Category: Top Dog

Korra loves to try and eat anything. Gravel, pen lids, apples, more gravel, plastic wrappers. It really makes you notice how much rubbish just gets tossed about the place.

Anyway, she's fast, and she grabbed some kind of broken plastic cylinder. Shes getting better at the drop it command, but I could see she was committed to swallowing this jagged tube, so I dove in to pry her mouth open. She whips her head about to avoid me, slamming the edge of the tube into my palm, and creating a nice curved gash across it.

I got it out of her mouth and tossed it quickly, not really getting to identify it (and annoyingly not pocketing it to bin like I try to do often).

Anyway, just wanted to give some warning to others. They will try to find loopholes around the "no biting" rule. I never expressly said she couldn't shank me, so I guess that's on me.

9 week old puppy, we haven't left her alone yet, but this week will need to leave her alone for up to 2 hours a few times.

She sleeps in her corral (only use 4 panels so enough room for the bed and nothing else) with ease every night, not crying unless she has to pee. But, she likes to chew on her bed sometimes. I worry she might chew off fuzz, which is dangerous. She does not chew on the bed during the night.

Right now, using a cheap $10 catbed, but new "bedsure orthopedic dog bed" is out for delivery today. Is there anything I can do to prepare her for being alone for 2 hours? Should I keep the corral 4 panels or fully 8 panel setup? Or do I need to put her in a crate with no bedding for safety.

Our 2 year old boy was started on Zoloft about 6 weeks ago for anxiety and leash reactivity that has been treatment-resistant to training, positive reenforcement, counterconditioning, exercise, brain games, threshold training, trigger avoidance, etc.

This week he started kicking back grass when he pees. He has never done this. Hoping this could be a sign that the meds are working and he is feeling a bit more confident overall? He has never been a super confident dog despite lots of work to improve this.

I’m hoping that the meds will help his brain calm the “fight, flight, freeze and fawn” so he can be receptive to training and confidence-building activities.

My dog ​​has a rather peculiar behavior with insects. Whenever she finds one that can't escape, she grabs it with her teeth, throws it around, and starts playing with it, rolling it, moving it around, etc. I've seen her do this with flies, butterflies, crickets, beetles, and even spiders (but I kill them quickly). Eventually, the insect ends up dying, either from losing a part during the game or from being squashed by my dog.

I've had other dogs before and never saw this behavior. Is it common? My dog ​​is a Border Collie and is less than two years old.

Sometimes I wonder if she's just bored. I have another older dog, but she doesn't play anymore.

Thanks for reading.

I have 2 beagles (5 year old female and 2 year old male). We lost our 15 year old pomchi female but have always had 3 dogs. We decided to foster and then adopted a 2 year old terrier mix female. She loves playing with the male beagle but her and the female don’t really interact. If anything, the beagle will bark at her when she is playing with the male. To be fair, she’s never really played much maybe 15 minutes after dinner or so. I have been giving her extra attention because I feel bad. Am I projecting emotions onto her? Do dogs feel left out? Is this going to get better? Not sure what to do.

I think I’m in a bit of a bind, I am buying a new puppy from a breeder and she’ll be ready to take home on the 8th of December. But I am meant to be travelling a to stay at my family home for Christmas, on the 20th of December, returning home on the 30th of December.

My initial instinct was to collect the puppy on the 30th when I return, and the breeder was happily to keep the puppy until then. My family (who currently have one dog and have raised several) keep telling me I shouldn’t leave the dog with the breeder for three weeks and should instead bring her to family Christmas.

My concern is confusing and stressing the puppy, spending 10 days in my house then spending 10 days in another house, where a lot of people will be coming and going to visit, it doesn’t feel like a wise thing to do. I would rather wait until I can dedicate all of my time in a calm environment.

What are people’s opinions? Should I leave the dog with the breeder for three weeks take her to family Christmas?

Hi 🙂 I just wanted to come on here to hopefully help someone out. When I got my puppy in August, I went through immediate regret and depression. It made me feel so guilty bc he’s innocent and didn’t ask for any of that. I couldn’t shake this feeling of puppy blues like I genuinely thought it was never going to end. Esp when I would read posts and people would say it would go away in the first few weeks or a month. It felt like never ending darkness.

I’m now sitting next to my almost 7 month puppy just in love with him. The smell, the barking, the peeing isn’t annoying to me anymore. He’s such a cutie and I’m obsessed. I’m so proud of how much he’s learned so far. So I just want to show anyone out there that it does get better, just keep doing your best and things will be okay 🩷

Any advice is welcome! Yesterday I brought home my third (and last) dog. She’s a 10 week old cavalier/bichon mix.

I have two other dogs. They aren’t taking 3 and four so it’s been a few years since I’ve done this. How quickly we forget!!

It’s normal for her to just pick at her food the first 24 hrs right? She’s drinking fine and I’m happy to say no pee accidents! For a small dog, that’s a big win! Poop is different bc I haven’t figured her little body out yet.

My older dogs aren’t taking it very well but they’re each getting plenty of alone time and the puppy has crates and playpens so she isn’t in their space.

Also, is it okay to bathe her? She’s not awful but a bit stinky. I just wonder with the cold in New England.

I just need a little pep talk. I prepped like crazy and now I’m questioning myself. I’m single, 43 and have a great house but my brother is not supportive (yet he has 4 children between 3-8). My mom gets it bc I’m extremely maternal and this fills not having my own human babies but 3 is it. I’m done now!

So this is mostly me just making sure I’m doing okay!

I have had my beautiful Aussie pup for 4 weeks now. He is about 12 weeks old currently. He is incredibly smart.. we have mastered sit, shake, down, and spin. He is doing really well at potty training. However, I am having a really hard time working on his biting. If this dog is awake then he is constantly trying to go for your hands or arms, and we all know how sharp those teeth are. I feel like I can’t even pet him until he is sleeping.

Are there any structured training routines that focus on bite inhibition? I have been doing collar grab but he is too smart for my good. Once I have treats he knows the game. I have tried all the basic stuff you find during an internet search.. more sleep, rigorous play throughout the day, timeouts, walking away, swapping hands for toys, etc.. for some reason I don’t remember any other puppies being this bitey. Thank you!