Category: Top Dog

Hi

I have taken him to the vet and they said he had hip dysplasia, but now that he can’t adjust himself I need to move him around, and I’m wondering how I should put him to sleep. Before, he would cuddle the back of my knee and put his back legs on top of my knee and his head on tops of his own paws (if that makes any sense hahahaha) if anyone has gone through this and knows of a better way, please let me know, I’m still going to ask my vet but she’s closed until Monday.

I have a husky who gets aggressive when another dog gets close to her face at the dog park. This usually occurs when other dogs come to sniff her, lick her, share a water bowl, or when a human is petting her and then their dogs comes around to join the interaction. Once she’s triggered, she attacks them. I’m usually attentive and I have an electric collar on her. If I see a bad situation I’ll beep her to come over or to turn around. This works 95% of the time. But the remaining 5% seems to be occurring more frequently these last few months. I take her to the dog park everyday. Lots of dogs. She even plays with them. She simply doesn’t like anyone near her face.

She’s always lived with other animals (cats and dogs) and never had an issue. Not even a moment of asserting dominance.

I already read all the wikis but I’m specifically interested in others who have dealt with this specific issue and how they’ve gone about it. Looking for anecdotal advice.

Thanks.

I’m looking for some advice because I’m a little new to this situation.

My grandma recently left us with her dog, and he’s about 15 years old. We love him and want to give him the best life possible, especially now that he’s a senior.

He’s slower than before, sleeps a lot, and sometimes seems a little confused. We try to be gentle and patient, but I’m not sure if we’re doing everything right.

What are the most important things to focus on when caring for an older dog? And how can I tell if he’s comfortable and happy at this age?

Thanks so much for any tips or experiences you can share.

I 31F am currently a full time stay at home dog mom to my relatively new 7month old bichon puppy. I’ve had her since October and she’s been a blessing and surprisingly easy to train! However our ongoing concern is crate training. I’ve done some cursory research and learned that the best way to crate train is by making positive associations with the crate so that your puppy will want to go in on their own, and I’ve been doing this by making a “puzzle” out of her favorite blanket and some small treats. I’ve been folding up the blanket and sticking the treats in the different folds and she’ll go inside the crate to search for them, which is great since she likes to dig. However today I realized there may be a problem to this method unsupervised. I was sitting next to the crate playing ACNH when my puppy started barking in an agitated manner. I looked to investigate and discovered that she had worked her way into the folds of the blanket that she could not extricate herself from easily. She was struggling and panting so I quickly unwrapped her and got her settled. She’s perfectly fine now, but this is clearly not a safe way to entertain her while she’s unattended. I hate to think what would happen if I hadn’t been here!

All this to say, does anyone with more experience have some safer alternatives for this blanket search that you can leave your pup to unattended? I go back to working in one more week and I want to make sure she’s safe for the few hours neither I or my husband will be home. Any advice is appreciated!

I love my 7 month old mini dachshund so much. She is my best friend and I think I’m out of the puppy blues. She slept in a pen for 2 months before moving to mg bed. I love having her with me, it helps me sleep knowing she’s nearby.

She sleeps mostly 9-5. She just does not stay up later. By 8 she’s normally out on the couch. How on earth can I can get to sleep in later? I’m exhausted

She has no water after 6 pm

I have a 9mos old cavapoo. I need ideas to keep her from being the wild child that she is post spay! The trazadone my vet gave us to giver 2 times a day (because she knows her too well) worked well for the 1st two days but yesterday and today she is acting like I gave her nothing and she didn’t just have surgery 2 days ago 😂 I’ve tried lick and sniffle mats and that only provides about 20min of reprieve. I have a big house an open floor plan and the rooms that I can lock her in have way too much in there for her to get into. I put her in a playpen and a crate and she starts climbing up the walls. It doesn’t help that my 3yr old dog wants to play that’s really when all hell breaks loose.