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This little fluffy octopus is one of her favourite toys. Occasionally she’ll grab it by the tentacle and furiously whip it back and forth lol. I’m just so curious as to why she’s doing it!? Is it a prey drive thing? Or just so much excitement for one of her favourite toys? She also occasionally lays with it for 30mins at a time and nurses/suckles on it lol

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/my6w0ysly7ltsjqe0emej/Ellie-shaking-toy.mov?rlkey=bbnyp4z2z4k33900i3vulpk6r&st=xjr0hphi&dl=0

Any outdoor dog house recommendations?

I’m looking for an outdoor dog house for my Samoyed. He refuses to be inside the house now. Looking for something that is reasonably priced and is elevated and has good air flow. TIA

Hi all! It is close to 90 Fahrenheit in North Carolina today and my little dog refuses to come in for more than a few minutes at a time. She’s eating, she’s drinking, even playing a bit, but then goes right back outside to sun bask during the hottest parts of the day. I try to keep her inside but she whines at the door. The humidity is terrible and I’m worried. Not that anything might be wrong with her, but that she’ll suffer a heat stroke or something. I don’t understand how she can be comfortable as she’s panting lot (at least when she’s not snoozing in the sun). Should I make her stay inside more? I like it that she seems to be enjoying herself, but I can’t help but worry.

My dog has this bizarre habit where he only eats food if it has meat in it, no matter how hungry he is.

It made me wonder how many other dogs have strange little rituals or habits like this. So dog owners of Reddit.

What’s the weirdest thing your dog does that would sound completely made up if someone didn’t witness it?

I work from home and take care of the puppy during the day. The routine goes like this:

– Usually a quick walk or play in the morning after breakfast before work

– By 9 am he will take a nap until about noon

– At noon, a longer walk, play session, or dog park

– He’ll nap again until around 4 when he starts to get restless

– Finish work and feed him around 5 and then play or walk again

– From this point until he’s down for the night (usually around 9) he will do nothing but cycle between misbehaving (counter surfing or chewing on furniture), biting us if we come near him, or barking at us for attention

I’m at a loss for what to do with him at this time of day. It doesn’t seem like any amount of additional exercise after work tires him out until it’s bedtime. It’s the only time of the day we have to get anything done outside or work or just relax and the puppy is a terror the whole time.

Anyone have suggestions on why he is behaving this way? How to get him to calm down? Or even how to handle him on those days where he can’t be our sole focus all evening long? Thanks