Category: Top Dog

My pup, cavapoo, 6 months old, has started barking relentlessly at the TV whenever she sees dogs on the TV, or even hears them barking on the TV. Can anyone advise how to stop this behaviour? When she sees dogs in real life she doesn't bark at them.

Our puppy is 7months old now and he has been great with party training. He hasn't had any accident at our home for over 3 months now which it's great! However, the problem is when we bring him to the store like PetSmart or to my parent's house and he would pee inside. Why is he choosing to pee at other places even though he's mostly party trained?

Hiyah, I just got a new puppy and all though I am trying to make the crate a positive association- she falls asleep much quicker on me than she does the crate. Would a heart beat toy enhance the experience for her?

I’m not searching for medical advice, I just need to see if this is happening to anyone else. i have a boxer who loves to sleep in my bed at night but as of the last couple weeks, it’s been less enjoyable because he often makes my bed and blankets smell like rotting fish. I’ve tried taking him out to poop before he comes into bed with me and his butt still smells bad and it continues to smell up my blankets sheets, and mattress cover. anyone else having a similar problem?

Hey everyone,

Around July this year my human son, 7yo, recieved a life threatening diagnosis. Our dog, a 6yo female Kelpie x Bull Arab, has been increasingly extremely worried about him. She's not trained as an assistance dog – just generally well behaved with a few tricks, but she appears to be "alerting" to him by pacing, licking his hands, not leaving his side, and generally just being quite concerned about him.

We know he's unwell, he's recieving necessary treatments, but I don't know how to reassure her of that & that we're not just ignoring her concerns.

If anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated! Please & thank you 💖

Hello! We have dogs currently, but accidentally got a pup (australian shepherd) too early… She'll be 7 weeks old Monday. Just got her today. Any tips? We're pretty sure her and her siblings had been away from the mom for a few weeks already. She is extremely bitey (more so than my other aussie was, who i got at 10 wks old) and seems to have a little bit of resource aggression? She barks and growls a bit when you touch her while shes eating. Seems kinda like she needs to learn doggy manners, since she wasn't with her mom for that. What can we do? Is this bad? Is it fixable?

Hey there, I brought home a currently 5 month old golden puppy a month ago. I love her she is so sweet, but I feel like a bad mom.

She does so great, sleeps in the crate without crying, is mostly potty trained (only a few accidents in the house!), does great in the crate while I’m at work, all the good things. I just brought her home for thanksgiving and she loves to play. Our older (6 years old) dog was not a huge fan of her attempts to play and would snarl his teeth and growl at her. So I would put her in her crate when she got to be a little much for him.

Unfortunately my work schedule has not been super consistent like I was promised. I was working some crazy hours last week and feel like she was in the crate for 75% of the day. Whenever I eat a meal I will also crate her because she likes to beg and jump for food. I just want to make sure I’m not doing her a disservice. I love her so much, and of course she frustrates me sometimes, but I just feel like a bad owner.

My family was recently gifted a puppy, we have previously owned dogs before but never a puppy so we are very new with this whole puppy stage. I have been trying to do crate training for the last week but she is feisty. So many questions just because I don’t want her to be an aggressive/ reactive dog. We have a seven-year-old of living with us and he is crazy about her, but I think they are mutually creating chaos. She sleeps in her crate at night and cries, which I let her out and take her to potty area, where she becomes hostile. I don’t know if I’m coming off as overbearing because she stays to growl and bark and even tries to bite me. how do I effectively potty train her? Should I keep her in the crate through out the day ? I read that letting her free roam the house all day will make her have more accidents.

Hello! I’m looking for advice on dog door solutions that will allow my dogs to go outside freely while still keeping our indoor cat safely inside. The cat never goes outdoors, but our two dogs need regular access to the backyard for bathroom breaks.

Ideally, I’m hoping to find an affordable electric dog door insert—or something similar—that gives the dogs access without letting the cat slip out. If anyone has experience with this setup or recommendations for cost-effective products that work well for dogs, I’d really appreciate the help.

Thanks