Category: Top Dog

I’ve got a 5 month old Labrador who is super social but for whatever reason she has gotten anxiety when walking. She’ll act like she wants to say hello to someone that’s about to walk by but once they stop to try and say hello, she gets nervous and will either let out a few barks or get behind me and go in between my legs. What’s weird is that she doesn’t act like this when I drop her off at her social she goes to once a week. She’ll end up greeting everyone there. Any suggestions to help her?

Hey guys so my husband and I adopted our second dog recently and he is a 4 month old shepherd mix. He has a neurologic condition and has a hard time standing and walking so every time he goes outside he gets super dirty. We have gentle puppy wipes that we use after every outing but he gets pretty dirty much faster than we’re used to. We would like to bathe him around once a week but I’m worried about drying his skin out and irritating it. Is that way too often even with the circumstances? If not, are there any recommendations for moisturizing shampoos/conditioners that would make it safer for frequent washing? We just have a standard oatmeal puppy shampoo at the moment. Any advice is appreciated 🙏🏻

Yes, I know it's normal. Yes, I'm doing my best. But I just need to say it out loud.

Our pup has been with us for a month now. She's incredibly smart and trainable, which I'm grateful for. She does have some fear reactivity, not a fan of other dogs or strangers, so it's been a bit stressful, but we have a trainer and it's genuinely working. She's getting better every week.

Me, on the other hand? I'm falling apart.

The exhaustion isn't even really about the puppy. It's that I already had so much on my plate and completely underestimated what I was taking on. I'm a mom, so I'm sure I was this tired when my son was a baby a decade ago. I just apparently blocked that memory entirely. I have a very demanding job and I am pretty involved in my kid’s life.

I'm so burned out I can barely keep up with work and my other commitments. I'm nauseous constantly. I've lost 10 pounds in a month. What was I thinking?

One silver lining: my job has been amazing about it. I'm supposed to be in the office twice a week, and they're letting me stay home as long as I need while we work through her reactivity. I'm really lucky for that.

But still. I am running on empty in a way I haven't felt in a long time.

Just needed to get that out. Please tell me it gets better. 🐾

We have had our now 5 month old border collie puppy for almost 2 weeks. She is getting there with toilet training with today being the first day with no accidents inside!

I wanted to just check if people think this is normal (yes she will be going to the vets and has already had a check up last week)

Today for example she did 10 poops and 17 wees between 6 am and 10pm

She is fed on kibble with no wet food. We have cut out all treats and she gets kibble as treats as she’s super food oriented. She has 3 meals a day 8.30, 12 and 4.

Is this amount of toilets normal for her age/breed? All of her poops are solid and doesn’t struggle or appear to be in pain.