Category: Top Dog

I live in Minnesota and my dogs were both born in Oregon – they are still acclimating to the weather and it's been brutal cold the last few days. We try to spend some time outdoors and they wear booties but it still has to be limited to 15 minutes or less when its -15F outside.

They are very well behaved and quiet in the house but I know they are getting a little stir crazy. Ideas on enrichment or entertainment that isn't lick mats or frozen bones/treats? Cheap or free is best!

Hello!

We have a three month old Keeshond puppy we adore and have begun doing short walks with to help with her energy and socialization. However, I need some help/tips with how to start off on the right path for her to be a good walker. My golden took to it like fish to water so I’m at a total loss.

Right now, it’s a mixed bag of pulling me but also wanting to sniff and greet every single person and bark at every dog she sees. The pulling I don’t mind as much for the moment—that I know how to correct. However, I can’t correct it right now by just stopping and waiting like before. If I stop, she’s jumping and lunging and barking to get at people and other dogs to play and get pets. She’s even started growling at other dogs? I feel like I’m pulling her through our walks for the most part sometimes because of course everyone is out walking their dogs in the morning. I try to bring treats to encourage her attention but they only work maybe ten percent of the time; I’m sure the world is much more interesting then her treat.

I know she’s just a puppy and she’s been cooped up for weeks before this, but does anyone have any tips for getting ahead of this before it becomes ingrained behavior?

I just have a pit/aussie mix that's 8 weeks old, and I've had him for 2 days now, and in those 2 days, he absolutely refuses to pee or poo outside. I have a grass pad on my apartment balcony until he gets his shots, and I take him there when he wakes up, after drinking water, after eating, every hour/ 30 mins, etc., and will stand there for 15-20 minutes, and all he will do is sit and whine, but the second he's back inside, he pees in seconds. It's winter, so maybe the cold has something to do with it, since he just whines and shivers when he's outside. The family I got him from said he was using puppy pads, so maybe that has something to do with it. Just seeking advice on what to do, and hoping maybe just giving him time to adjust will work, but I feel as if I'm doing something wrong.

We have a 4 1/2 month old puppy, that we great trained, so that’s always a plus. However, he developed very consistent, whining behavior.

He whines to get out of the crate, he whines when asking for the door to pee, he whines before getting his food, he even whines when we’re taking him out for a walk .

The thing is, we are not sure how to stop this behaviour since we HAVE to take him out of the crate at some point, and we HAVE to take him out to pee, and feed him etc.

How do we make sure that he quits whining? We’re a bit at a loss here

I have a 4 year old great dane mix. He has never really played with toys. He has one he will pull out but might play for a minute or two and that's about it(it's just a soft, unfilled squirrel). We gave him an uncooked ham bone at thanksgiving (don't come at me, we watched him the whole time) and I haven't seen him this happy since before we had to put our other dog down. So my question is, what's a good safe bone for him or maybe a good toy that I may not have thought of he might like? Watching him use his brain and get tired out and be happy was the best thing!

Hello!

I have a dog, hes older now. He has had issues in the past with stones so he has to drink a lot of water. As a result, he ends up having to pee a lot at night. Its making it really hard for me to get a full night's sleep and im constantly having to change my bed sheets because he has accidents.

No point of suggesting he sleep on the ground. He'll keep me up by crying to get on the bed.

If anyone has dealt with a similar situation and has any suggestions, I'm all ears!! Thank you! Just want to get more sleep

He’s a two-year-old chocolate lab that we’ve had since he was a puppy he’s a good dog, but he drives my wife and I crazy because he will continuously pee and poop in the crate, which he is in overnight. I don’t know if it’s a separation anxiety thing or not but when I leave for work around 5:30 AM i always let him out and when my wife comes downstairs later on around 9:30/10 AM he’s gone pee and/or poop in the crate already, there’s times when he’ll be fine for 8+ hours and there’s other times where he’ll go in the crate after only a couple of hours. He’s had good stretches where he hasn’t done it for a while, but he’s been doing it a lot lately. Neither of us can pinpoint why or notice any type of patterns or behavior changes.

I rescued a puppy that was born on the street where I lived, and he completely changed our lives. A couple of years later, another dog came into our lives. He was in danger, and we decided to take him home to find him a proper home, but he ended up staying with us forever. Ultimately, I wish I could have a big house to take in many more rescued dogs. It breaks my heart to see hungry dogs on the street and not be able to help them.