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Back story….. We have a 4 year old Aussie mix. Best dog ever somewhat selective with dogs but overall will play with any dog if given the chance (she really only plays with friends dogs and dogs while she's at boarding at a trusted facility that she has been going to for trading and boarding since puppyhood)

We brought home a 12 week puppy about a month ago and she is not a huge fan ( which I know is normal bringing a dog into her space) she has not hurt the puppy or gone after him only minor correction which are totally normal and necessary I know. They will play and play outside when they feel like it and she plays well no aggression aside from rolling him over (more time on accident than on purpose because he a large breed and clumsy) but they will play outside and will sniff each other outside but inside she wants nothing to do with him and does not likehim in her space. And acts like she's miserable 24/7. Now I know it's only been a month but I feel like I made a mistake by getting another dog and that it's ruining her life. I'm already so attached to the puppy he is the sweetest and respects her boundaries better than I could ask for. But it's a constant battle of giving them both the love they want and need when we're in the same room!and makes me feel awful when the puppy wants her love too. I am just torn on if it was the right decision (no way to really go back now and it's not like it's a hostile environment so that's keeping going)

When did your dogs start interacting inside and finally become “friends”?

My husband and I have a 1 yr old mini dachshund. We love him so much and he is a relatively well behaved dog with some reactivity that we are working on. We crate trained him from 9 weeks old and he fully potty trained. He was neutered around his first birthday a few months ago. For context, we live in an apartment in an urban area and both of us work outside of the home- full time. My husband or a family member is able to come walk the dog at lunch everyday Monday – Friday. A few months ago, we started having issues with him barking while we’re gone. We got a camera and we also started letting him be out of the crate while we were gone just in the afternoons and that solved the barking. He still sleeps in his crate at night. He much prefers to free roam and lay in the sun throughout the day. However, I don’t want him to lose the ability to be crated during the day after how hard we worked on it. Should we keep him in the crate half the day in the mornings or is just pointless if he’d rather roam free, doesn’t destroy anything, or have accidents? He will continue to always sleep in his crate at night. If you’ve been in this position, would love to hear thoughts/experiences.

Good Afternoon!

I'm a first-time dog owner, and I understand that there is room for me to grow. My puppy recently got sick (hookworms), and I brought him into the vet 3 times before they found what was wrong, telling me it was just normal puppy behavior, but I knew something was wrong (not sleeping well, fussy, whining, but stool was weirdly normal). At around 12 weeks, my puppy is still very nippy, but understandable due to teething. I freeze teething toys, provide enrichment, redirect, and train commands (sit, stay, paw, down) to shift his focus from nipping. At the vet, they examined him in the back, and she came back in and told me she was disappointed in my dog because he was aggressive. I noticed that he's been cranky ever since getting sick, but she told me that if I didn't sign him up for lessons with a private institute they're partnered with (250 per session), they wouldn't see him again. I understand his behavior was worrying, and I've already relayed the info back to his trainer so we can work it out when he feels better and curb this young (was told he growled at her).

I'm just feeling confused and lost, and would take any advice regarding getting him better used to being handled. He has gotten baths and nail trims from the groomer and me, and has never had an issue. My guess is that he was just stressed out already from being sick. He is already enrolled in obedience training, and adding another expensive institute doesn't seem ideal. He's a retriever mix, so he learns fast, but is extremely mouthy (as expected!) . Please let me know what I can do to improve his behavior moving forward!

Hi! I have a 5 month old ACD mix and two cats. My pup has developed an interesting dynamic with my cats and I'm struggling to improve it with training.

One cat- he totally ignores. They never got into a fight or anything but she sends off the energy that she won't put up with his shit and got some reason he respects that. He doesn't chase her, doesn't play with her, really mostly ignores her.

My other cat- she's a feisty old lady that misses her previous dog brother and their rough housing. She attempts to play with my puppy sometimes and is open to rough housing a bit, but he takes it too far and plays with her as if she's a puppy. He's not necessarily aggressive but he does the jaw snapping thing, raised fur, tries to wrestle her, and he's much heavier and faster so when he decides to lock on, she can't always run away from him for a break.

Sometimes I am able to interrupt and redirect him with commands to come and settle down. Other times, he's just too hyped and I physically stop them and usually put him in the crate for a break. It just doesn't seem to be helping the overall pattern at all though.

Anyone have any tips on how I can better tain him to keep their play within safe boundaries for my cat? I have no idea what the one cat did to teach him boundaries- it's a mystery I haven't been able to replicate with the other cat haha.