Category: Top Dog

i have no idea what this means. a lot of the time, ill be sitting with my knees bent up and hell do it against my leg almost like hes scratching his head against it, but lately ive noticed he just does it randomly too. he does it for usually 20-30 seconds and stops and then does something else, but im not sure why.

I was playing with my dog earlier and I threw his toy but he jumped and caught it with his tooth right where my knee was. He broke the skin and it’s tiny, the size of a pen point maybe. I cleaned it and put stuff on it. I am up to date on tetanus. What are the odds my inside dog has rabies? He’s acting completely fine. He’s inside rather than to go out and hangout in our fenced in backyard a couple hours. He’s had rabies vaccines but probably at least 4 years ago now, due to his extreme anxiety at the vet. It’s nearly impossible. This fear in me has opened my eyes to get him sedated and just go get another. We have never seen any wild animals where I live, especially that are more prone to rabies. Literally ever. I’m just psyching myself out.

We have a 16 week old golden retriever puppy and we’ve been doing small walks around the cul de sac we live in, as there’s only fully vaccinated dogs in the street and no one else comes down our end. Initially we learnt he’d do whatever he wanted on these walks, unless we had treats and then he was brilliant. He had the basics of loose-leash walking down pat!

Then about a week ago, we were doing our little routine and two kids on e-scooters came up behind him quite quickly and quite close to him, and understandably he got scared. I waited a short while to see if he’d settled once they’d left but he just couldn’t so we went back inside and relaxed. However, ever since then, every time we go outside for a walk he gets super skittish when there’s scooters, bikes and now even cars! It’s generally when they’re coming from behind him, and he can’t even be distracted by food anymore – which is huge, because he LOVES food. He’ll then pull for the remainder of the walk and can’t focus back on us for longer than a second and appears anxious.

I don’t want him feeling overwhelmed every time we go outside because that’s horrible for him! Has anyone gone through this, is it the fearful stage people mention or are there things I could be doing to help him adjust? I’ve been playing desensitising YouTube videos of car and street noises while we’re at home, we sit in our front yard and I hand feed him while cars go in and out of driveways and I’ll start doing this at our local park too but I am open to any and all suggestions to help!

Hello, I’ve had my dog (great dane/ pix mix) for a bout two years. I adopted him while living in an apartment and didn’t tell management about him. I was living with an ex and he had a dog that we got approved and paid fees for.

I unfortunately had to move back home and I can’t find any places that would take his breed. I don’t even get a chance to plead my case because of the pix mix aspect. He’s a good quiet dog and doesn’t have issues with other dogs or people. I don’t make a ton of money, but I’d pay any fees. I just don’t know what I should be looking for specifically with most of the apartments having breed restrictions.

I’m scared id have to give my dog up, this is my baby. If anyone has advice I would be so grateful, thank you in advance 😭

I just learned how toxic dog toys and other things I use every day can be for my dog as well as how bad the ingredients are in treats. I'm shocked to learn how unregulated pet stuff is… My dog is my BABY – can anybody recommend non-toxic / healthier options for every day use?