Category: Top Dog

I have a 4 month old Yorkie/JR. I live in NYC and my job is cool either way her coming into the office with me. I live very far from the office so we have to take the train and she freaks out. She has a full fledge fit, thrashing, whining and nipping at me every time we have to go to the station. Once on the train she totally fine but walking there is a nightmare. I give her snacks and pick her up so shes in my coat to help her but i feel so guilty about it. There arent day cares that are able to assist me because shes so young and hasnt been spayed. I wrote a few people on rover. Im just waiting to hear back.

Does anyone have any tricks i can do to soothe her on our way to the train and waiting for it? I know she’s overwhelmed but until i hear back theres nothing i can do as ive been told shes too you g to be felt alone.

So I got a puppy yesterday and have been feeling miserable since. He’s a sweet boy just very energetic. I feel so guilty that the main thing I have been thinking since getting him is how I want to return him. I have read through so many posts of people saying it gets better and I know it will but I cannot stop crying and feeling exhausted. I came into this feeling so prepared and knew that it wasn’t going to be easy but I never imagined I would feel like this. Last night I was up for hours having a panic attack in bed. I just have no idea what to do. My partner has said it is hard but doesn’t feel the way that I do so it’s hard to really talk about it. I just feel so stuck and scared. Please if anyone has advice on how to take care of themselves during this time let me know. I know I can get through this I just cannot get past this thought that I will mentally be better if I just take him back to the shelter where I got him.

Hey everyone, for the past two and a half weeks me and my family have been taking care of a 6 month old deaf Australian cattle dog. She was given to us with pretty bad manners and really bad separation anxiety. She been a quick learner and has adapted to crate training well. However she continually will poop in the house no matter what we try. I’ll take her out every hour for her to go, and reward her when she does. But, a lot of the time it doesn’t seem to work. She also will never go when we’re on walks; even off leash. I think it could be caused by separation anxiety, but on the other hand I’ve caught her mid squat while playing with her indoors. At this point we’re kind of at a loss with what to do any advice is appreciated!

Hi everyone , 3 months ago we adopted the cutest little bichon poodle mix! She’ll be 1 next week! We were told she was crate trained (begrudgingly) . My husband and I both work out of the home for 8-9 hours a day. My son comes home from school after 7 hours and lets her out. Anyhow , we’ve always put her in her crate and for the first few weeks I came home for lunch.We have a camera at the crate to make sure she’s doing ok. However it pulls at my heart strings because she looks so sad and bored in there. She’s used to it now and doesn’t cry but I have the ability to section off a portion of the house for her. However every time I try and put her in the room and put the gates up she whines and cry’s and doesn’t stop. I want to do what’s best for her and I want her to be happy but it seems she’s only happy when we’re home. She definitely loves seeing me and following me around Everywhere once I get home so I don’t know if she has separation anxiety? Anyhow I just want to know should I keep her crated if she tolerates it or how do I go about training her to stay in the contained room?
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I have never had a dog before and have always wanted one. We were finally in a position to do so, so 2.5 weeks ago we got a puppy from a rescue. He is 12.5 weeks old.

He is incredibly cute and I adore him, but I'm so exhausted. He gets up twice a night, potty training is going about as well as you'd expect for someone who has no clue what they are doing. We just went to the vet today and he was diagnosed with tapeworm, coccidia, and giardia, and he is now on a med schedule for the next 2 weeks. 😭

I'm so stressed now and keep thinking to myself even though I adore him, what have I done?! I desperately need a nap. I'm trying to keep him away from my 3 cats and 2 kids and divert my attention to everything that needs to be done. I have done so many loads of laundry today alone because of the worms and potty training.

Tell me it gets better because right now, I am so overwhelmed and tired 😩

hello, just having issues with the crate. We feed, give high rewards, safe toys and do overnight sleeps in it. He just never goes in his cage alone or willingly, always has to be lured in with a treat. We have a command “inside” where he’ll go inside and lay down, and when he stays inside for small periods of time I’ll give him treats. All of my previous dogs never had issues with the crate and have willingly gone in w/o lures, so I’m just unsure of what to do at this point.

We have enforced naps( 1 hour awake 2 hours asleep) depending on everyone’s schedules & time of day he’ll either be lured in his cage, or asleep on a giant squishmallow or the floor. Hell even enforce his nap himself lol. He self regulates either way. Just want him to be comfortable / willing to go in his crate alone

Really struggling with my mini poodle and alert barking. She only does it when I’m home, never when home alone.

My living room windows are in front of the driveway so she spends her day sitting there looking out.

The problem is once she starts she won’t stop

E.g. neighbour across the road comes home, and she’s still barking/patrolling etc when they have already parked their car, gone inside, lights are off etc.

I have tried

-acknowledging someone is there

-training “quiet” I just get barks then looking at me for treats. So bark/quiet/bark/quiet

-calling her away, I can get her to come over and sit next to me on the couch, but she is still alert, barking etc.

-having the blinds down, she still barks or moves the curtains or barks at noises

Help? What am I doing wrong? I have no problem with a bit of barking, she’s a dog. But just stop when the person is out of view

I have a small baby so often nap trapped etc on the couch

i recently got a new pug puppy and i also have a 2 yr old pug. they will chase each other and get on top of each other and make noises lol and kinda bite. I don’t know how most pugs or dogs play but i wanna make sure this won’t hurt them .

Her ribcage is showing and she Has eating a little bit but i can't get her to eat anymore also she drink to hold bunch of water and she is afraid Me and when I can touch her she cry like. I feel so sad,angry about the fact someone would do something like that.

I adopted a dog from my city pound today, but their policy is that the animal cannot go home with the adopter until it's spayed/neutered and given initial shots. There's a pretty big surgery backlog right now, so we're waiting.

He's so miserable in the kennel. He just curls into a tight little ball and shakes. I hated having to leave him behind. I even brought in the records from my vet with her personal number attached (with her permission) trying to convince them I was an established, responsible pet owner and would bring him back for the surgery. I completely understand why that rule is in place, but I feel so sad for him.

Would it make it better or worse for me to start visiting and maybe bringing him treats/toys and taking him out to the visiting area every day until he is able to come home? I don't want him to feel like he's being abandoned every time, but I also hate to think of him sitting alone in terror in the kennel all day.