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hi I'm currently looking after two male chihuahuas, one of them is incredibly sensitive to touch. like he hates it. I can only touch him on his back and he has to approach me and make it VERY clear he want to be petted.

the thing is, the both smell awful. I'd like to give them a bath but I don't know how I'd get that one into the tub.

I didn't mention the other one cause he's a sweetie pie, he's just a little nervous.

please, any advice would be nice.

Anyone successfully or got any advice on if I should consider integrating my partners 1 year old spaniel with my 3 rescue cats for are all around 4 years old.

I’m very anxious on this and around even considering it because the dogs young still and very energetic and playful. Plus typical dog things like barking, chewing etc.

He’s a great dog and I bond really well with him, I just worry about it not working out safely as my rescue cats have come a long way in life.

I really need some guidance;

I just adopted Olivia yesterday (1yo, spayed, Jack Russell mix). For the first few hours, she hit it off great with my 9-month-old pup, Flora. They’re similar in size and strength, and they spent the afternoon playing perfectly.
Things took a turn at feeding time, though. Olivia finished her bowl and immediately went after Flora’s. Since then, it’s escalated, Olivia won’t let Flora touch any toys. Every time Flora tries to pick something up to play, Olivia charges at her and claims it for herself.
It’s clear Olivia has some serious resource guarding issues, and I suspect it stems from her history. She was kept confined and was severely underfed before I got her, so she’s likely acting out of a deep-seated fear of scarcity rather than just being competitive. She’s probably terrified that this is her only chance to eat or have something of her own.
It’s only been 24 hours and I’m determined to make this work. I have no intention of taking her back to the shelter, she’s already suffered so much and is an absolute sweetheart with people, but I’m terrified they’ll get into a serious fight.
Right now, I’m keeping them separated by a baby gate and feeding them in different areas. I’m planning to let them sleep in the same room again tonight while I monitor them closely. How can I help Olivia realize she’s safe now and stop her from charging at Flora? Any advice would be a lifesaver!

I’ve had my Sheltie puppy for about two months now and I just haven’t connected with him. When I got him I thought he’d be my hiking companion like my last dog but instead he’s terrified of the car and can’t go anywhere for walks because he is too panicked and just pulls and vomits and is generally upset.

He’s too afraid to walk to the road because of passing cars so we are left walking circles around the front and backyard and driveway several times a day for his walks. We do a long line which he enjoys but he’s only comfortable walking on our property and so having him has been really isolating.

I take him on short car rides every day to get him used to the car but he’s still as scared as ever, thrashing about and crying even though he knows the ride is only down the street and back.

When we are at home he doesn’t like to play when I try to engage him. He has decided my bedroom is his favorite place to be and just stays in there all day one even if I’m not in the room. He just doesn’t have any personality that I can connect to and I’m at a loss for what to do to try to bond with him. We spend or of time together, he is sitting across from me napping as I type this, but that time isn’t translating into a bond.

This is my first puppy so maybe I just need to wait longer for him to become who he is? Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do to have more fun with him? I live in a big property with no fence so I can’t let him off leash right now because he could get lost. If we could master the car that would open up the world for us as he’s a very sweet dog who I’d like to take everywhere I can.

Need some help! I'm dogsitting 3 dogs of various sizes. One of the dogs is more anxious than the others and she follows me everywhere. She's really sweet but she bites (not nips- bites) if shes sitting on your lap and you move. All she wants to do is sit on my lap but I'm scared of her biting me! My solution has been to put pillows in my lap or something to block her from my lap but I feel bad. What should I do 😭

Hey 🙂 Our dog (M/11, English setter mix)got his teeth cleaned under anesthesia. Ever since he has been acting a little weird and naughty. Mainly he has started to try and eat paper, cardboard and sandpaper. We basically always get to him in time and take the paper away. He also started looking in people's bags more often and going into the pantry if the door is open. He has been under anesthesia before but it has never happened that his behaviour changed after. We thought it might be because the teeth cleanup made him feel better but then why would he want to eat paper? Anyone has ever had an experience similar to this?

Sony an year old stray dog , met an accident around a month ago, a car hit & ran over him. We get to know about the accident after a week , unfortunately by then both of his hind legs paralyzed, since then he wasn't able to walk

We took to him max petz (Jubilee Hills branch, near TV5 office ) to gt him checked , took Xray of his hind body and luckyly there weren't any fractures, but the cause of paralysis and extent of damage wasn't clearly know from the x-ray, we took our time and managed to take him to MRI ( Focus Diagnostics ) , right now we gonna take him for further treatment , sadly we are slowly running out of funds and need some financial aid for his treatment ,

We would appreciate any direct or indirect help , we just want sony to walk again , people can reach me out at any time and can directly transfer funds to the hospital by his name if needed