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I tried to teach him sit and stay last day after watching some youtube videos. But it is not working. Help me

so my pup has started coming for walks with me for a week now and he was doing okay on the first day just going super slow and sniffing but i let him go at his pace. fast forward to now, he simply hates walking away from our building. we live in a gated community and have a walking area that is shared with many buildings and we are all a residential society with many pets and even a designated dog space for dogs to run free. my pup hasnt gone there yet since he is slowly socializing with the dogs in our building and i dont want to overwhelm him.

whenever we go on walks he just sits or lays down when i try to walk away from our building. he acts like hes sleepy or tired and just puts his head down but i KNOW hes not. i try to encourage him with words but he does not budge. i started picking him up and walking and he would go a few steps then stop. he only walks if we are going towards home. he loves meeting new people and has made so many people friends and a few dog friends including an adopted community dog. when he sees someone he wants to meet or he sees a dog he is alert and wants to meet them but if its simply walking, he hates it and wants to go home. ive spend 30 mins just walking him 100m. i tried treats today and it was not much better.

he is well socialised, i started taking him on walks in my arms when he was about 2.5 months old before he was fully vaccinated and couldnt go on the ground. he loves car rides and we actively made sure to get him used to sounds like traffic birds etc.

has anyone dealt with this? i thought walking would be easy because ive always seen how much dogs love walks but mine just seems to hate it! how can i help him love it, because i love seeing how excited he gets when he meets a new person or a new dog and i want him to realise that walks are fun not torture. thanks!

hello, i have a 3 months old shih tzu. and she tested positive to parvo last saturday. she was brought to the vet and they gave her the meds needed, when we got home she was fine, no throwing up & no pooping. Yesterday was the worse, she keeps on throwing up everything and her poop is wet with no blood. Since the veterinary clinic is closed during sunday, we brought her back this morning. the doctor confined her and she’s under their care for now.

so the doctor texted me an update saying that so far there’s no throwing up anymore but her poop has blood now. what do you guys think about it? i’m really worried and i can’t rest thinking about it 😞

Hi all, we've had our 9 month old rottie since she was 8/9 weeks old. For context: She's quite an anxious puppy and we've had a few instances of her trying to slip her collar and harness due to loud noises when out and about. We've gone to a trainer to help with this and it's being going amazingly but this is a new one and we don't know what to do…

She's been crate trained since we got her and has never had any issues with it until now. The other day when getting into her crate she spooked herself and now will not go in it whatsoever (not without a long time of coaxing) We've tried high value treats, taking out her bed, putting in favourite toys but she just gets close to the door and then runs away. Due to having senior cats we cannot have her unlearn that her crate is a safe space.

Please, we really need some advice here!!

Hello, my 12 week old puppy hates his lead. The moment a bit of tension is put on his lead he pulls back and freezes then refuses to move.

I've tried in the house, the garden and outside and his behaviour is exactly the same. He is fine with the lead on, it is only when tension is added. Treats do not seem to be helping much.

If I take him on a walk with someone else he improves, but on a solo walk it is difficult to make it out of the street.

any advice on what I can do?

Hey everyone! So we brought home a 6 week old puppy, its definitely a sketchy bad situation, the owner told me that her two border collie mix females ran away one night and when they found them they had fallen pregnant, so they had two accidental back to back border collie mix litters, 20 puppies in total. She wanted to get rid of the puppies asap and was ready to give them to a shelter because she couldn’t take care of all of them. Very irresponsible, i know. We went and picked up one puppy, though that it would be better to save at least one because we have been wanting a dog for a long time but we didint think the puppy would be this young. So now i am not sure what to do, i am ready to put in as much effort as needed but i am afraid to make mistakes. Like what about socialisation? Can i bring the puppy to some friendly dogs that have been vaccinated so she can learn dog behaviour, or is this too risky? I plan on bringing her in my hands, little by little, to different places and introducing her to my family. We are trying to create train her too. I dont even know what to write really, i would be thankful for any advice, literally anything at all. Thank you!

So I lost a puppy three years ago to parvo and she never threw up or pottied in the house but the floors have been bleached many times since. I do have a puppy that I’d like to bring home but am terrified that she’s gonna get it before I can get her into the vet. Can anyone give me some info on parvo

i have a 3 year old male boxer who has slept in bed with me for months every night without fail. i listen to mitski on repeat every night while i sleep as she’s my favorite artist. i was wondering if i could get my dog to recognize this music when i play or sing it to him. could this work?

What is best etiquette for bathroom and food pickup stops with a dog? I mean literal run in and out, it must be possible to road trip with a dog solo.

I mostly work from home so I keep my 9 month pup company, but there are times when both of us are away for 5-6 hours. What do you do to keep your dog entertained / care for it while you’re away? I have a decent sized hall way that I keep her in (all rooms are locked and she just has the corridor to play in) and often leave her with toys and treats.

Thanks so much in advance.