Category: Top Dog

Hi all, my standard poodle boy is now 14 months and for the most part, now fully grown at 25kg.

He is a really sweet and loving boy, however is desperate to say hello to, and play with absolutely everyone he sees. As part of this hello he is jumpy and quite vocal which is generally not recieved well by all, especially if off lead.

We have worked on most thinsg with him and his training is coming along well apart from this. The jumping and lunging has always been a problem as he goes deaf to me. We have got it mostly under control in the house by making interactions boring until he is more calm, but this is obviously impossible to do outside.

Any help on this would be appreciated

Sorry if wrong tag not sure what to tag as

When do I start training stuff like basic commands (sit down etc) and leash training, etc I dont want to overwhelm them.

I got them monday its thursday while I write this, they have shown more personality now and more calm so I have started with sit, down and name recognition when do I start going out to learn leash skills, socialization etc, I want to do this right 🙂

thanks!

My cousins recently adopted a 6 week old puppy. They both work full time and wanted my help potty training him.

My idea is to keep him in the kitchen area (the only area in the house that isn’t carpet) he’ll have enough space to play, eat, sleep ect…and I’ll have potty pads there for when they’re working and can’t let him out. And then they will let him outside morning and night.

Right now, I’m puppy sitting him and taking him to potty every hour or so.

I love my little boy to death. He’s nine weeks and six days. We’re only on day 6 with him. I’m losing my mind. My head is pounding.

We’ve been sticking to a good routine. Not a single accident inside and he’s learning so well. He does great during training time and he’s taking to the crate very well.

I’m his full time care taker and I feel so alone. I can’t get a second away. He’s such a light sleeper. So if I sneak away during his nap, he’s up and crying. We also live with my roommates who have his littermates and parents and the adult dogs are not house broken or trained what so ever, so there is always mess on puppy pads. My roommates also work nights so they get home around midnight-4am and their dogs will bark for 45 mins when they get home. Their dogs also constantly bark for hours when the neighbors are outside doing ANYTHING.

Me and pup have been confined to my bedroom and office while we’re working on potty and crate training, but sometimes the adult dogs bark for a million years and disturb his nap or even the big sleep. My roommates are also like constantly screaming. Like they just communicate via scream???

I feel so bad, because he is such a good boy and I love him so much. I don’t regret getting him, I just really. Really. Really need some sleep. And peace and quiet. And probably a bath.

Only a couple of weeks until we move, just trying to hold on until then, I know things won’t change much, but at least I’ll only have one dog to worry about. And he won’t be disturbed during nap time.

I adopted my wonderful girl when she was 14 from a family who couldn’t keep her anymore. She is now 16, and unfortunately we have made the extremely hard decision to put her down.

I am wondering if I should contact the previous owner and let her know. My girl was with her through college and her previous owners early 20s, they had a very close bond. I know if the roles were reversed, I’d want to know, but I’m not sure if I should let her know or not. What do you think I should do in this situation?

Hi, i just got this dog a few days ago. She is 1 year old, German shepherd terrier mix (we think). She is a rescue, and extremely well behaved besides the fact she has a really bad habit of nipping when she gets excited/happy. This is my first rescue and my first time having this breed. The majority of things Im reading is aimed at under 6 month/puppies. Does anyone have any tips? What im doing now is sternly saying "no" and then I stop petting/talking to her for a few minutes untill she stops. Is there a better way to correct this behavior?

Hi! We have a jack russell (2.5 years old) since he was 8 weeks. I did have a case of puppy blues, but after 5 months they passed, and we settled down into a nice routine with each other. We were getting along.

But over a month ago, something happened to our dog. And I am not sure what could it be. Could it be hormonal changes? We did go to the vet who said that there's nothing wrong. He's become a lot more vocal, he howls (which he would never do), and he's constantly restless. He used to take naps, but now he won't nap. But the thing it is that he is not most interested in playing. I will try to play with him, he plays for a minute or two, and then he gets bored. He constantly wants to go outside. So I assume that there must be some female dogs in heat.

And even if you give him attention, he will turn around a minute later and will go to do some harm or damage to the house, chewing off the wooden surfaces. I instantly notice him doing that. I thought he had aged out of this behaviour. Now he has turned into a teenager. It's been stressing out family a great deal. We have no idea what is going on on with him. It is like he had changed all of a sudden. We have not moved recently or did any major changes.

We even started worrying if we don't give him enough exercise or spend more time with him. We would take him outside several times in the morning just to tire him out, which he does enjoy. We try to play with him a lot in the evening. We take longer walks with him. We have not had castrated him, though we are considering the idea.

Could the hormones be an issue? Or could he just be unhappy?

Hello everyone I dont know where else to go with this and kinda wanted advice. So I work as a driver that drives kids to an after school center and while I was driving I witnessed an accident happen. A truck ran over a little black dog and it was a nasty hit. When that happened I swear my body was in shock and I felt like guilt and sadness. I wanted to so badly come around and try to help the little guy out but I was on the clock and also had children in the car. When I got back to the center all I could think about was what happened and really couldn't stop blaming myself if anything happened to that dog. When I clocked out I went to check to see if the dog was still there but I didn't see him.

As of 7 hours after the accident I still feel some sort of blame. Should I have just went back? Should I just have dealt with the consequences just to try to save this random dog? I still have dry mouth and tightness In my chest still thinking about it and even tearing up. Is this normal? If anyone has dealt with this please give some wisdom cause its killing me

I randomly came across this breeder on Instagram and I honestly can’t tell if what they’re doing is even allowed. They’re posting litters of “micro” bulldogs and bullies with exaggerated features and exotic colors, and the puppies are getting picked up or shipped out.

There was also a video of them doing artificial insemination. It looked like some kind of clinic/office, which just made me raise an eyebrow a bit idk.

I personally don’t support breeding, especially with these kinds of breeds, so I’m just trying to see if this considered normal or ethical? And if not, should it be reported?

Just throwing the account out there in case anyone else has thoughts.

IG of the breeder: paranormal_pupzz

I am taking a 2-day / 2-night trip and a trusted auntie will come stay with my dog, at home, to keep her company, feed and administer meds. since she's inexperienced in walks, our regular dog walker will come 3 times a day to take doggo out. thing is, there's a 14-hour gap of time between last walk at night and first walk in the morning due to the dog walker's schedule. my girl is a champ and can hold it, but i don't want to put her in that position and cause her needless discomfort.

so i'm again trying to set up an astro turf situation on the balcony where she can be let out and relieve herself for a quickie either before bedtime or first thing in the morning. she's not having it. i had tried this before when we had massive snowfall and she was struggling to pee outside because the snow was burning her paws. didn't work then, either. this time around i've taken the astro turf to the yard and stomped on it so it would "absorb" outside smells. i've also slid it under her when she's doing her business so she has peed on it 4 times and pooped on it as well. i brought the turf home and placed it on the balcony but she's not interested. i lead her to it on her leash and give the "go potty" command with treat in my pocket, which of course she smells and she just sits waiting for the treat LOL

any tips how i can get her to recognize this is a new spot where she's allowed to pee? forgot to mention i also sprayed those toilet training sprays on it. for reference, she's about 15-lbs, approx. 9 years old and refuses to potty anywhere but outside. preference is grass.

thanks in advance.