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I posted before regarding my 9 month old puppy I adopted. it seems my pup has become a shadow following me everywhere I go. I was thinking maybe a crate would be a good idea because she is not sleeping enough during the day. I feel bad doing this she is so darn cute. I never crated.any of my dogs before so I am still hesitant. I want to keep her gated but the crying is just too much. I appreciate your comments thanks.

Our 4-month-old female poodle mix (have had her since 6 weeks old) is finally vaccinated and able to go outside for walks. Before she was going outside, she was doing her business on a pad in our apartment and we would take her on carry walks daily to get her some outside time. At that point, she had become really great and consistent about going into her crate for naps and bedtime with usually no protesting at all.

4 days ago, she was finally able to start walking outside. And all of a sudden, she hates being in the crate alone. Crying non-stop and even barking a bit (which is rare for her). She used to be so good at settling herself, but can't seem to do that anymore. She'll cry, bark, lie down for a moment, and try to settle, pop back up, and start crying again.

I know she isn't hungry/thirsty or needs to do any more business. It seems like it's just "I know the world is big and exciting and don't want to be left out." But it's such a departure behaviorally from where we were. So far I've tried letting her cry for 30-40 minutes, pulling her out to settle her for a bit, and then putting her back in. But she just starts crying again. When I take her out and bring her back into the living room she crashes within 5 minutes. But I know she doesn't get that really good, restorative sleep when she isn't in her crate.

Any advice? Anyone dealt with this before?

i've had my working cocker female for just over a year now, and she's been coming into work with me for a little less than that.
overall she's pretty good and happy to see my coworkers when they stop by to pet her, but one coworker in particular has just always set her off for no reason? he had wcs growing up, is from a farming family, and is overall pretty good with animals (including our other office dog, an older bulldog), but for some reason when he walks in she just growls and barks at him. sometimes from her bed, other times getting up and walking to him to bark.
we've tried him giving her treats (she happily accepts them and does tricks, but only focuses on the food and once she finishes she goes right back to avoiding him), we've tried him telling her to go to bed (she does, but will bark when he comes back into eyeline), even both a direct confident approach and a softer, less direct approach. nothing seems to get her to trust him or let her guard down.
does anyone have any tips for how to help with this? she's chill with people that come and give her lots of attention, and with others that seem to just leave her be.

Got a six month old lab pup who suddenly wants to wake us up barking at four am. It’s been like this for a few days now. She was totally fine before so I assume it’s her testing us/hitting that rebellious phase. We’ve had her for a month now. Any advice would be great!

Hoping for some tips/advice from folks who work from home full time with a puppy!

I left my job in October and adopted my now 6 month old guy at 10 weeks in December. It’s been great to spend so much quality time with him every day since he’s so young, and I had nothing else to do, but now I’m going back to work next week. The job is remote with in office days once a week. My boyfriend works from his office 3x a week.

We are planning to put our dog in daycare at least two days a week, but I’m still nervous about the days he’s home. I need to give 100% to this new role, but I already feel guilty that quality 1:1 time with my boy is going to decrease quite a bit.

Need advice for this transition period! 🐶 ♥️