Category: Top Dog

I'm really hoping someone else's dog has disemboweled the same Kong toy this squeaker is from and know where I can find it.

It is a soft rubbery red squeaker that has a VERY responsive/hair trigger squeak with minimal pressure.

I'm fairly sure it came from a soft/furry toy.

Please help if you know 🙏 Thanks!

Here is a photo of her and the toy:

https://imgur.com/a/ogDOquz

Hey everyone!

Just after a bit of advice with my 10 week old Neo Mastiff x Cane Corso pup.

She’s actually pretty good with the basics. Shes knows sit, stay, down, and will come most of the time, but her name recognition and recall aren’t great. A lot of the time she just doesn’t respond to her name, especially if there’s anything else going on, and I have to keep trying to get her attention before she’ll listen. Once I’ve got her focus she’ll usually do what I ask unless she’s feeling particularly stubborn (generally when she’s tired and uninterested), it’s just getting her to tune in that’s the hard part. She’s also not very food driven which makes training a bit tricky since treats don’t really excite her much.

Just wondering if anyone has tips for getting better recall and name response (especially with distractions), building more engagement/focus, what to use for training if your dog isn’t super into food

I know she’s still young, just want to make sure I’m on the right track early.

Appreciate any help!

I will be traveling out west soon and I was going to take my pup with me. I really didn't want to put her in cargo, but it seems that might be my only option besides driving. Has anyone flown their dog in Delta cargo?

Do people own dogs who work full time? how do you manage dog care if you are out of the house from 7:30am to 5pm? wondering if I will ever be able to own a dog.

what is the best robot vacuum for a house with a heavy-shedding dog and thick carpet? i’m not asking in a “what’s the best gadget” way. i’m asking in a “my carpet looks clean for about 14 minutes and then somehow looks dog-owned again” way. i’ve got one big shedder, thick carpet upstairs, and the hair gets worked into it so fast it feels permanent. a regular vacuum helps, sure, but i’m trying to figure out what actually helps in between full vacuum sessions — especially something that can keep up day after day without becoming its own maintenance project. that’s the part i can never really tell from reviews. plenty of robot vacuums seem fine in short tests, but pet homes are different. i want to know what still works once the robot is dealing with dog hair every single day, when the brush has to keep pulling from thick carpet, and when missed patches start showing up fast. i don’t need “pretty good on hard floors.” i need something that can actually live in a dog house and keep the carpet from looking defeated all the time. bonus if it handles hair without constant tangles and doesn’t need babysitting every run. dog people only: what actually held up long term?

Hello everyone! We are staying in a rental for about a year while we're having work done on our house and the owner has approved us to put up temporary fencing in the yard. We have a 75 pound black mouth cur/ lab mix and our house previously had a fenced in yard. He never jumped at it or jumped over it, but we still want something that can withstand him just in case. We are looking at deer fencing, cattle fencing, wire weld, and poly. What would you recommend to be the strongest but also the most cost efficient?

Here is a picture of him

https://imgur.com/a/TCiUjQf

We have two small dogs (13lb and 9lb) so we don’t need anything crazy but I would like to enclose a portion of our backyard for the dogs so that they can go to the bathroom off leash and run around with each other. We’ll probably fence in our entire yard at some point but I know it will be expensive. While one of our dogs is still a puppy I would rather have a smaller space enclosed for them anyways. Anyone have recommendations for this type of quick/easy fencing/panels that we’d be able to install ourselves temporarily in the yard? Doesn’t have to be super tall since they’re small, but would feel good to know that the bigger one can’t jump over it with a running start lol. Not sure if I should just get a big pen and set it up, but I would rather have something that I can put up to the house on one side so I don’t have to bring them out by leash over to a standalone pen, if that makes sense.

I’ve been paying closer attention to how stress affects dogs, especially during thunderstorms, vet visits, or loud events. It’s clear that anxiety can impact their digestion, energy levels, and overall mood.

I’m curious to hear from this community: what strategies have worked for your dogs when it comes to managing stress naturally? Have you tried supplements, behavioral techniques, or environmental changes that genuinely make a difference? I’m particularly interested in solutions that have noticeable, positive effects without over-relying on medication.

It would be great if we could share experiences and compare approaches, from calming routines to diet adjustments, so others here can benefit as well.

Is there a reason my dog is obsessed with my babies’s hands and feet? He’s always very gentle about it, has never shown signs of aggression, I am always holding my baby. my dog leaves when I tell him to, but is there a reason? My other dog shows no interest. I brought the baby home. He sniffed him and in 3 1/2 months has never gone near him.