Category: Top Dog

We have two new mini goldendoodle puppies around 3,5lbs. Brought them home at 8 weeks. They are now 9.5 weeks.

They are getting good at going outside as long as we take them every couple hours, pushing it to 3.5 in the night.

They have crates and a play pen that’s 4×8” or so. Initially they had some accidents in the pen, but they seem to have figured that out and when we open the gate they will head for the back door.

But if we take them to play in another room while we are doing stuff, they’ll pee on the floor. This happens even if we’ve just taken them out.

I’m wondering if this is just because they know their pen is their space and they treat other rooms in the house like they are outdoors.

What’s the best way to get them to understand the rest of the house is not the yard and to always go outside?

At first they were having accidents in their

12 weeks old Cavoodle pup. When I playfully make him run in our house by running and make him chase me, he runs after me and growls/barks and tries to jump up to me but does not bite. If I stand still , he stops. Is this something I should be careful about? Does he not like running like that or is he anxious?

My puppy (20 weeks old) has been struggling with coming when called when she’s off leash. She has a near perfect “come” at home with no distractions, and doesn’t pull on leash except when we pass by other dogs.

If we’re at the dog park, the only way we can get her is if she gets distracted by another dog or toy and then is tricked into being picked up. I know this isn’t ideal, but there’s no way to get her to listen, and she ignores treats when playing outside is much more fun.

I need help! We tried to use a long line leash, but she is fairly small, and trips over it or will chase/bite the leash. It also seems a bit impractical for the dog park as other dogs would get caught in it.

I think this issue is stemming from her entering the teenage phase as well. This is my partner and I’s first pet, and we live in an apartment in a city. When she was younger (14-18 weeks), we’d walk her every night to the park and let her off leash and she would run back and forth between us no problem. She understands grass = play, and not to run on the concrete. I fear we gave her too much independence and now we can’t get the boundary back. How can I retrain her properly? I think we seriously messed up.

This weekend, we were at my partner’s parents’ home in the suburbs. They live on a hill and their backyard is separated by a sloped driveway. She’s usually really good about boundaries, but she ran into the street and we were only able to get her when my partner’s dad knelt like he was going to play with her and then picked her up. I think again, this is a more fun distraction than us or treats, so she was willing to go to him.

Wondered what everyone is using?