Category: Top Dog

So I got a 7 month old dachshund and she won't eat anything but dog biscuits, I had talked to the old owner but they said she liked red meat but when I gave her some she didn't eat it, I've given her chicken,beef,duck,fish, lamb and kangaroo I'm starting to get scared

My wife and I are gonna be adopting a beautiful puppy, she is a mix between a corgi and a boxer. When trying to do research, we can’t find much info on adopting at her age (7 months old rn). She hasn’t been very well socialized and shows signs of being ignored by her current owners. I want to ensure that we are setting her up for as much success as possible. Currently not gonna be able to pick her up for 3 weeks the day of her final round of shots (current owners decision, not mine). Because of this, we will be meeting her periodically to ensure she knows my wife and I before taking her home. Do yall have any tips or suggestions to get the first few nights right? I’m taking time off work to allow her to be supervised and begin crate training as she has never had a crate in her life.

I have a 13 week old puppy his (mom) cocker spaniel golden mix with a (dad) unknown total mix breed from somewhere in the village and my thing came out, he is more cocker than anything Else and I have been told they need a lot of mental stimulation currently aside from long walks, I do training with him and my mental stimulation go to is this exercise. i put some cinnamon sticks in a jar and taught him that if he puts his nose in the jar and sniffs he gets rewarded then I uped it by putting him outside the room and having him find it in the room by sniffing around which I feel is good but I’m not sure, any other tips for or “games” for mental stimulation?

Hi,

I have a 15‑month‑old Alaskan Malamute who has been crate‑trained from the beginning. She has no issues with it and sleeps in her crate during the day and throughout the night. I work from home, and during work hours she’s also in the crate, with a long walk around midday.

Yesterday, my wife and I were both working from home. Since that’s not our usual routine, we let her stay out of the crate—just like we normally do on weekends or when we’re both home after work. She slept outside her crate without any problems and didn’t cause any issues, which made me wonder if it might be time to stop using the crate while I work.

How long did you crate‑train your pups before deciding they no longer needed it?

I found a stray pup a little away from my house without any mom or littermates and decided to keep him. He was extremely restless inside the house so I let him hang out with another litter close to where I live. The litter and mom accepted him and he's really chill with them, however I do want to take him off the street eventually. He's around 50 days old and I've scheduled a vaccination for him next week. He's usually calm if I keep him in my lap and pet him, but the moment I get up he starts whining and gets really scared. I try to do an hour or two in the house daily while he spends the rest of the time with the other puppies. It's been a week like this but it seems he's just not getting used to being in the house. Is this something that will go away eventually with exposure or am I doing something wrong?

Hello fellow parents

Please help. I am so tired. My maltipoo puppy has recently turned four months old, and just prior to that, she was sleeping in her crate through the night, no problems whatsoever. Now, I might as well be twisting her arm. She will sleep just fine in her crate during the day, but during the night, it is simply out of the question. And it doesn’t help that she has the most ear piercing bark I have ever heard from a dog, and she simply does not give up. As I type this, we are 30 minutes strong of barking and digging. She has gone to the bathroom, she is fed and watered, she is comfortable in there, she was tired before she went in. The last few nights I have hardly gotten 30 straight minutes of sleep between 12-4am before I have to her an unfortunate shout down. Are the teens this damn bad? Is there a melatonin for dogs?

For further context: no, I don’t yet want her in my bed. A few nights ago (damn me), I let her sleep with me because she was suffering from the side effects of the DHPP vaccine. If the only way this will end is with her in my bed, then so be it, but I too, like her, am stubborn. I just can’t fathom why she’s being like this besides adolescence.

Hi all,

We currently have a border collie pup, he's young. He's being potty trained atm. Works well but there's still some accidents. That's okay.

How do you handle the nights ? I've read everything and it's opposite. I'm wondering what's the best course of action. Atm, we're taking turns sleeping on the couch next to him and waking up every 2h30 to let him outside. Works well for now. Can we go to our respective rooms or is that too soon ?

Also, he starts barking and biting (hard) on trousers (and legs) to the point I don't feel safe, because it's painful sometimes. I've tried telling him no and pushing him off me gently, I've tried ignoring the behaviour (but it's difficult due to the sudden bites), and redirecting to things he can bite instead. Nothing works. I'm a bit lost.

I've played with him for 15 min before such behaviour occurs. Going outside too. But I don't know, it doesn't feel like exhausting him I'd doing anything?

We plan on following educational courses for him soon too, once he's fully vaccinated.

We have no crate and do not plan on getting one as we don't really have a safe space where to put one.