’m on the hunt for a new option that’s not as hard on their teeth but is still safe if ingested, or so durable that I don’t have to worry about ingestion.

I’m not interested in yak chews or bully sticks. I’ve used both in the past and they are too much of a choking hazard and could still hurt their teeth.

I’m hoping to find something made of natural materials or natural rubber as well. No plastic or nylon. Also if they have a flavor even better.

I found Betterbone chews that seem similar to the woof honest chew but come in soft and medium. The reviews are pretty mixed and it seems like they have big chunks that can break off.

TLDR; looking for dog chews that will last a few weeks that aren’t going to break their teeth or give them a blockage if ingested. No yak chews or bully sticks. Dogs are medium/hard chewers. Prefer natural ingredients, no nylon or plastic.

I have a 6-month-old Labrador that I adopted at 5 months from a family who had to move abroad. After about 3 weeks with us, we left him alone for the first time when we went to church, and when we came back he had destroyed several things in the living room, including a charging cable that had been out of sight and nearly caught fire.

This behavior continued a few more times and I got afraid he would destroy my sofa, so I suspected separation anxiety and started researching. I read that limiting his space could help, so we restricted him to the hallway, kitchen, and garden. However, he still destroyed items like a camera we set up to watch him, the rug, and trash. When we checked the camera, he seemed very restless, couldn’t settle, and eventually started barking excessively.

After discussing it with my husband, we decided to let him stay in the living room again since that’s where he usually sleeps. It’s now been two days, and he seems noticeably calmer—he watches outside and has even laid down quietly for a few minutes. I left him alone for nearly 1H and a half yesterday, Now I’m unsure whether this is actually separation anxiety or something else. Please help if anyone has been through this? I had a Golden retriever before and he never destroyed anything 😬.

Interested to know!

Not really advice, just something to make me smile!