Category: Top Dog

I’m bringing my Labrador pup home in three weeks but it’s been about 16 years since I’ve been in the puppy trenches.

Tell me your strong yes and hard no when it comes to basic puppy training.

My 6.5 month old is nearly completely potty trained. I say nearly because randomly in the last couple weeks she has pooped (first time ever in the house) and peed (she hasn’t done in a long time)… I am thinking maybe just adolescence is hitting and she’s deciding to be rebellious? Anywho, both times were on the only wool rug in our house. She had peed on it a couple times when she first came home with us and the smell is completely eliminated by Nature’s Miracle, but we cannot get the yellow to come out of this rug 😵‍💫 we’ve used folex and natures miracle to try and get the stain out, as well as hydrogen peroxide and maybe vinegar? It’s been a while since the original accidents but we tried everything we could think of at the time and nothing worked. Does anyone have a suggestion for a different product that may eliminate urine stains from a wool rug?

So my parents bought a new puppy for some insane reason. They have a dog but he’s very possessive of things and is not very sociable. I said I didn’t think it was a good idea as their dog can be grumpy which is cool it’s his personality.

I’ve been to visit today a few days after new pups arrival. I took my crazy mut who’s very playful and sociable. She’s the only dog my parents dog doesn’t want to rip to pieces and it’s because she’s so outgoing and friendly and not scared of anything. Even when she was a baby if he started she’d just jump on him.

Their dog became very possessive over mine who bombed in like a fat kid in a candy shop ready to play. The pup was following my dog everywhere but theirs kept blocking her and growling at the puppy. He won’t eat since she’s arrived and apparently he’s gone for her and nipped her several times.

Could it work out? Or am I gonna end up with a second I really didn’t want?

Good afternoon!

I am looking at breeds to buy a puppy, right now we are looking at poodle, German shepherd. We had ruled out the German Shepherd because he needed a lot of exercise, but we spoke to the 30-year-old breeder and she told me that as an adult with 30-40 minutes twice a day she saw no problem (obviously the minimum).

We are a 44-year-old couple with two cats. We work in shifts, I also work at night, we don't usually coincide and if it happens it's two days that would be 8 hours. We like to go walking and hiking. We live in a place with a warm and temperate climate (months with 5 degrees and summer with an average of 25). It rains a lot even in the driest month.

I don't like the dog to go with everyone, the goldens. I prefer little hair care but it's clearly not a priority. I like medium-large breeds.

A while ago I took the test https://www.reddit.com/r/dogs/s/Y6Y4fNZCVb but there were no answers

My 7 month old rescue just got neutered on Tuesday, only 5 days after I adopted him. He is very high energy and still obviously a puppy, so wants lots of attention and love and only knows nipping/barking to get it. I am trying to keep him calm and relaxed to avoid tearing, but there's only so much I know how to do. Anyone have any advice at all? For this situation or even just new puppy training in general!

My dog a boxer a female Always makes me fall off bed how do I get her to understand she doesn't have to it?

My 5 month old puppy constantly throws her water bowl and the water from it. Just today we've had to remove her water bowl from her poop (she poops inside still, still working on potty training).

Idk why she's doing this to the water bowl. She has a toy with her yet chooses to spill all the water from the bowl and keep throwing the bowl around. What can I do

She’s 13 weeks old and I opted for the taller play pen and we discovered after coming home one night that she can get out. We were sitting on the couch and watching a show and we saw her actually escape. I am impressed but it defeats the purpose of keeping her contained in the house to not chew on everything. Any and all suggestions? Thank you.