Category: Top Dog

Brand new behavior for my dog of 7 years. It started a week and a half ago after coming down with the flu. Anytime I cry, she shoves her body as close to mine and starts violently shaking. Nothing I do eases her comfort. Not even clearing up my tears, talking sweetly, getting a toy out, or other things to redirect her. How can I fix this? I’m clearly causing her distress. It’s not doable to remove myself and go cry in the bathroom or closet only. She doesn’t react to any of my other emotions like this. Does anyone have ideas of what could be happening? Why this is a new behavior? And how to fix it? Thank you.

Iv started letting my puppy sleep and nap in bed with me (usually he sleeps in crate) and I noticed IF he cuddles is only with my feet? I want him to cuddle more but I’m lucky if he spoons my leg. Just wanted to know if anyone had any insight to why he does this and maybe how I could get him to do it more?

A few weeks ago my family and I rescued a stray beagle that was walking down our street. She’s generally been really well behaved and gets along with our cats and our other dog. I have noticed that she seems to have some issues with resource guarding, but it’s a bit odd.

If a cat or the other dog comes around while she’s eating she’s fine. She’s even shared her crate with the cats and a bed with the other dog. But if a cat goes near the closet where I store her food or near her toy she’s not even paying attention to she’ll bark at them and go after them (to clarify she just barks and runs them off, she’s never hurt them). If any of the humans in the house go near those things she’s fine. She doesn’t growl or snap at me when I remove her food bowl when she’s done with her meals.

I’ve since hidden that toy and moved her food elsewhere but I’m afraid she’ll just keep finding other items to protect. I’ve had many dogs as a kid but this is my first time actually taking care of one and being involved with the training and I want to do right by her.

I’ve been feeding her at specific times away from everyone else and picking up the bowl when she’s finished. I’ve also been switching up her food and not giving the same thing every day.

I will also mention since it might be important but she is more than likely pregnant (our dog is neutered so she was pregnant when we found her) so I’m not sure if maybe that’s playing a role. The vet said she’s about 20-30 days along.

Any and all advice would be appreciated :,)

Alaskan malamute or Belgian Malinois?

I have a 3 year old mini poodle who is a bit of a social butterfly and loves almost all dogs. I take her to a dog park for small dogs where she plays with all the other dogs and never has had any issues. Then there was a frenchie who kept trying to play but would sort of stampede her and she hated it ( even though she wrestles and jumps around with other pups). I think she got really scared and if it would approach she would growl, at it to leave her alone, but it did not listen so I just take her away. She loves playing with all the other dogs so much so I still bring her but she keeps a wide berth if that dog is there. I thought it was just that dog but today there was another one there and it full on jumped on her pretty aggressively and someone grabbed him off her. They were both fine but I’m wondering what’s going on. I’m wondering if I can train her to not get close to them ( obviously I can remover her too) but she loves the play time so I don’t want to stop completely. I also feel like these two were not bad dogs but maybe super different play or communication styles. Any ideas to stop her getting reactive to them in general going forward?

Hi everyone,

I’m in the process of bringing home a puppy, and I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar situation.

The puppy will be under 12 weeks old, and I’ll need to travel across EU borders within the EU to bring them home. The plan is to travel by car.

Because of the puppy’s age, rabies vaccination has not been done yet (as it’s not possible at this age), which I know complicates things. I’m trying to understand how this works in practice and whether others have successfully done this legally and safely.

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who:

• Transported a very young puppy under 12 weeks old within the EU
• Traveled by car across one or more borders
• Did so before rabies vaccination

How did you handle the paperwork?
Were there any issues at borders or checks?
Anything you wish you’d known beforehand?

I’m aware that rules can vary by country, so I’m mainly looking for real-world experiences, not just regulations on paper.

Thanks in advance!

I have a small Pomeranian.

She always slept with us on the bed. That was her place.

She felt safe there, and so did I.

But now she has accidents on the bed.

Because of that, I can’t let her sleep with us anymore.

Every night she tries to jump up.

She looks at me and waits.

And every night I have to say no.

I miss her next to me.

I miss how it was before.

I don’t know what to do,

but it hurts not letting her be on the bed anymore

Hi everyone I recently rescued a Newfie mix! Still learning about the breed, just wondering if anyone else has or had one that wants to give me any insight! Thanks!! 😊

Hi everyone,

I’m having some issues with my dog’s behavior lately. He has been barking aggressively, reacting to strangers and getting anxious and I’m not sure how to handle it properly.

I really want to train him in a positive way and improve this behavior. Has anyone dealt with something similar? Any tips or resources would be appreciated.

3.5 y/o Shorkie (plus about 10 other terriers mixed in) named Norman. I love the little asshat and he’s my buddy. I am usually the first one up in the morning. Lately I’ve been feeding him in the morning and he refuses to eat, but then my wife comes down and tells him to eat his breakfast and he almost immediately does. any ideas?