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Leo is so sweet. Very very much a velcro dog. He was on a farm and had no people interactions minus feedings. So hes shy around EVERYONE! He was raised to just be in the barn. So we're doing everything from day 1 basically. He is very malnourished only weighing 14 pounds. And was verge sick! We took him to the vet on Tuesday and hes doing okay. But we got his first round of shots, and parvo testing. He is feeling much better now! Our first mistake was the first 3 night was letting him sleep with us in bed. But he was sick and not feeling good and each time we tried he cried. So we started feeding him in his sniff Mat inside his crate. Giving him treas and rewards for going in there alone. And now he goes to play in there by himself! Also Right now I work nights and my fiance works days so he always has someone here with him. But now hes feeling better we want to finally crate train him.

Right now im laying by his crate with him inside. I gave him a tank top ive been wearing all since bedtime last night. So hes laying on it and napping! I got up though and he sarted whining and barking. I waited until he stopped and joined him again. And hes napping again. Am I doing something good? Is this the correct way to go about this? He also has been having bad dreams he will whimper and wake suddenly. And if im not here he freaks. But when he does this he settles back to sleep right away. So im not entirely sure where to go from here?

Since I got my WPG 10 months ago my life has completely changed. I was my husband’s caregiver, very housebound and living in the country. Over the past 4 months my husband had a stroke, passed, I moved back to the suburbs ( a plan before my husband’s stroke) and now I’m living alone. Because my husband was sick for many years I was very housebound. I’m in my late sixties and finally have the freedom to do whatever I want. I’ve always wanted to travel and have friends all over the country. My WPG is large about 70 lbs and would difficult to take home with me. Because of my husband’s illness, death, moving and of course mourning dog training has been limited. I just feel like I made a mistake. Am I a jerk for wanting to re-home him.?

(Work 10-4)

7am-9am: walk/food

Someone comes at 1-2pm: potty/ play

4:30-6:30: walk/food/train

7:30-8:30: leisurely play

Around 2-4am potty

OR (edited)

7-8am

9-930am

1-2pm

430-530pm

630-730pm

8-830pm

Hi all, I own two wonderful dogs. The younger we have had since 2 months old. He is now 6 and a half months old. Despite acclimating him to everything we could, exercising him and training he is an incredibly loud and anxious dog at home.

He just had his neuter earlier this week. He is on gabapentin and trazodone for after neuter. It’s been night and day. I hadn’t realized just how loud the house was constantly from constant barking. He‘s still a puppy with puppy energy, but he feels like a puppy now, not an unmanageable and chronically unhappy destructive force.

I want to bring up medication after post-neuter meds end but I feel guilty and unsure. He’s six months and part of me says to keep just gritting my teeth and getting through it…but he seems so much more content and happy now. I’m looking for experiences from others who have medicated their dogs at younger ages, and reassurance. If he was older I don’t think I would be feeling like such a failure and overreacting to puppy behavior. At the same time this is so outside the realm of usual puppy crazy behavior that it feels unsustainable for him and us. Am I doing the right thing? Is he too young and I should hold off?

Does your dog turn his head when he hears an odd noise? Does your dog bury their food with your pants? This is the thread to ask why.

Please keep this thread to non-medical issues only.

My dog vomited on the carpet and it is making the whole house smell. I cleaned it in the morning (picked up solid pieces, used a shop vac over the area and sprayed nature's miracle advanced enzyme cleaner on it). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Located in Northwest Ga anyone recommend a good agency to help me find a place find a more suitable environment for a dog?

Hello everyone! New pet owner here, looking for advice on what food brands are the best and what kind of enrichment/set up I need to ensure his best life. For more information, he is a full breed Shih Tzu and 1 year old. Please and Thank You! :)) Happy Thursday.

I’m looking for recommendations/advice for emergency signage for dogs while traveling in car. I’m a professional dog trainer who frequently travels with my own pups as well as client’s pups. They always ride in secured travel crates but I’m terrified of what could happen in the event of a car accident and I’m incapacitated.

I’ve seen the placards for homes like “if emergency or fire please save our pets”, but can’t find one for cars/travel. Does anyone have experience in emergency response and could give advice on how to make one myself? Like specific format, what info to include, and best location to “post” it within the car? Are there any other supplies (leash/collar, treats, etc?) that I should store near or on the travel crates so that emergency responders can easily access them?

I’d also love to hear what other emergency preparedness measures y’all take when traveling with your dog. I have 2 first aid kits (1 for humans and 1 for dogs), emergency water/food, a car emergency kit (safety triangles, high vis vest, jumper cables, air compressor, flashlight, etc.). Thanks in advance for your input and helping me keep our pups as safe as possible!

Anyone have any leads as to where I can find storage containers that will fit 44lbs bags of Purina One dog food?

I have the vault right now, but i can’t fit the bag in with the food—i have to dump the food into the container which i prefer not to do