Category: Top Dog

Hello!! We have the perfect puppy, and he is literally our whole world now! We lost our very beloved ShihTzu, Mia,17 years old, exactly one year ago today. Since then we’ve spent a lot of time grieving and thought we’d never get another.

We adopted Ray, 11 weeks old at the time, on Jan 8. He is now 16 weeks. The ONLY (small) complaint I have is that he is a much more picky eater than our Mia was. It makes me so anxious when he doesn’t eat. He’s small, just now 4 pounds, and a Morkie/ShihTzu mix.

We’d like to keep him on Purina Pro, sensitive stomach and skin, Puppy. He loved it day one and since then we’ve tried the tricks: wetting it, wetting it and freezing it, play mat (snuffle), topping with green beans cut up (no salt), adding some carrot, literally tossing it (he loves to chase things). Anyway, each new trick brings enjoyment for one day then he’s done.

He didn’t gain weight last week and I sort of spiraled. I’ve looked into toppers and the vet suggested adding a small amount of wet food and mixing it. For ease on his little system, I’d like to introduce Purina Pro wet, but it is REALLY hard finding wet, sensitive in PUPPY. No problem in adult.

Long story short, if I add ADULT wet in very small amounts, and keep the majority of his intake puppy kibble, would the adult addition hurt him? I guess I’m looking at it as he’s getting all his nutrients like DHA for puppies and the adult is just a small “bonus” for palatability.

He sees the vet again later this week, and I’ll of course bring this up (again) but wondered if anyone ever added adult to puppy food.

Thanks for letting me ramble; this little guy just owns my heart and soul. Even though I should feel fairly confident having a healthy dog for 17 years, I feel the opposite now.

I adore my puppy, she is the smartest and most precious girl.

I just feel burnt out, I have a laundry list of worries and I’m a type A person that always feels like I need to get things done a certain way. Can anybody offer advice on how to get through chronic puppy blues 🤧

Hi, I have a cavapoo and she’s exactly 5 months old. Some days she’s really good about being potty trained, we even have a door bell she uses, etc. She understands needing to pee and poop outside, and does it pretty quickly. Even though she does go outside, she has days where she practically regresses and has accidents in the house a bunch. We take her out often and even give praise and treats when she goes outside, and my husband works from home so it’s pretty easy to keep an eye on her. We cleaned her pee inside today probably 5 different times, and she had a few more pee/poop accidents this week. I’ve mopped the floor with enzyme cleaner thinking smells were the issue, but it hasn’t changed anything. Any advice? I know she’s still young I just thought she’d have a lot less accidents by now considering we’ve been potty training her for 3 months now. Just want to make sure this is normal with training if it is since this is our first puppy so I guess we don’t know better lol. Thanks!

EDIT:

I felt like this was some big info to share but we did move her from her playpen to the kitchen (blocked off by gates) just hoping she can gain a little more freedom when she’s not free roaming supervised or in her crate. Could the new freedom be the culprit?

I know he gets worse when he’s tired. We try to nap in the crate but he won’t sleep for more than 35minutes if even that.

If we leave him in the crate he starts wailing.

I’ve tried to take him out to potty and then back in the crate but he continues wailing.

But to the biting.

I’ve tried to give him toys in exchange of biting my hand, he just drops them and continues.

I’ve tried to play with him with the toys – he’s not interested and keeps biting.

Ive tried to switch his focus into training, it works when doing it but after he goes back to biting.

He has a crate with a big puppy pen and I’ve tried to just walk out when he bites and come back in when he calms down, but then the biting continues.

He has all kinds of biting toys, bam bones, toys that are cold from the freezer – nothing is interesting when there is a human close by.

He is starting to get strong in his bite and it really hurts but I don’t know how to redirect him.

He’s 14 weeks old.

title. i give her kisses on the nose 24/7 but she pulls away a lot of the time, does she know i do it because i love her? or is it like:

"ew wtf get away from me"

Our puppy is 12 weeks and 2 days old and fully vaccinated. We only have him for 5 days (it feels much longer tbf) so still teaching him a lot of things.

We have his first vet visit tomorrow, but he is not confident to walk away from the house yet. We try with him with a lot of treats and let him sniff around (he’s good with harness and getting used to lead as we train in the garden). Today he had first interaction with a neighbour and he was brilliant, said hello all happy with his tail wagging and when I called him back he came to me. We managed to go so far as 4 doors down as then he gets bit scared after some time and wants to go back home (cars, wind, noises he doesn’t know).

How do we take him to the vet then? It’s just 6-7 minutes walk from us and unfortunately we don’t drive nor have anyone who could go with us by car.

We don’t want to make him walk and scare him as we want him to have positive experience with the vet.

He also seems to get cold in this weather and hates the rain and that’s also another reason he doesn’t want to be outside a lot – do we just carry him maybe wrapped in his blanket or what do we do? I’m worried that then he will get used to be carried and will not want to walk? Or will this one time be fine?

Hi Everyone!

Is there such a thing as a puppy pen that is easy to collapse, yet sturdy enough to contain a Labrador Retriever puppy?

For context, we have limited space for a pen and would therefore need to collapse the pen to tuck it out of the way a few times a day.

Thanks for your input!

Hi, all! My boy (11M, small breed mutt) is scheduled to get two toes removed from his back leg on Thursday. He has a cancerous growth that, if removed, hasn’t spread and shouldn’t cause further issue (woo!).

What advice do y’all have for the days and weeks following his surgery? The vet offered us a cone so he can get used to it before hand, but are there any other things I should have ready or can prepare ahead of time? How do we handle bathroom trips with his leg wrapped up and a cone? Should I bring him food?

Also, when exactly does he wear the cone? All the time, or can I take it off him while supervised to make sure he doesn’t lick? Does he sleep in it?

This is our first major medical procedure together, so anything and everything is welcome. I have a touch of the ‘tism, so I’d love clear numbers and/or timelines if that’s possible. I’m googling, but still nervous and looking for real world experience. Much love!

My grandma got her coton de tulear in August. He turns 7 next month. But we have no idea what to get him. He's scared of squeaky toys, he doesn't care about balls, he barely cares about treats, and he can't chew all that well because he has a lot of teeth missing. My grandma can't always take him on walks and she doesn't have a yard for him to run around in. So are there any recommendations on how to entertain him? Cuz rn he lays in bed most of the day.

My dog bites her nails constantly. I work front desk at a dog grooming salon so she gets a Dremel done often. Anyone know what this could be and how to stop?