Category: Top Dog

I have had my little chihuahua terrier mutt for over 10 years now, and I've realized that I have more pure love for her than I have for most people I know, including family members, but it kind of concerns me at times. I find it very hard to trust people, and I worry about judgment from others constantly, but I know that I can be myself and be weird and my little dog has no care in the world. I know that she has an unwavering love for me that I don't have to earn from her, and she has a purity and carefree nature that no human being is capable of having, as do most dogs. I know that she would never turn her back on me or hurt my feelings, because she's literally incapable of doing this. Because of these things, I feel like I have so much pure, trusting familial love for her that's higher than how I feel about a lot of other loved ones in my life. Maybe it's not that it surpasses the love I have for my family, but it's a different kind of love that you cant really have for someone other than your own child or pet. I just honestly don't know if this is a normal thing or if its something to be concerned about.

Hello.
I have to move from Korea(Busan) to Japan(Tokyo) in March next year with my 13kg 5 y.o. mixed dog.
I took him from an animal shelter 3 years ago, and he is quite an anxious/fearful dog. I've tried different things, but even now he is still scared of rain sounds, loud noises, people, etc.
Recently, I've finally found a dog school for him, and he goes there twice a week.

The question is: what is the best way to relocate him?

There are 2 options as I know of.
The 1st is going by ferry: (12hours from Busan to Fukuoka, arrive in the morning and in the evening board the next ferry (~24 hours) from Fukuoka to Tokyo.
And 2nd is going by plane in cargo(~4 hours if you count from the time of check-in). (thinking of flying with JAL)

Thank you!

Does anyone know if English mastiffs are good with kids, small dogs and visitors?

So pretty much what title says. We took our puppy through an 8 week puppy class with 30 other people/dogs. Our boy was good and passed. After that there was an 8 week obedience course we went through. Like before everything was going well. Then the week before his test we got him fixed and he was acting different. We took him to the course and he wouldn’t stop barking at the people and dogs. Since then he has anxiety issues barks at people dogs and other things like empty non moving cars just randomly parked. It’s like getting him fixed broke him.

Does anyone have any tips or insight on what happened to our once precious boy. Or what we should do? There is a one month place that says they can change a dog but he would stay with them for a whole month learning and having exposure to make him better? I fear he was mistreated or like the stuff they used to put him under messed with his brain.

I feel so guilty I accidentally stepped on my 8 week old puppy. He started screaming really loud. He was limping for a moment now he’s not. I feel like a monster I can’t even hold him now I feel so bad.

Hi and sorry in advance for this long post.

I’ve had my Corgi puppy for just over a month now and she is 5 months old. Now everything hasn’t been plain sailing but thats as expected with a pup. However she has been showing some very concerning behaviour today and it is the first time this has happened since we got her.

We have an older dog (chihuahua cross, 12) and they have been okay with each other for the most part: the older dog sort just stays out of her space, they walk together fine and often have the odd cuddle on the couch.

On three separate occasions just today they have been aggressive towards one another: – first occurrence – her over a sock in the bed in the kitchen

• second occurrence – I have to hand feed the older boy sometimes so I was sat between them doing that whilst she was lay next to me watching (she had just finished her own dinner), one he was done she step foot in the same bed and all hell broke loose. I had to pull them apart.

• third occurrence – this was hard to tell cos it all happened so quickly. She went into the kitchen and came back whilst he was walking around the couch. The next minute she just did a run and jump towards the couch – no growling or anything. She gets little bursts of energy every now and then and does that but after the previous incidents it was just concerning.

I do have a dog trainer coming in next week as there are things that need work and have been struggling myself. But does anyone have any advice on what we can do here to nip this in the bud at once? I am all over the place and an anxious mess, worrying about having to move out of my parents or give her up for rehoming if it continues.

I spent months reading everyone else’s puppy blues posts, then got a standard poodle puppy last weekend. I’ve been on PTO this week watching him around the clock. I am tired. There is piss on the floor. The biting has picked up. I feel like he’s heard no so many times it’s lost its meaning. And to top it all off, my 9 year old stepson is allergic to him. Like puffy eyes and incredibly stuffy while on allergy meds allergic. He was somewhat scared of dogs but also likes them. He has nervous energy, which hypes the dog up, which freaks him out, repeat. Not only that, he loves the dog and can’t seem to quit squeaking toys at him on the occasion that the dog IS calm.

This puppy is so smart and so good for his age and if I manage to not fuck him up he’ll be a great dog but I feel like as soon as I’m getting the hang of things I fuck it all up. I’ve been trying to get him into the routine that he’ll be in when I go back to work next week (half day WFH) with going out, breakfast, short walk, then day pen with his toys. Sometimes he’s good, sometimes he’s demand barking forever. This morning he freaked out and peed in the pen.

He has so much potential. He hasn’t peed the kennel overnight in 2 days, and can go about 4 hours during the night. This is so hard and I feel like I’m failing him and everyone else. And I know I haven’t been the only one who feels this way but I can’t figure out how everyone does it and all of the info online either hasn’t worked or directly contradicts other info online. And I can’t even complain because I was the one who wanted the dog most and am the only one with the availability to care for him right now. Some moments I feel fine, some moments I feel like I’m drowning. I think I’ve cried at least once every day we’ve had him. Just needed to yell into the internet void.

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