Category: Top Dog

We just picked up our new puppy yesterday and he has been amazing so far, however he is mostly or completely blind. He is a 9.5 week old standard poodle, the breeder is wonderful and did everything right (CHIC and genetic testing, proven show parents with good bloodlines, proper prenatal care) however he was unfortunately born blind. He has been doing so well with learning the house and was super happy in his crate during the drive and all night, didn’t have any crate accidents (I got up with him during the night to potty), but this is my first time with a dog with vision impairment. Please give me any tips you have!

Hey everyone so my roommate has a 10 week old puppy and she is out of town for the weekend which leave me to take care of him. When she was here he was popping within an hour or two after eating. So yesterday morning she left, he went poop around 12 and then didn’t go at night and my boyfriend and I woke up to the fact that he went in his cage late last night no warning no barking just went. Today I fed him at about 7 am or a little earlier and now it is 1:45pm and he had still yet to go poop but has gone pee a few times. Idk if this is call for concern or not I gave him extra water and we have spent plenty of time outside. Is there anything I can do? I let her know and I assume it’s stress related. Is there anything I can do to try and help him poop?

I picked up my 12 week old jack chi yesterday and she’s absolutely gorgeous. She is a complete velcro puppy. No matter what she’s doing or if I’m adamant she’s in a deep sleep, if i even twitch she’s straight up ready to follow me.

I’m working from home next week and then slowly going back into the office from the 12th Jan. We tried sleeping in the crate last night but after two hours of crying I did give up and have her on the sofa with me. I hope i haven’t ruined anything by doing that but we were both so exhausted I just didn’t know what to do. This is my first time doing this & I’m doing it alone. When and how do i start teaching her about alone time. I feel so lost and worried.

Hi. So, my puppy is 4 months old. She's a lab, and her name is Bunny. She's in the shark phase of course and my dad thinks it's acceptable to full on hit her when she bites, which escalates her and makes her bite more obviously. He does not understand that that is making it worse, and also making her afraid of men. She flinches away from even my boyfriend now, who is very gentle with her. What do I do? My dad is not reasonable and will not get over himself, and I can't move out yet, I'm only 18 and in community college. I want to raise her gently obviously but I don't know what to do, she cries out when he hits her and I HATE it.

Hi all! I need some advice. I’m adopting a Husky/shepherd/malamute mix. She is 17 weeks and her owners are struggling to keep up with her. I understand that each breed she is mixed with are very different and there really is no say to her behaviour. From what I know, she will need a lot of physical excercise and a lot of mental stimulation to be happy and healthy. I also understand that she may be instinctively prey driven and I need some tips on how to teach her not to be. I’m looking at putting her in a boarding training school, just to be really sure she can have the right manners and behaviours. I know this isn’t going to be easy and a lot of you will most likely say I should not adopt her as I’m unknowledgeable but I WANT to learn. I will do anything to give this baby the life she deserves. Literally any tips or advice would be so greatly appreciated! I’m looking for suggestions on: Behaviour to watch out for Tips for training (crate, behaviour, food, socialising, etc) Any good items needed (brush suggestions, food, harnesses) Personality traits of the breeds Anything else you may think will help! Thank you all🙂

My puppy just turned 3 months old and is a rescue, so I don’t know his breed. I love him a lot, but I’m unsure whether some of his play behaviour is normal puppy energy or early signs of aggression.

When he plays, he grabs his duck toy by the neck and shakes it very intensely, to the point where it looks violent. He sometimes also tries to hump the toy.

Is this normal behaviour for a puppy this age? Could it be excess energy, prey drive, or something I should be concerned about? Any advice would be appreciated

Hi there,

I have a 3 month old Swiss shepherd and he absolutely hates going out for walks. Every time I get the lead out he runs away and hides.

We were advised by the breeder to start walking him on a collar as it should help with pulling over a harness.

I’ve tried making it more fun with toys, training and food to try and lure him around but after 5/10 minutes he just wants to go home.

He won’t even walk out the door by himself he has to be lured.

I wonder if this is just bc he’s young and scared but idk what to do.

Any advice is appreciated:)