Category: Top Dog

I'm planning on getting a dachund pup next week (about 11 weeks old), and I was worried he might get too attached to my mum, or dad more than he does me

I took off most days of the week that I get him, but the weeks following that, theres a chance that I'm gonna be working ALOT, pretty much all day 5 days of the week, and hes gonna be left with my mum at home since shes a housewife

Im worried hes gonna get too attached to my mum, just from being around her alot, instead of me, how can I prevent this?

Hey everyone, we have a 6.5 month old lab puppy, and little by little, his time in the crate has been decreasing everyday. He doesn’t chew up everything in the house anymore other than occasionally licking the plants. But our house is puppy proof to some degree, as it doesn’t have anything particularly dangerous for him to chew on out in the open. He was completely potty trained in about 3 weeks, and hasn’t had an accident since. We still crate him in the morning, but I have a very flexible job, and I get back at about 12, and he isn’t crated until bedtime. When he is out, he sleeps most of the time or plays with his toys. We are used to leaving him out of his crate when we run to the grocery store or whatnot, but was wondering if changing to completely free roaming would be a bad idea. I check on him through the camera when I leave him out and he really just sleeps or chews on his toys, and then sleeps again. I was really expecting to slowly phase out of crating him when he fully matured at about 2 or 3, but he is already doing so well outside of the crate. Any opinions would be appreciated.

In terms of sight or colour , Do they see colors exactly like humans??

Hi everyone, I have an 8-year-old Australian Shepherd. He has a history of poor socialization before I got him. Currently, I am dealing with two main issues and, as a student, I cannot afford a professional behaviorist right now, so I am looking for the best books, videos, or guides to handle this myself safely. The issues: Resource Guarding: He becomes defensive when eating. Leash Reactivity: He is very reactive towards other dogs and pulls hard on the leash. Handling sensitivity: Due to mistakes I made in the past regarding corrections, he has become defensive/fearful when I try to handle him or touch his feet. I want to rebuild our bond using Positive Reinforcement (R+) methods, as I realize my previous approach damaged his trust. I am looking for specific advice on how to start Muzzle Training (for safety) and exercises to reduce his defensive behavior. Thank you.

Hi, I have a poodle x caviler. I’m struggling to figure out ways to fulfill him. He loves running, chasing, playing, chasing, and chasing again. I’m constantly seeing videos of people doing breed fulfillment and the dog is tired after 30 mins, oh how I wish that could be me. I currently just do training, play, casual walks and free time on a long line, and while this does satisfy a lot of his needs and will knock him out for a few hours, I think he needs more. Especially in the evening, as that’s when the monster in him comes out lol. I have a flirt pole, which he likes, but after 10 minutes he gets tired physically, rather than mentally. He LOVES and I mean LOVES balls. I’m pretty sure he would jump off a cliff for one if it came to it. He’s obsessed. I obviously don’t want him to have an unhealthy obsession, which I think he’s leant towards. Iv been wanting to do more retrieving style play with it. And he’s good with that, until we come to do it in a more distracting sniffing place, like throwing it in longe grass. Hell just forget about the ball and start sniffing. So in those situations the ball is nothing to him! Is this a training issue? Do I need to work on focus around interesting areas, and then start with very short distance retrieves? Would retrieving even fulfill him? If not, what other things can I do? Again he is OBSESSED with chasing, so some appropriate outlets gor that would be great.

Honestly I’m just jealous of people with these incredible high energy breeds being taken out for 30 mins to do some activity and then they can rest for the whole day. Meanwhile my little mutt isn’t satisfied 😭

He is good tho, he’ll rest the whole day if needed, with minimal problems, but I can’t tell if he has a shorter walk, he does really want more.

So for a little background context, my Pomeranian who is about 3 years old, broke two front legs roughly 1 1/2-2 years ago. They’ve healed since then, but he loves to jump up and down, on and off of furniture! He has a set of stairs in our living room but he loves sleeping on my bed and cuddling with me, which I’ve refrained from doing unless I’m awake because I don’t want him to hurt himself again if I fall asleep and he somehow falls off my bed. I plan to get another set of stairs so he can safely go up and down from my bed, but when I’m sleeping I don’t want to accidentally nudge him off, onto the hardwood floors.

So for my main question, does anyone have any recommendations as to what would work best to surround the stairs incase he does fall off and it’s not on the stairs?? (My bed is roughly 16-17 inches tall) Memory foam, exercise mats, etc. ?? Or would it just be safer to not get the stairs at all and not let him on my bed to sleep at night to completely prevent anymore injuries.

Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you all so much!!