Category: Top Dog

Hello! I take care of dogs, and have a sling carrier I use for small dogs on walks (when they reach their limit, or can't go on walks). I occasionally take care of a very fat pug that now has arthritis issues, so she has now been limited to short walks. I often walk her with whatever other dog is here, and they need full length walks. To solve this issue, I'd like to transfer her to a carrier mid-way, but I'm having a hard time finding an adequate carrier. She weighs too much for the sling carrier, and front-facing backpacks with that weight put a big strain on my lower back. She is short-bodied, and that's the quibble. A lot of backpacks for her weight class would be too long for her (her head would not be above). Does anyone have any carrier suggestions for walks? And that is not $150+?

Hello! We adopted a 1 1/2 yr old German Sherpard/Husky mix in August to be buddies with our 3 yr old Cattle Dog. She spent 6 mo at the shelter and was on a farm before hand, and she was not potty trained. She is pretty smart and caught on to basic training easily. The one thing we cant seem to shake is peeing/pooping in the house. We take them both out frequently for at least 15 minutes. They will run around and play, do their business, then come back inside. We praise and give treats outside. We go on walks. She is fed the recommended amount of food. If she goes inside, we use an enzyme cleaner to clean it up. She will poop and pee outside. We take her inside and within 10-15 minutes sometimes she will poop/pee again. We dont scold her for it as she is usually sneaky when she does it. Do we continue what we are currently doing or is there something else we can do? If she doesnt poop? We will kennel her then take her out in 30 mins or so. I do think the scent could still be there, so we are planning to replace the carpets this winter (saving up still) with hard flooring. I appreciate the time and any advice given!

My girlfriend and I got a puppy a little over 5 days ago, he was super sweet when we met him and he still is sweet but it’s just a lot. My girlfriend doesn’t know if she can do it anymore because she feels like he’s just not even listening and we have no time to do anything anymore and she’s worried it’s always gonna be like that. He bites some parts of our couch and carpet but just isn’t as treat motivated as all of the other dogs I’ve seen in training videos.He also has just been completely stopping when we try and take him out to go to the bathroom and won’t move until we practically drag him. He also keeps barking at dogs but we are hoping it’s just cause he’s scared. I told my girlfriend that she comes first but I don’t want to have to rehome him but if she says she can’t do it anymore we might have too. He is super sweet and just loves to lay on you but when he’s not doing that he’s biting the couch or whining for attention even though all we did was get up to go to the bathroom or walk away. Any tips to maybe help or advice?

We have a Staffordshire bull terror (terrier) who will be 23 weeks old on Friday. She has always slept through the night since we got her at just over 12 weeks old and we get up at 6.50 as i have to get up then anyway to start the morningroutinefor school for my kids. We are in the UK and our clocks went back an hour on Saturday night/Sunday morning. Ever since she keeps waking us up between 4.30 and 5am. We have tried to get her to go back to sleep but it's just not happening. I have been staying up later to see if that helps but it's not she still has endless energy and wants to pull my hair and use me as a trampoline until I get up. She goes out to do her business, has her breakfast and goes back to sleep on the sofa!🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 she sleeps in bed with us so not much we can think to do. We have tried putting her a bed in our room on the floor but she just jumps straight back up and we dont mind sharing with her anyway but the option is there if she wants it. Anyway sorry for the ramble and any help with getting her to sleep a bit longer are very welcome!

Hey everyone, I have a 6lb Yorkie who is becoming increasingly more anxious the older she gets. She’s a very playful and energetic dog and hasn’t gotten to the point where her anxiety has taken over everything but we’d like to get ahead of it while we can.

She’s stops and shakes at the common big ones like storms and fireworks, however the worst noise of them all is when the refrigerator makes a popping sound. We believe she’s slowly developing separation anxiety when we leave the house.

Does anyone have recommendations for anxiety meds or calming chews that actually help?? We want to help her without completely “doping” her up.

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My husband and I adopted a puppy earlier this year that turned out to be a husky/shepherd mix. He is now 1 year old.

Weekends and evenings are amazing! We go hiking, go for runs, train, and play with other dogs at the park. He is well socialized and does great in all of these situations. The problem is weekdays. I work from home, but I need to be logged on by 7am (my company is based in a different time zone than me). In the morning I usually I take the dog for a 45-60 minute walk, give him breakfast, and then give him a kong frozen with pumpkin or yogurt, or some other engagement toy. This worked great until about one month ago. Now, it's not enough. He enjoys the toy for about 30 minutes and then he looses his mind and starts destroying the house. I'm feeling lost and frustrated. Nobody is at the dog park at 6am, and it's too dark to go hiking or to our regular training spot in the morning (training/scent work in the house bores him now and isnt stimulating enough). The closest doggie daycare is a 45 minute drive one way, but I'm considering taking him there a few days a week just to get him some enrichment.

Any ideas on what I can do? Are there any toys out there that are very stimulating and engaging?