Category: Top Dog

Hello everyone! My puppy is now in her first heat! This is my first time going through it so please be nice! Also we will be spaying her after the first heat, we wanted to give her more time to develop. I got some cloth diapers for her and they seem to work better for her than the disposable. The instructions for them say to just soak them in cold water then low in the dryer. However if I do that then they are still stained. My husband has started putting them in the washer on rinse and spin and then an express dry in the dryer on low. That seems to work well but still some stains. Is there a dog safe detergent we could put with them? Has anyone else used cloth diapers and can tell me what worked for them?

Thank you!

I love love love it when my golden talks in her sleep.

A tired dog is a happy dog.

My pooch had a rough day yesterday and i can’t give her any treats or snacks. there’s too much snow to take her for a walk and i can’t give her a ride in the car because i don’t have one. If anyone has any suggestions on the best way to pet my dog to make her feel good, please comment em.

Can anyone recommend a harness I can keep on my 14 year old that she can wear all day so I can help her up and down stairs?

I bought the "OneTigris" but the thing's like a full-on tactical vest.

Currently have a 15 month old dog. He’s our first dog so I don’t have anything to compare him with.

He is sometimes in a grumpy mood or growls when you touch his face in particular, such as teeth, eyes etc.

We made sure to touch his paws, face, ears etc a lot as a puppy. I would regularly brush his teeth with no issues. However, ever since becoming a teenager he growls at us when he either doesn’t want to do what we ask him to do or brushing his teeth etc.

He’s been to vet and has no physical issues. The second he growls we stop and I respect that he is communication he isn’t happy but I am wondering where we went wrong as we did touch his face and trained with him since being a puppy. Are adolescent dogs prone to mood swings? Do they tend to mellow out as adults?

I want to continue working on brushing his teeth, touching his face etc cos I think it’s important the vet can check on those things safely and I feel it’s my responsibility to make sure the vet can do those checks without him air snapping/growling.

About a year and two months ago, this dog, now named Mocha, was wandering the streets and took shelter in front of my store.

It was raining that day and he was around five months old. Pretty sure it was his first rainy day. He looked completely lost, so I took him in. I took care of him and he’s now part of the family.

A year and two months later, I still have no idea what breed he is. I never did a DNA test because I honestly don’t care. He’s kind, loving, caring, and extremely hyper. Still curious what people think he might be.

Here's a short video from the day I found him. https://imgur.com/a/XlZeZGc

Here's a photo of him now. https://imgur.com/a/XPI1J4n

Any guesses?

My childhood lab didn't like the snow art I made. Whether it was a traditional snowman or just a snowwheel I rolled until it was taller than me he wouldn't have it. He'd leave it alone as I was making it but the next time he came outside he'd jump, body slam, scratch (if it had frozen) until it was reduced to snow debris.

Was this a lab thing or another example of him being a weirdo?

Hey everyone! I’ve got a 4 year old standard poodle and she swallowed 3 maybe 4 inch long piece of an ol ray bully stick. Should I be worried? She seems to be acting normal. Thank you!!

We adopted a 1.5 year old from the shelter in October. Shes SO fixated on our cat. It’s never aggression (I don’t think). She barks, and does the play pose and bounces around, and chases her but she backs off when the cat smacks at her, but only for like a couple minutes and then she’s harassing her again. She also harasses our senior dog the same way, but she isn’t fixated on staring at our other dog or like watching where she is at all times. (The cat has an escape route to the extra bedroom that neither dog can access)

My wife is just annoyed that her already unsocial cat doesn’t spend much time out here anymore before she retreats.

(In case it’s important, she’s 61% Chihuahua, and the rest is like 25% Australian Cattle Dog and 7% Dachshund)

We try to stop her everytime but she just does not seem to get that shes annoying them. She gets lots of play, enrichment, etc with us.

Everytime my dog licks herself the whole room she's in reaks of dead fish smell. It happens even after we shower her. I bought cleaning wipes hoping to help and it just masks the smell slightly but doesn't make it go away. Weve switched her diet 3 times and it hasnt done anything. It even makes her breath smell just as bad and if she kicks anything it smells too. Does my dog just have a gross snatch? Is there anything I can try to help her.