Category: Top Dog

Mi perro desde hace medio año empezó a rascar desesperadamente el piso, empezó con el piso del comedor, luego con su sofá y posteriormente en varias parte de la casa y en mi cama, se sube de la nada y se pone a sacar. No sé por que hace esto ya que nunca lo había hecho antes. Estoy un poco preocupada, no se si es por el calor o que necesita

I have a 9 month old rescue puppy. She’s been with me for about 3 weeks, was in a foster home for 2 (maybe 2.5 weeks) prior to adoption, and her background prior to foster home is unknown.

In the 3 weeks I’ve had her she’s learned:

– sit

– stay (with distance and while I’m out of view)*

– come*

– touch

– spin (both directions)

– down

– shake

– high five

– crawl

– sit pretty

– drop it*

– leave it*

* we are still working on listening when distractions are around. she has typical adolescent moments where her ears are off. Also working on listening without expecting a treat *

She also learned how to press a talking button… in one day…

She’s learning tricks faster than I know what I should teach her next.

I know there are some basics we need to work on that aren’t listed – but she didn’t know how to live in a house when I adopted her. We were really focusing a lottt on basic commands and playing with toys and not biting for the first week. Now I feel so behind and don’t even know what I should teach her…

On my list are:

– leash training

– better recall, better drop/leave it

– working on relaxation protocol, we got stuck on task set 8. I have family visiting this week so our progress will probably slow with all of the distractions.

– outside button/bell (she’s iffy on knowing how to ask to go outside. I typically bring her out before she needs to ask just as a break from excitement if she’s getting rowdy)

– taking food/toys away from her *I could use some resources on how to properly go about this*

– nail clipping/teeth brushing/bathing training

I have an in-home trainer visit and puppy classes starting soon. So any basics that I missed myself should be covered soon! What else should I focus on?!

SOO I’m very confused on

A. How to not over feed the pup: how do I split up his regular kibble meals along with enrichment feeding without over feeding him? Do you replace a regular meal in their food bowl and give it through enrichment toys?

B. When you first got your pup, how long did you feed them in the crate to get them comfortable with being in there?

C. How much is too much enrichment? How often should I be implementing enrichment feeding vs. regular bowl feeding?

Thank you in advance!

Signed,

NERVOUS STB dog momma 😅

Hey – curious about your pups potty schedules & training.

Do you have a bell or anything by your door that your puppy is trained to ring if they need to go out? Do you just make sure to take your pup out at specific times i.e., after food time, nap time etc. ? I’m a bit confused on if I should implement something for him to let me know he needs to go out or if I just get him on a scheduled of going out at certain times.

Also, how long did it take you all who brought home your puppy at a very young age to be just about fully potty trained and out of the pen?

Thanks in advance!

For context, we adopted our Cavalier pup back in July. By that point he was 6-7 months old and came from a rough start. He was found in a hoarding puppy mill situation but considering all of that he is healthy and so happy! He’s now about 14 months, and while he has improved so much with potty training, he is still having (pee) accidents. Sometimes he goes a few days without, but days like today he did 2 pees inside. He’s really good with going poop outside so I take that as a win!!

I’m wondering if

1) he’s still adjusting/learning considering he came from a hoarder and probably just went potty anywhere.

2) he’s my first small dog (14 pounds), I’d like to think that’s harder to potty train than bigger pups?

3) is there any reason I should have a health concern? being that he only poops outside just fine.

4) anyone else experience something similar? If so, any advice is appreciated

THANKS!!

We will be bringing our puppy that is at 8 weeks and its a 9 hours drive. any tips and recommendations please.

Hi all, I’ve read several posts about puppies not eating and I feel like I’ve tried most of the suggested solutions already.

I have an 11 weeks Norwich Terrier who has started refusing his kibble. I’ve had him for about a week. I’ve tried adding warm water, mixing in a bit of wet food, heating up the food, and removing the food after 15 minutes. Every time, he just sniffs the kibble, kind of recoils, and walks away.

We saw the vet 3 days ago for vaccinations, and the vet suggested switching to 4 meals a day, which we’ve done and no positive results. I feel like he is eating less…

At this point, I’m not sure what else to try besides changing his kibble, but I’ve read mixed advices about it. Has anyone experienced something similar? What worked for you?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

*he eats treats, and his stool is normal 🙂

my puppy is 6 months old, has never had issues in the past and is now barking and whining bloody murder 🥲

It’s so loud, I’ve never heard her bark like this before. A friend of mine said it could be that she has bonded with me more and wants to be close in proximity?

It used to be if I sat next to her and ignore her at least she found comfort in me being near her.. but now it feels like that just escalates it more? I can’t tell.

We are doing crate games more, I’m trying to work on separation anxiety, i’m just worried this is going to make it difficult for her to settle long term in the crate.. any tips?