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Everytime I see my dog in the video while I’m working for 8-9hrs I do feel bad for her. I do give her with lots of kisses, treats and attention whenever I’m at home. I still don’t feel that’s enough, so I decided to bring her to a daycare.

She had an experience with daycare before already, but there was no camera, though everytime I picked her up she always seemed so happy and tired. I love my old daycare/vet, but it’s a 40min drive for me and I had to look for a new one.

Last Saturday was her first time in the new daycare and there were cameras wherein I can watch her. She didn’t interact with dogs at all, she was so timid and felt so sad watching her. Caretakers didn’t interact with her too unlike to my old daycare.

Should I still bring her to a daycare? I am looking for a new one again where there will be interactive games/activities.

Also I am aware she just likes dog watching especially under the sun and only gets excited when humans will give her attention.

Hi everyone!

I’ve been wanting a dog since childhood and I’m finally in a position to own one! Unfortunately, the breed I am interested in owning is not too common here in the states with very few ethical breeders to choose from. I’ve been doing my research and communicating with a few breeders through the country and was set on a kennel that checked off all the boxes for me. To my surprise, they actually have puppies available with no waitlist required.

Originally, I was interested in getting a male dog and the breeder told me they would send pictures when the pups were about a month old. The breeder did eventually send me the picture of the puppies, but the girls of the litter caught my eye and I truly fell in love. Dam of litter whelped 4 boys and 3 girls (2 of which were born with a very uncommon yet striking coat color which I favored). I asked the breeder if any of the girls had been spoken for already, and they let me know one of the two had already found their home but the other was still available. So of course I asked if I could claim her, which the breeder agreed to and I was so happy. I’ve been thinking about names, possible dog trainers, showing people her pictures and everything.

Now here’s my problem. Dude, like literally in the middle of the night I get a text from my breeder saying others “higher in the list” are interested in the dog I want and if i was still interested in getting one of the boys. I was so confused and very upset when they told me this, so I responded back basically saying how unfair that it is and if there was anyway for me to still be considered for getting her. After like 2 days of no response, I texted the breeder an even longer message basically saying the same thing but trying to smooth things over since he never responded back. Still no response and it’s been like 5 days. And she has on her read receipts, so I know she say my messages.

I have moderate-ish anxiety, so these past few days have been nothing but terrible for me as I hope for the best (tears have definitely been shed) and I really don’t know if I’m overreacting and need to be patient, or blow her phone up some more. I also really don’t want to tarnish this owner-breeder relationship we’ve been building for something as trivial as coat color, but I have to stand in business!

I think my 7 month old puppy has like a double tooth. Is that okay or is it something i need to go to the vet for? i’ll try to add a picture below

My partner scrolls Pinterest from time to time, and when you pin something, it makes a tick sound first, and then the belltone rings. The minute he hears the tick, he's shaking. When the belltone hits, he runs away to find me. Literally petrified. Tries to get in my lap and feels like he's shivering. It is ONLY with the Pinterest pinning sound. We've played other sounds before and nothing. Nothing traumatizing can be correlated with this either as that was a thought. We are baffled and have to leave the room now to browse Pinterest.

Has anyone else dealt with this or did I just get one of a kind?

Hey guys I was just wondering what is minimum temperature that you take your dogs out for walk?

Currently here in Canada is -25

Thank you

I didn’t choose for my puppy to pose in the position he did for my phone wallpaper, I basically waited until he was in a cute position voluntarily before I could take a good photo. If I try to put him in the position I want he won’t stay in that position

Approx 4 year old dog. Dna test says 65% staffie, 10% bulldog, 25% mastiff. Shelter rescue, ive had him about 5 months. He was in the shelter for 2 months before I got him, and was neutered during that stay. I was told hed had one home before us, with a bunch of children and other dogs. No behavioral issues observed during his stay

He is the second dog in the home, I got a 1 year old female thats staffy/bullmastiff mix. She is 100% bossing him around princess style, but he has been super chill about it, even when she bit him once early on, he just looked at me like.. "help please" and remained calm while I dealt with it.

He has also been quite friendly to other new dogs and humans that have visited the home. Even tolerant of kids who are still learning touch boundaries.

Usually hes a super lover. His biggest desire is to lay his head on a humans chest and stare adoringly at them. Preferably me, but my girlfriend is a very acceptable second option. Or my sister. Or my cousin. Etc.

