Category: Top Dog

Every year I am SO excited to watch the dog show on thanksgiving…this year i swear they shortened it a lot (due to commercials, people talking about dogs, taking time out of showing us all the dogs/breeds/ect) 😫 I googled it yesterday and it said today the Full show would be released on Peacock. Just got off my 12hr nurse shift, turned it on and it’s the same as yesterday.

Can someone guide me where can I go online to watch the FULL show? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FELLOW FURRY LOVERS!!🐕🤎

Every year I am SO excited to watch the dog show on thanksgiving…this year i swear they shortened it a lot (due to commercials, people talking about dogs, taking time out of showing us all the dogs/breeds/ect) 😫 I googled it yesterday and it said today the Full show would be released on Peacock. Just got off my 12hr nurse shift, turned it on and it’s the same as yesterday.

Can someone guide me where can I go online to watch the FULL show? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FELLOW FURRY LOVERS!!🐕🤎

We rescued the bigger dog, Arthur, about a year ago and he's generally pretty placid. We have one other rat terrier, but she's like 17 so she's never really played with Arthur. A few days ago we rescued the little guy, Barney, from a hoarder situation via the Humane Society. He and Arthur have been engaging in this today

https://imgur.com/gallery/EShW9z8

Pretty sure this is all standard play, bust wanted some outside opinions to see if there's anything I need to keep an eye on. I'm new at Barney's situation where he's had effectively zero socialization…

Thanks!

I have a 4 1/2 month old pit mix puppy, and while I love her to pieces, the potty training is going to be the end of me. No matter what I do, how often I take her outside and make sure she goes, she seems determined to pee inside. I’m so deep in the hole that I can’t see a future where she is properly potty trained and I’m about to have a meltdown.

My puppy is 16-17 weeks old and I started leash training.. well I’ve been trying for a few weeks now I’m taking reallll baby steps getting her more comfortable with me handling her collar and introducing her to the leash

You’re probably asking why it took a few week.. well when we first put the leash on I knew she was gonna bite it ofc but not even high value treats could deter her from it.

Today we hit a milestone I clipped on her leash twice and yes she did chew but it was much easier to redirect and when I told her to drop it she did.. we also got a few steps in so the progress is slow but it’s happening

Would love hearing other parents struggling with leash training everytime I see a video or story online it’s like day 1 their puppy is already great with wearing a leash and harness

I’ve been crying every night since we brought our mini Aussie puppy home. It feels embarrassing to even type, but I genuinely feel like I’m not good enough for her because I don’t have a backyard.

I don’t regret her, I regret how overwhelmed I feel. I love her already, but my brain keeps going:

“She deserves more space.” “What if I’m not enough?” “Why am I struggling so much?” “Will I be able to travel again?”

The hardest part is the constant crying in the crate at night, and the guilt that follows. I keep worrying that I’m failing her just because I don’t have grass outside my door.

My fiancé (who has never cared for anything before) is stressed too, and suggested giving her back to the breeder after a really rough night.

To people who went through puppy blues — when did you start feeling confident, and how did you stop blaming yourself for not having a yard?

To sum it up, potty training our dog has been… difficult. He is 13 months now and we got him at 6 months. He pees outside no problem now. But he still doesn’t give us a warning when he needs to go like our other dog. So if it’s been longer than 3 hours there’s a high chance he’ll just go inside. Again, no warning. No issue here, just means we need to take him out more often, which we do.

It’s his pooping that’s a problem. Most times we take him out he will NOT poop outside. But instead, will do it immediately after coming back in. He doesn’t ever poop in his crate, so what we’ve done to combat this issue is put him up for 20-30 minutes then try taking him out again. Usually he’ll poop after this.

But we’re still having accidents inside. For example, some nights he’s really good at holding both potties in all night, other nights not so much. Just now, and what’s causing me to write this post, he had a poo accident. My fiancé took him out an hour and a half ago before he went to work. Meaning, he’s probably been in the crate for an hour max while I was finishing up my shift. I come home from my shift and let both my dogs out their crates. All is well for 10 minutes but then guess what, he poos. I feel at his age he should be able to hold it more than an hour-hour and a half, correct?

He just had a vet check up and they said everything looked perfect. So, doesn’t seem to be a physical problem. Unless this would be something they need to investigate deeper on rather than just looking at a stool sample. I’m unsure how that works, truthfully. Only thing I can think of is it’s for attention, maybe? He did this while I was petting our other dog and he tends to have jealousy issues. So, could he be pooping inside for attention? Or is it simply just his age? I’m getting at my wits end with this. I love my little guy to bits and pieces. But, I don’t want to come home from an 8 hour shift and have to clean up dog poo immediately.

I know you guys can’t diagnose my dog over a Reddit thread. But any advice is welcomed and appreciated. Thank you.

This is probably really obvious, but I'm a little worried. My aunt has asked me to walk her dog (mixed breed, looks like a pitt) since she's going to be busy doing things. I love her dog, but I've never really walked a dog before. I go on walks a lot, is it just a normal walk but you have a dog with you? Does anyone have advice?

Hi, I’m just looking for some reassurance, that I’m not crazy.

We had our puppy for over a month now and first week I had a crazy health anxiety, I was always worried about him, watching if he’s not breathing too fast or if he doesn’t have fever or else.

After like the week I wasn’t that worried. But my fear always comes back whenever he gets his vaccination or dewormer. Or when he’s acting a little bit different than usual.

Yesterday he got his third round of vaccination and today I’m going crazy, if he is fine. I’m watching his breathing, his temperature and everything. My partner is saying, that I’m paranoid and that he seems completely fine to him. But I’m just worried that I will miss something and something happens to him.

Does anyone of you deal with something similar? Or am I just paranoid

Hello everyone!

My dog, Boo, was everything to me when I was a kid. He saved me from a snake, it almost bit me from behind and he killed it! He also knocked down a bees nest next to where I was playing at outside in the backyard. We did everything together!

When I was about 9-10 years old, I was leaving for school one day and I saw Boo laying on the ground. He was still alive but he didn’t seem like he was doing too well. My dad saw him as well and told me he would come get me if something happens while i’m at school. Well he picked me up from school after school was over and Boo was still laying in the same spot. I ran over to him and he passed away in my arms. My dad said he was waiting on me to get home. We buried him the next day, I believe, I don’t remember if it was that night for the next day, it was so long ago, but it was in the middle of summer, around April-May time. It was hot with no clouds whatsoever in the sky. My parents have a lot of land, so we buried him in the pasture in the backyard. As soon as we started burying him, it started snowing. My dad said it was a sign from Boo because we loved to play in the snow. As soon as we stopped, it stopped snowing. Have you guys had anything happen like that, or can you explain this somehow? Thanks in advance!