Category: Top Dog

Can anyone advise how long it took for their pups to adjust to being alone e.g. from a few minutes to few hours. Out of curiosity, not expecting it to happen soon.

On day 5 with my new puppy 9 week old chipoo, her temperament is great and is adjusting well. Last night she almost went the whole night without crying for me. She’s currently taking naps and sleeping in a crate with it open so she can pee in her pen. This is working well so far as I work from home and she’s never protested going to sleep in it. However, She’s still adjusting to being left alone even for a few minutes (she panic jumps on top of the crate that’s near my bed to try get out her pen). Curious to know everyone’s experience on how their pups adjusted to being ok being alone/or less scared.

Hi everyone,

I have a 10-month-old collie lurcher who is the sweetest girl in the world. She is incredibly gentle and loving with everyone. A little hyper, but that’s very much her breed.

My mum was looking after her today and, in true grandma fashion, spoiled her. I’ve been very clear with anyone who looks after her that we are zero rawhide, and that if she gets chews, they need to be natural and appropriate for her size. Unfortunately, when I got home, my mum had bought her a postman’s leg.

It was immediately obvious it was far too big and intense for her. My girl has never resource guarded anything in her life, but when I went to take her away from it, she had her tail tightly tucked under her body and was baring her teeth and growling. It took me about 10 minutes to safely remove her from the situation, and the chew went straight in the bin.

I’m honestly really shaken by it. This just isn’t my baby! She has always been gentle, soft, and trusting. I’m worried this means we’ve gone backwards or that I’ve somehow allowed a problem to start. I want her to always be kind and safe, and I’m terrified of her developing food guarding or aggression.

I know my mum didn’t mean any harm and simply didn’t understand how intense these chews are, so I’m not angry with her. I just feel awful and anxious that this may have caused long term damage. I want my dog to be able to have high-value rewards because she works so hard and is such a good girl, but right now I’m scared to give her anything special.

Am I overreacting? Can a single incident really cause long term issues or is this something that can be managed and prevented going forward?

Any reassurance or advice would be hugely appreciated.

(Not asking for medical advice. Just wondering if this is what is typically given)

I’m taking my 7 month old puppy to the humane society tomorrow to get spayed, and online it says they only give 3 days worth of pain meds. That doesn’t seem like enough for major abdominal surgery, but is that pretty typical? Just wondering if I should schedule an appt with her normal vet after those 3 days, in case she needs more meds.

Hi everyone,

My baby girl is almost 13 and has started leaving poop stains on her bed and on our rugs inside. She’s not going to the bathroom inside but more along the lines of her butt isn’t as clean as it once was after going number 2 outside.

Anyone have any hacks on keeping things clean for her? I’ve been using toilet paper to clean her but wondering if there’s something better to do for her as she doesn’t love it.

TIA!

We have a 7 month beagle hound lab mix pup and he is so amazing and learning to listen well but he is awful about chewing. I know it’s part of the process (we have a 3 year old lab) but he is exceptional! We gave him a nylabone (oof I know, they make me nervous) and he just pulled pieces off and unlike our lab doesn’t spit them out so we took that away. He destroys a pork chomp in about 15 minutes. He nibs through tough fabric toys tho I taught him not to eat the stuffing he has decided he can eat the “skin”. I’m so freaked out about compacted bowels..what do you do about your heavy chewer?

Does your dog turn his head when he hears an odd noise? Does your dog bury their food with your pants? This is the thread to ask why.

Please keep this thread to non-medical issues only.

All this i started at the beggining of the year , i saw the injustice and i decided to stand against it . People run there cars over these dogs . Give them posion . And so i decided to start rescuing them a my shelter where i treat them and feed them . It is becoming a lonely journey ,since here in my country there are no dog lovers . Am i in the right place.

I have always wondered the meaning of head turning. I let her lead and sniff most of time when walking. I give her confirmation when she looks at me then she keeps going. What is she trying to tell me?

How can I prevent ice chunks from forming in my dog’s legs?

He loves going out in the snow and playing/walking with me. I’ve solved the issue for his paws, trimmed the hair in between the paw pads and I am applying wax before we go out.

However, after running in the snow for a bit he starts getting (a lot of) ice chunks on his legs. He has long frizzy hair on his legs (cocker spaniel mix) so that makes it easy for big ice cubes to form there. How can I prevent that?

It is not bothering him too much (unlike with the paws) but it does end up weighting him down a lot and when we’re back home it’s a long process of getting rid of them.

Would rubbing coconut oil on his legs help? Should I start by trimming his hair? Any other recommendations?

Heyy everyone

Im 21 F and I've a male Labrador and he's around 7-8 months old and he has recently discovered and started humping ( i hope I'm using the correct term)

but he would just get hold of my arm or climb my back when we're playing and he'd start humping sort of , he won't listen to any instructions or commands and just continue and if I go away he would constantly bark it's kinda embarrassing

is it normal? or does it indicate sm?

how to stop it? i don't want him to do it to other people aswell