One little hitch that I am trying to figure out. Approximately 5 times over 5 months, he has seemingly inexplicable growled at my girlfriend. Twice today.

All of these incidents he is starting in his usual posture, seated next to her or in front of her on the couch, facing her. He was recently receiving pets and affection, and his posture indicates he is engaged and wants more. No apparent tension.

Shes reaching to continue pets, and suddenly hes growling. Not imediate danger, but it doesnt sound friendly.No snarl, no snap. Body is still loose. Head dropped a bit, which is usual for him when he wants pets, but also looks a bit like submission/fear to me.

And seconds later he is wanting to lay in her lap and get loves again.

Its kinda baffling to me. Im looking for a trainer locally, but id apreciate thoughts or advice in the meantime.

I rescued a dog 4 months ago. She’s a big white dog, probably a mix of something, maybe Maremma or Great Pyrenees. She’s approximately 3 years old.

Ever since I got her, she’s been dealing with a lot of physical issues: allergies, surgeries, and more. It’s been stressful for both of us.

She is very anxious. At first, she didn’t even want to be outside, maybe only at night. Now she’s more comfortable, but she’s very scared of men, and I think she was abused by them.

At home, she mostly just lies there. She has three spots where she likes to be and switches between them sometimes. When I give her food, she never eats it right away usually only 4–5 hours later. So she’s not food-motivated.

I tried to play with her, but she doesn’t seem to understand what I want from her. When I use a ball, she flinches when I throw it. When I try something else, she just doesn’t care.

One time I covered a ball with cheese and she got excited and started licking it, but when it rolled too far away, she just stopped.

She doesn’t like a Kong and only tries to lick the inside, never uses her paws. She did like rope toys, when I put snacks in them, she tried to get them out, but after like a min she stopped.

She’s not scared of other dogs. Usually she wants to sniff them, but nothing more. When they try to play, she just walks away.

Now, because of food allergies, we can’t give her any snacks. So I can’t motivate her with anything except long walks.

What do I do? How do I bring joy and play into her life? Please help, I want her to be happy!)

Hi. I’m looking for some advice on what to do in this situation. I have a 3 year old female mittelspitz (with a dash of corgi), she is super kind and loving, but she loves me (mom), and I noticed she can be a bit jealous of my kids. If I cuddle with my daughter in the sofa she will come and snuggle too, but lean against me and make a sound if my daughter tries to pull the dog closer to herself. Cuz my daughter really loves the dog and wants to cuddle, but the dog just wants me… Today my daughter pulled her closer and she gave a «warning bite» (biting the air close to her arm). She also reacts if the kids try to pick her up (I’ve said they are not allowed to, so they have stoped. Just trying to paint the picture). When she was a pup she would refuse to go on walks with anyone else then me, it’s not like that now. She barks if I let her out in the garden, so I don’t let her go out alone. And she used to have a big issue with baring at dogs on her walks, but she is much better now and we really worked hard on this. So now I am noticing that she seams jealous of my kids. I don’t like that, I will soon start a new job, which means my kids will be home alone with her for 2 hours a day every afternoon during the week. What can I do to help this situation. I’ve only hade Labrador before, so I’m not used to these issues ❤️.

My kids are 13 and 10.

I recently got a new dog. She is 15 months old and we are getting to know each other.

With clicker training you can of course manoeuvre or lure your dog and then click the desired position or action, which can be super effective. I do think however that with that approach the dog is more motivated with whatever lure you use, and less with what he/she is doing. The other strategy is basically to start the “what do I want game” where the dog intrinsically tries out different things, and you click when he gets closer towards your goal.

With that last strategy, the dog is imho more engaged in thought, more aware of what it is doing at time of click, and is actively thinking and using its brain and its basically a fun, effective puzzle to figure out.

My previous dog really understood the assignment and pulled out all the stunts. We had so much fun! And it really built his confidence.

My new dog just… doesn’t get it. I try to get into training mode, asking her a couple things, play a bit etc. She is great with the lure and click, and it’s not a lack of motivation, she clearly is into it. But if I’m not actively luring or asking anything from her she just sits there. Looking at me. She really is just too **** polite!

I don’t know how to teach her/make her understand that I want her to be curious and creative and really just do anything other than sitting and staring at me, waiting for me to do or say something.

Any tips on getting her to switch over from me asking behavior or movement to her offering behavior or movement?