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Hi everyone,

We got a 8.5 week Corgi puppy 2 days ago and I’m trying so hard to not have puppy blues but I’m heartbroken to hear her whine every time I leave the room. We have a 9 year old Corgi at home who is very indifferent and honestly I’ve forgotten all about the puppy stage.

I just need reassurance on what can I do to make it easier or some tips on what I should be doing.

I take her out frequently to the backyard and work on our toilet training, I play with her and do some short intervals of training and then I pop her back into her pen where she has a crate which she’s in only overnight.

I’m away about an hour in the mornings to drop my daughter to school and drive back.

She whines for about 5-7 mins and then usually falls asleep and I try to ignore it because I’d figure she’s probably tired as well but gets interrupted sleep because our older Corgi will bark at a leaf going by.

Is there anything I could be doing or not doing?

Thanks for the help – appreciate it!

Hey everyone, I have a toy red Tri Aussie who is about to turn 16 weeks on the 29th and will get his final shots on the 31st. Our vet said we can take him out for walks and even the dog park 24hrs after his final shots. I’ve heard to wait about a week or 2 to be safe so idk what to do! I should note we live in a pretty nice area in Carlsbad idk what the parvo risk is in my area tho

My pup is 5 months old. I'm job searching right now and I'm not sure what kinds of shifts I'll realistically be able to do and still take care of her. I've left her alone for 4-5 hours at a time when she was 4 months old. I feel like she could be alone longer right now but Im not sure and would like to know from others with more experience, when were they able to leave their dogs alone for longer. She is a medium size mixed breed

We've decided we want to try getting our Sheltie used to wearing shoes! Our first attempt was with your typical rubber-bottomed booties with a Velcro strap (something like this), but they fell off constantly. It felt like we couldn’t really get her feet to fit into them quite right, no matter what we tried, and we even cycled through three separate sizes.

I think she’d like something *a lot* more minimal. Really we’re just hoping to keep her feet a little cleaner and provide a basic barrier between her and the cold/hot ground—she’s not a hiker, and we’re obsessive about picking her up whenever we think walking isn’t safe or ideal (or when she asks to be carried).

Thanks to all for any recommendations/experience you can offer!

Does anyone else have a dog who is absolutely apeshit over Vaseline? I put a little tiny bit on her feet at night and she goes absolutely crazy over it. Cries and pleads for more (I don’t cave bc she might get sick) This is a dog that makes me jump through hoops to get her to eat her meal and she could take or leave treats. Not food motivated at all. She’s staring at the cabinet where I keep the Vaseline as I write this. Weirdo I love her so much. Oh, she will gobble down a toast crust with butter on it too. Is she just a grease freak or am I missing something here?

I love my dog more than anything and she does a great job of not chewing on stuff during the even when I leave her for hours while I work.

My problem is, she chews on my sheets and comforters while I’m asleep. Has anyone ever had this problem and had a way to fix it?

The only way I can think of is not allowing her in my bed, but after 5 years of sleeping next to her I’m hoping i could find a better way to stop the chewing without her feeling abandoned.

Any advice from similar situations is appreciated.

I adopted a 9 month old puppy on Saturday. She was with a foster family for a couple of weeks before I adopted her, so her training was probably nonexistent prior to intake. We believe she was an outside dog as she has trouble regulating herself inside.

She is bitey. I’ve noticed when she’s overtired she becomes extra bitey, and I’ve started enforcing naps or bedtime when this happens.

But, when we’re awake and playing, how should I handle her biting? I’ve found resources for younger puppies, which doesn’t apply because I can’t really walk away from her or leave her in a play pen – she’s too big. I’ve found resources for adults, which might apply but her biggest biting phase happens at 8 pm every night – which to me suggests tantrum and overtired.

If we’re awake and playing, I redirect with a toy and praise when she takes the toy.

What should I do when she goes after my hands and won’t redirect to a toy? Leave the room? She’s too big for a play pen, so I can’t really walk away as she’ll follow. I’ve been hiding my hands. Do I have guests ignore her until she’s calm?

I have family over often, and everyone is treating her differently. I want to know what she needs in order to make sure everyone is on the same page.

My dog is super sweet with family but turns aggressive around strangers. What helped your dog calm down and trust people?

Not a behavioural problem but just curious on why that behaviour happens?

She will go into a trance and swipe her nose on the floor towards the object. It has happened now with my leather wallet , my leather boots , my leather journal cover. I’m so curious as to why she would do this? I have never seen this before.

Edit: she won’t snap out of it unless I hide the object from her.

It's mostly funny but it is annoying and a bad habit I don't want him to develop further. It's easy enough to find pet fence systems but that seems like overkill and not really what I need, I just need something that I can put like a little tag on my pillows and it will make a loud noise if he tries taking them outside – alerting me and also giving him a warning not to do that.

Anybody know of a simple system like this? Actual systems that are sold to stores seem to be ugly and / or really expensive, but surely there's something like this that just a home user could use? Anybody know of something / have some ideas?