Category: Top Dog

Hi all, I recently adopted a little mutt named Ziggy from the shelter. He’s sweet as can be but I have no idea how to groom him! I’ve only ever owned a poodle mix which is a whole other ball game. This dog has silky long hair on top but a wiry Schnauzery undercoat on the bottom. Any advice as to what brush to buy? I’ve tried the soft and the slick brush but little mats still keep forming pretty much daily.

Thanks!

My little boy is about 7 months now and he’s still peeing indoors. He’s a chihuahua mix and I’m fully aware smaller dogs take longer but he just doesn’t seem to be getting it. He pees almost without even knowing it. He did have a uti but the vet said it’s gone now. Is it likely it’s come back? Will getting him neutered help this? He doesn’t cock his leg so it doesn’t seem to be scent marking. Although he did pee on a fresh bed today. He seems to pee so regularly I’m genuinely stumped. The whole thing is really worrying me because my parents are sick of it and threaten to get rid of him if he can’t learn. I’m 22 and unable to leave home and take him with me so that’s out of the question. Does anyone have any advice please? Do we just need to give him more time? Idk what to do differently or to help him along in his training. He’s capable of learning because he knows how to sit now so I just know he can do it but my parents are at the end of their tether 😞 TIA 🙏

I recently adopted a 7-8 month old dog who was roaming the streets neglected without a chip. He is a bichon mix, could very well not be a mix at all.

He is an amazing boy, to my biggest surprise he is house-trained, walks nicely with low-medium pulling, very friendly with humans and dogs too. I am so lucky with him. Most probably he is not a “true” street dog, could have been out for only a couple of weeks since his overall behavior doesn’t show anxiety or fear at all.

My only issue is that he is super obsessive with affection and it’s driving me slowly crazy. He rarely can be pet normally because he goes into overdrive – licking, pawing, jumping, play bites, not taking no or any boundary setting seriously. I’m trying to reinforce calmness by only petting him when settled but that triggers him again a lot of times. Even when he gets the affection, he seems like wanting more and more intensity. Another thing is that he is trying to hump me any and everytime he can.

Overall he is just so aggressive and forceful with attention and affection. I really want to be close to/with him but I don’t want to positively reinforce this behavior, and at the same time I’m worried if I’m neglecting his emotional needs and causing issues with our forming bond. I feel like this is a self feeding circle, me withdrawing the attention he needs because of his methods – he needs even more after – ramps up his methods.

This whole thing is putting a lot of stress on me since I want him to be fulfilled and feeling safe while me being patient with this phase, but it’s so hard right now.

Please share any inputs if you have been in a similar situation.

Any experience?

What brands do you recommend? I have 2 dogs, small 10kgs long body.

Thank you

I have a 15-16 week old mix breed puppy who was my foster. He was dumped around 6-7 weeks, emaciated and with his siblings. We all know that is too early.

I was looking at an exercise guideline chart and noticed that for free play, there’s a caveat: can be free playing as long as the puppy isn’t harassing adults.

This was interesting to me because I frequently separate my dogs when the puppy starts harassing my four-year-old pit mix. I allow dog to dog corrections and the puppy is crate trained.

When does the puppy harassment stop? It is something we are constantly intervening for. OMG he’s a numbskull.

My female golden retriever is approaching 1 year and wow is she becoming more and more of a handful. I am starting a group obedience class but not until January due to my schedule. My wife and I are struggling with the mouthiness/biting, digging and staying calm when we see another dog (she REALLY wants to play with every dog she sees. It's frustrating). We go on daily walks. I play with her with toys. I give her food puzzles and do some basic training sessions. Nothing seems to calm her down.

I would like to add that we unfortunately had to say goodbye to our older golden this last Monday. He was a wonderful influence for her. Since we lost him her behavior seems to be so much worse. I've assumed it is part of her grieving.

I guess the point of this post is just for me to vent and seek any tips you guys have. She is crate trained and does wonderful with that, thankfully. There have been times during the day when I just need a 30 minute-1 hour break so I put her in there with a treat. I love her so SO much and would do absolutely anything for but whew she is putting my buttons.

Almost 4.5 months old now, and she has started to just got absolutely ham on us.

Even shoving a toy in her mouth, she will try to bite our hands around the toy. She chewed a bit of our wall and now we have to patch it before we move out (renting). And we have to actively prevent her from trying to chew it more.

She will not chew frozen carrots or celery anymore, although she does enjoy regular carrots as a treat, so it's not the flavor. Cool, wet wash cloths are some of the only things that keeps her from attacking our hands, and even then, thats tenuous.

At ~4 months she was doing so good with biting; a little nippy, but largely had stopped. Now its back with a vengeance.

nag umpisa lang sa pagsusuka at walang ganang kumain dinala nila sa doktor wakwak na vet bngyan lang ng puro reseta dman lang tiningnan kung anong problema ng aso 1 week pinainom ang gamot ganun pa rin nung nangisay na tinakbo sa ibang vet nalaman na may internal bleeding na sinubukan pa namin isurvive pina confine pero wala pa rin 😢😢 ganun talaga kailangn tanggapin kahit masakit pero nakakatrauma mag alaga dhil baka masaktan kana naman kapag nagpaalam 😓😓salamat tinay for 9 yrs frendship and guardian kay tita at nanay ..