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I have a 3.5 Month old Rough Collie pup, she is an amazing puppy and is very well behaved for being a puppy. The biggest flaw of hers is that she will only go potty inside if she isn't let out with other dogs. I take her out every 90ish minutes and she just won't go, but if other dogs are out she will go just fine. And it's not random spots either through the house it's one spot in each room so we know whenever she's back there sniffing it's time to go out but I take her out and nothing. Any advice is greatly appreciated

Hello,

We have a 4 month old Keeshond named Luna and we absolutely adore her. In her nearly two months with us she’s picked up tricks, sleeps through the night, and is pretty much potty trained and crate trained (holding space for the possible teenage regression). However, Luna is a demand barker. She does not bark at noises or is even particularly reactive. She just barks. She barks at the cats if they get too close because she wants to play (she’s confined from them by a play pen we keep her in) she barks at us for attention, and while we were giving her attention, barks when she’s bored, barks when she’s annoyed, when she’s tired, screams when we are pouring her food bowl. I understand she’s a puppy and she’s trying to communicate but it truly is nonstop all day and we are at a loss.

It’s honestly almost as if every movement, everything we do suddenly stimulates her and she is barking/reactive about it.

Does anyone have any tips or ideas? I feel like giving her treats when she’s quiet just isn’t translating/feasible. Do we need to keep her entertained every minute?

Please help 😭

Hello,

I’m a first time dog owner and I am faced with a dilemma. I’m bringing a toy poodle home tomorrow and while speaking with the owner today, they let me know that the puppy has been trained exclusively on pee pads and tells me the puppy is too young to go outside and that it’s too cold for him. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada and the next week looks to be in the 0° to -10°C range. He was born on October 25th. I would like to immediately get started with outdoor potty training and don’t want to use pee pads at all, as I’ve read that it almost always leads to confusion. My current plan is to see how he reacts to the cold and if he can’t seem to bear it, I will get artificial grass pee pads to help mitigate the confusion. However, as I am a first time owner, I figured I should ask more experienced people. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

Hi everyone!

I have a Mini Aussie puppy who’s a little over 4 months old, and I had a question about potty habits at this age.

He poops about three times a day — around 7am, noon, and 7pm — which seems pretty consistent and normal.

What I’m more concerned about is how often he pees. He pees during walks, but also very frequently at home.

He doesn’t have accidents and always uses his pee pads, but it feels like he goes a lot. I’d eventually like him to transition to outdoor pottying, but because he pees so often indoors, I worry that he might grow up unable to hold his bladder.

Is this a normal phase for puppies his age, or am I worrying too early?

Thanks so much in advance!

Okay, I know this is forum for puppies but I’ve had my dog for 4 years now. She is the sweetest, gentlest dog ever and also my first dog. However, she has a lot of separation anxiety. I recently moved into a new pace and I’m worried that her alert barking will become an issue. I never got noise complaints in my last place but I’m worried it might be different here (nicer place, nicer neighborhood). Maybe I’m too worried about it but it also stresses me out. We’ve been her a couple days and she’s only barked a handful of time. (Hearing doors unlock, people talking outside). It’s not all the time but I’m worried it will be worse when I’m gone. We been together a lot over the past few weeks and maybe that will make her separation anxiety worse. I love this dog so much and break down at the idea of getting rid of her. I just don’t know what to do. “

I think as she’s becoming more comfortable here she may begin to bark more. She barked a few times just in my writing this post. I’m so lost and love her so much I don’t know what to do.

My puppy is 4.5 months and is a Maltipoo so 6-7 lbs.

I usually use flirt poles, chase, or play soccer with her. We are still leash training indoors so I haven’t taken her on a proper walk

How long do you usually aim for per day?