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so today my mini poodle, 14 weeks old bit another member of the family, causing them to get rabies shots. it's so frustrating and so draining he bites everything in existence from the second he wakes up to when he sleeps. he is napping enough. can someone please maybe give me hope that this eventually stops? he's literally a land shark

Not to sure if I posted it in right category, but maybe this will help some pup parents. There is a DOG TV on YouTube of dogs playing with calm music in the background and we found out that nothing else calms our puppy down like this. No matter how sharky he gets when he is overstimulated, once we play it, he gets so locked in and falls asleep within like 5 minutes.

He is 13 weeks and he loves watching TV in general, especially actions and fights, but that and Bluey are the only ones that help him settle. Do your puppies love watching TV too?

Please help! 😩

Hi all, as the title says, I’ve been having some bad puppy blues and my little guy is biting at me and my partner.

hes a 10 week lab/collie mix who we adopted 2 weeks ago. He came home with us and 3 days later had reduced appetite, turned out to be parvo and he was hospitalized for two nights but survived (we hadn’t even had time for our insurance to kick in yet). Hes been so bitey with us, and it’s terrifying me as my sister adopted a pup who is 5years now and he has serious biting issues. I dont know what is “too much” for a standard puppy. He’ll start nipping and we’ll try freezing and saying “no” so he’ll eventually learn this word. When he’s jumping at us and biting, we’ll hold his collar still to first off save us, but to calm him down. He hates all things that involve not continuing to bite us and usually will just keep at it, so then comes the difficulty of time out. We’ve tried a leash in the door to refrain him from running around, he doesn’t get it and just pulls till his neck is sore, so I don’t like doing this as it hurts him. He goes in his crate well with bribes at night and doesn’t moan. He also doesn’t like going in his crate during the day, so we have used it for time-outs since his leash doesn’t seem to work, and he hates this scenario, so thinking we’ll just have to keep doing this. I don’t know what else to do to stop the nipping?!

to top it all off, I’ve had horrible puppy blues. I am just wracked with feelings of guilt every day, and feel so nauseated about it that I can no longer eat. I hate this so much.
I know it will get better, but just really looking for reassurance and helpful suggestions at this point. How long will this last? I want to be excited about him being with us but I just feel so upset all the time, and when he starts biting I just feel angry.
PLEASE HELP 😩

Hi everyone, I really need some advice because I’m feeling quite overwhelmed of his barking when he is alone at home 😢.

I tried gradual leaving 10 minutes to 40 minutes with/ without shoes/keys and it isworking fine . However when I have gone downstairs and I am really leaving, he starts barking about 10 minutes later 🥺.

Even we did the exercise of leaving him one room upto 1 hour is working fine.

So it’s not instant panic, but it builds up after a few minutes.I’m worried about his stress level and also about disturbing neighbors.

Should I reduce the duration again?

How do I stop the barking once it starts after 10 minutes?

I would really appreciate practical advice. Thank you 🙏

My eight month old Australian Shepherd has been playing his own game where he pushes/pounces a ball or small toy between the couch cushions. Then once it’s hidden, he’ll dig at it and try to get it back out. He does this over and over.

Does anyone have any suggestions on ways that I can set up a game similar to this? I worry about him ruining our couch.

So my dog, Sasha, who recently turned one, won’t stop licking and biting me and my family members.

For the licking, she still has major pup energy and gets superrrrr excited when she sees people(not randoms, just people she’s familiar with). She jumps until she ends up jumping high enough to kiss everyone square on the mouth! Knowing where her mouth has been, it’s pretty nasty. She’ll also lunge at my face to try to kiss me whenever we’re cuddling and it makes me not want to lay down with her as much. If she’s not jumping on me, she’s following me around and trying to lick my legs. At first it was cute, but recently it’s started to irritate me as my skin is more on the sensitive side and she just doesn’t stop licking. I can never just chill with her without her trying to lick me.

For the biting, it’s usually playful, but recently the bites have been getting slightly more painful. She’s not an aggressive dog but she has sooo much energy all of the time even after she runs around outside for two hours. I’ve tried correcting her with yelping and blowing on her but it only seems to add fuel to the fire lol. I want to be able to bring her around my family more, but they don’t like how much she licks and jumps (she’s never bitten anyone hard that isn’t me).

She listens well and training her has been a breeze, but I just can’t seem to get her to stop licking and biting as much. All tips are helpful.

Hi,

A question I have for other dog owners: Why are brachycephalic breeds even being bred anymore? Or should I say, who's buying them? (Not shaming those who have brachycephalic pets).

Brachycephalic pups (french bulldogs, pugs, etc.) have the shortest snouts and can barely breathe. They snort constantly trying to catch their breath. Imagine living like that for your whole life – a horrible quality of life. Sure, they're cute and sweet but live a low quality of life where they struggle to the most essential thing to live – breathing.

So, why are they even bred anymore? While there are some reputable breeders out there that focus on the health of the pups instead of trying to shorten their snouts, it seems most breeders of brachycephalic dogs are focused on selectively breeding them to have shorter and shorter snouts. It's not natural and honestly unethical.

So, why are they even bought anymore? Shouldn't people know that they suffer, and supporting irresponsible breeders focused on profit isn't good? (Btw if you've bought a brachycephalic pup then I am NOT trying to shame you at all.) These breeds shouldn't really exist…the dogs suffer.

I have a rescued little mutt pup (according to her DNA test she's mostly chihuahua and mini poodle) and she has a long snout and can always breathe really well, she rarely chokes or coughs. Most long snout dogs I've seen just seem so happy, and can simply breathe. But the brachycephalic ones I've seen just…aren't. They can't breathe right.

So, why are they bought anymore?

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I took my reactive dog out today and went to go to like a pet shop and there was huge fish in the tanks that he was scared of and barked once. I wonder how to get him used to things moving in tanks. He just freezes and goes down quite low trying to figure out what it is

Our dog has been with us for a year and a half and had never shown interest in the litter box. She would walk past and give it a sniff but that was it.

Recently we tried out Catsan natural clumping litter and all of a sudden she's started eating it! I've obviously heard lots of stories of dogs eating cat poo or wee litter but this is usually with clean fresh litter.

Does anyone else's dog have a preference for a certain type of litter? I'm hoping that if we switch back to the clay litter we were using before she will stop but now I'm worried she's going to have a taste for it.