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hi everyone ,
I posted a few weeks ago and I’m still struggling a lot . I’m worried that it will not work out long term . I am introverted and miss my personal space but I have a 17 week old cavoodle (have had her for 5 weeks)

I work as a teacher so I have someone stop by twice a day and I also stop by once a day. So she is never alone for more than 2-3 hours at a time usually . She is also at doggy daycare twice a week

however, despite these breaks I find it very hard to be around her . my psychologist says it’s because I‘m in a state of overwhelm and almost flight or fight- I find it smothering to have her near me when I was so excited to bring her home and cuddle her . I don’t look forward to bringing her home from doggy daycare as I know it will be work. I’m not enjoying it much at the moment , but I don’t want to give her up

the weekends seem especially hard . I do 2 up, 1 down, but I really just missy independence and personal space . When I think ‘ should I give her up?’ My head screams NO!

but I feel like I’m not normal to need this much time away from her – I only have her out of the playpen maybe 4-5 hours a day. I get relief when she is in the playpen. I feel overwhelmed , flat, anxious and not looking forward to things

I do suffer from anxiety too, so I am constantly second guessing whether we are a good match. I am worried that being a cavoodle she will always need to be right beside me and I do need some breathing room. I live alone with no partner , and I like my space to decompress as being a teacher is hard work . I feel like it’s also not normal to get no joy out of it and to not want to be around her

she is chewing and jumping and has a lot of energy , which is another reason it is all hard. I’m just so anxious. I was so excited to get her and train her but now it all feels like a chore

I’m worried that this is not normal and not puppy blues

My wife and I are empty-nesters in our fifties, and have recently taken early retirement. We both absolutely love dogs, and after quite a lot of research we're going to be visiting a breeder to view a puppy this week. We haven't yet made a firm commitment.

However, we're also keen travellers who finally have the means and time to travel. As the reality of potential puppy ownership grows closer, we're starting to consider whether we may be making a mistake in terms of the impact that dog ownership would have on our ability to live the kind of life that we want right now.

We're very conscious of both the long-term commitment and responsibility that comes with owning a dog, and the amount of time and effort that's required from us, especially in the first ~18 months. We're under no illusions that it would sharply curtail our ability to travel overseas, especially during the puppy/adolescent phase, but also over the next 13+ years.

As I see it, the choice is not between getting a dog or never getting a dog; it's about whether now is the right time to get one. Obviously when it comes to the crunch we're absolutely not going to commit to getting a puppy unless we're absolutely certain that it's what we want right now – so realistically I think I already know where we're going to land with this for now.

I'm not exactly looking for advice, as it's a decision that only we can make, but I'd be really interested to hear from others who've wrestled with this dilemma and how you figured out what was the right thing for you.

Whenever my senior dog is walking around the house or outside the puppy with run into her on purpose and cause her to fall over. She sometimes jumps on her back and the older dog hates it. The puppy understands “stop” and “no” and “get down” but I have to keep telling her this everyday. She is a two month Pitt lab mix. The older dog is an 8 year old Puggle.

Which pet insurance is best for you? Are there any that may cover your dog's current treatment? Did your dog get injured during the waiting period and want to know if you're covered?

Here's the place to ask.

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Yesterday at 1:00 PM I picked up a 13-week-old female Shiba Inu puppy. She was very stressed by the journey, and after arriving home she didn’t want to leave the carrier, which I placed inside a designated pen (a section of the room set up with a bed).

For the night I poured some water, which she drank completely, and put out some food, which she only nibbled at, but she still doesn’t really want to come out of the carrier.

Today it’s clear that she did come out while I was away for about two hours, because she ate the treats I had placed a bit farther away. However, in my presence she still does not leave the carrier.

This would seem normal (high stress and, unfortunately, poor socialization), if not for the fact that the last time she urinated was yesterday at 1:00 PM at the breeder’s, and she defecated from stress in the carrier. Since then—nothing. Is there any reason to be concerned?

When my dog died recently I wanted to sell back the unused medication so the vet could sell it to other people – certainly I had no use for it. The boxes were sealed and there were months left until the due date. However my vet wouldn't buy any of it (though had no problem taking it as a donation). If you also had a dog who died after a chronic illness, has this also been your experience? These were pills so not even something that needs refrigeration. If he bought from his supplier it would have been identical.

anything helps I just need to get him the help he needs

Recently got a small bonus and threw away a table so I have a bit of extra funding and space and want to get something for my dog.

I live in a mid sized apartment in an eh area. It’s fine on one side but not the other so we do a lot of repetitive walks. I try and take him fun spots but can only really do that on weekend with work.

I want something to mentally stimulate him I can put in my apartment. I’ve done a lot of the puzzles and stuff and he likes those, but he is older and more stubborn now and not as good at learning new ones as he was as a puppy hahaha. I also have a lot of those

Curious what other people have that is cool and unique they like. Really open to anything you think he would like in any ways.

He’s a large mixed breed dog about 5 years old. Very active

I’ve tried to post twice in here and don’t see my post?

So i have two dogs, one who is a little angel and doesn't get into trouble while im at work and the other that all he does is get into trouble. We have crated him (he destroyed it), he's on trazodone when im gone now but he still does some stuff. I want the angel dog to still have free access in the house and out to the yard but the other one I would prefer to keep outside. Any ideas of what I could do, that hopefully aren't expensive. We have a backporch, I was thinking we could do like a gate or something? For context the trouble dog is 2yrs old and 90lbs, he also prefers outside