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my dog is 3. for the first 2 years of her life I had roommates so there were always people around and she was used to it so I was okay with leaving her in their company and care for a couple short weekend trips but the past year we’ve lived just us two in my apartment and I just realized I don’t know if I can cope with leaving her with someone else dog sitting her if I want to go on vacation or a trip. It’s not so much about me and my attachment (though obviously I feel that) it’s moreso that it would break my heart if she thought I was abandoning her or if she spent the whole time I was away feeling stress and panic.

I never imagined how emotionally deep and complex a relationship with your own dog could be (she’s my first).

has anyone ever felt like this and does anyone have advice???

thank you so much in advance

my only idea right now is to find a dog sitter who is willing to do gradual sitting sessions. maybe start with half day, then full, then overnight (but i’ll still be in the same area), before i leave her with them once i’m on a trip

Also the vet just said its flies but im seriously worried.

Hey guys I have an almost 16 yr old golden /Great Pyrenees mix that needs to be transported up and down stairs that I can wear. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Hello all, I rescued my pup in September. This is my first winter with her. Where I’m at it is going to get extremely cold this weekend (we’re talking -25 with the wind). I live in an apartment and don’t have a yard, so I will need to walk her.

Does anyone have any advice on walking their dogs when it gets this cold? Should I just go in and out? Or try to walk a little for her to use the bathroom?

Any advice helps.

So my dog (9 year old Cockapoo) is harmless – so loving and just the sweetest boy – but recently I’ve noticed with meat, he gets extremely aggressive and starts suddenly barking in the middle of eating his meat? He doesn’t do this for any other type of food – just lamb and steak. I remember when he was younger, he’d been given a bone and started acting very aggressive but it never happened after that. As dogs get older does their resource guarding get worse?

Hi! I know there is a post a couple years ago asking for advice for dog jackets and I just want to see if there is any new info or brands out there now.

I have a Catahoula (if you're unfamiliar they originated in Louisiana and are well adjusted to the heat) and we live in MT now.

She has a Nonstop Dogwear Glacier jacket and Ruffwear fleece, however it isn't enough in certain conditions. We have tried Ruffwear booties and they fall off instantly. When she joins us skiing or on hikes and is active, the Nonstop Dogwear jacket is enough. We've recently gotten into ice fishing and when we're stationary she gets quite cold even with the heater.

I am considering getting the Hurtta extreme overall and Canada Pooch suspender boots.

Please let me your thoughts or if you think there are better alternatives!

I can either get a dog pacer for 400 and drive 4 hours to get it off facebook marketplace, or a slatmill for 200 that I'd drive about 5 hours for. I'm leaning towards the slatmill, honestly thought about getting both but I don't think I need both.

I like the slatmills for the functionality, they can stop on their own, go their own speed. Unlike the treadmill where it's at a set speed and doesn't go over 8 mph. But I'm trying to pick one by the end of the day so I can go pick it up this weekend. Just trying to get the most bang for my buck, and I'm worried about the motor in the dogpacer failing and not being able to get it fixed. I don't want a treadmill value at 800 dollars if I can't use it. Any thoughts?

So I have a 2 dogs one is 3 yrs old and about 100 pounds and the other is 5 yrs old and about 56 pounds. Both dogs are penned during the work day as they have shown numerous times they cannot be left out alone during the day. We have always kept them out of their pens at night. My problem has been that my 5yr old will pee in the house throughout the night. We make sure to let them out before we go to bed and as soon as we wake up which is usually at about 5:30am. We have had this problem for quite some time as he pees on furniture and random spots throughout the house. Its almost never the same place 2 times in a row. Everything I've read has said to pen him at night but that starts a fight between me and my spouse as they believe thats not a good life. Its not that I dont agree with them its that I'm at my wits end with cleaning up pee almost every morning. Any suggestions on how to get him to stop peeing inside?