Category: Top Dog

My golden girls jumping is becoming a real issue.

We are really struggling with our Golden jumping up at people. She is 9 months old, and I know this is one of the roughest stages.

She persists in jumping up at people. She is very big and strong for her age and just continues to jump and jump. When we have visitors, we often have to remove her from the room because she makes them uncomfortable due to the constant jumping.

We have two teenage boys, and she has them tortured. As soon as they enter the room, she is all over them—jumping wrestling, trying to latch onto them. Sadly due to this some family members choose to not be around her very much.

We have tried being firm and instructing "no", and disengaging; however she will just continue to jump in an almost refusing to listen or engage with us kind of way. I have studied and watched it and I almost get the impression she's doing it for attention, as she only seems to stop once a person pets her and then she will roll over, if she doesn't get petted she will just continue to jump.

It's getting quite frustrating and difficult and I feel like she is simply not listening to us, or perhaps just doesn't respect our authority as I am sure she knows by now that we don't appreciate it. I know dogs jump, it's an instinct right, but when it's over and over to the point she is suffocating us and our visitors it feels like it's become quite an issue.

I am just wondering if anyone has experience with this and can perhaps offer some insight into why this is happening.

I am going on holiday with my family for two weeks in April to another state (Australia) we have three dogs and am wondering what the best option for their care would be, have them stay at home in their environment and have someone come and feed/check them (not stay at the house) or take to a boarding kennel, where they will be with people more. Two of my dogs are social but the other one is only really comfortable with the other two (she loves people though) would love to here some opinions 🙏

Who else has a dog who simply… well… simply loves them?

I adopted my Transylvanian hound Mason in March '25, and he'll be eleven next month.

I've never bothered to train him as he's always been a gentleman, well behaved with excellent indoor manners. And he's smart, has picked up what I want easily. I never scold or punish him, mostly going, ":Hey buddy, you know better!" and he gets it with very little repetition. He gets walked every day (the recent bitter cold and ice have curtailed it a bit).

Mostly, this dog absolutely loves me, never wanting to be more than six feet away. I've learned his mannerisms and know when he wants a skritch here or there. I don't think I've ever scolded him or had an unkind tone.

As for me? I can't help but love on him, giving him hugs and sneaking him treats constantly. My wife (whom I also love very much) is often jealous. But I point out, he's only going to be here for a few more years, so he needs extra loving.

I'd previously been a cat person, but the loyalty and love of a good dog has been inspirational to me. I'll always love my cats, but Mason absolutely has my heart.

My dearly beloved, but often-enough annoying, 10-year-old Transylvanian hound Mason is both a mooch and a noodge.

If I try to eat anything, even a snack, he smells it immediately, then sits politely staring at me with his deep, soulful eyes, confident I'll do the right thing and give him the last bite. Drooling, and since I'm always barefoot, directly onto my foot. Mr. Mooch.

No mooch? He comes over and shoves his nose under my hand, insisting on skritches. Or he'll shove his butt towards me for over-the-tail skritches. Most pathetically, he'll stand and pretend to scratch his ear with his hind paw, knowing goddamn well I'll call him over and give him the skritches he really wants.

Maybe a better question is, who else has a wonderful, kind, sweet, loving dog who has you wrapped totally around their paw?

please help my dog

he constantly pees wherever he likes

even in his crete before advsing please read the ins and outs

has a regular potty routine

crete is the right size

no medical problems as he's been checked

rewarded for good not for bad behavior

always has lots of attention and play time.

don't spend too long in crete max 2 hours now and then longest over night but straight out for toilet in the morning

I will take him out last thing before I go to bed which is usually around midnight

then he will go out again as soon as I get up usually around 7am

I will daily wake up to a very wet crete as he has peed multiple times in the night.

he has regular walks a day 2 long walks like an hour each and 4 shorter potty walks usually around 30min each he will do what he has to do then gets home and poops on the carpet even after multiple times of doing so out

Why do dogs give us that side-eye look? What's going on in their heads when they do that?

My dog will ignore most toys but the second there’s a cardboard box (packages, toilet paper rolls, cereal boxes) he shreds it and actually tries to eat pieces. I take it away as fast as I can but he goes straight back to hunting for more. What can I do to stop this, I need help