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Has anyone brought a new puppy home to other dogs and when doing the introduction, the new puppy was the issue?

I just brought a 4 month old puppy home, and have done an introduction to one of my dogs so far and the puppy is the one correcting and scared. My older dog is still young and very playful, so I get the puppy being scared. We’ve had some sessions after this that are going well, but he still won’t play with my older dog, which is fine. I just want to remain hopeful!!

Holy crap, this is my 3rd puppy but might be the most difficult potty training (and I got my first in an apartment)!

He's 3 months old and I am taking him outside every 1-1.5h when he's awake and straight after an activity change (nap, play, eat). He's learning the command "go potty" and gets big praise afterwards.

The problem is that he keeps having accidents still!! He's always on a leash when he's not in his crate but he'll go to the back door and just go! We literally run to try to pick him up so we can put our coats and shoes on to take him out, but nope – he pees as soon as he gets to the door. He doesn't whine or bark or signal in any way. We've ordered a bell but it's not arrived yet.

We clean it up and spray with enzyme spray but he still keeps going around the back door area! We do have some floor mats there that he goes on, but it's for winter boots so we can't really get rid of it. We yell to try to stop him and rush to take him out after, but it's so fast. I feel like he knows he shouldn't though cause he runs off to hide afterwards. 😭 We always catch him in the act cause he's always supervised when not crated, but he just ninja pees. No circling or sniffing or anything.

Could this just be him marking?? It's literally like 20 mins after we just took him out. And both times, it's tiny pees. He only has big ones in the mornings or after a big nap. Otherwise if we take him out every hour, it's always little pees. I feel like he's just not learning to hold it even a little bit? Any advice??

We have a 12 week old puppy, only got him last week! We have a create in our room, and a play pen in the living room. He sleeps during the night in his crate, and naps in the crate (he’s doing so well with this! I hope I don’t jinx it😂). He spends the rest of his time between being on a leash supervised, or in his play pen playing independently.

Does puppy stay out with you majority of time, or in the play pen? Our puppy doesn’t really protest in the play pen. Will play independently, but of course would much prefer to be with us. Just curious how others do this? It’s our first puppy. Thank you !

Hi everyone! I've had a few dogs I've rescued but they were older when I got them (4+). After the loss of my last dog, I wanted one that might have a little less unknowns as most of mine were from Mexico from deplorable conditions, etc. I found someone looking to rehome her 6 month old maltese puppy. She says she sleeps through the night, crate trained and knows some basic commands. Still working on full potty training. Owner says she has a full Vax record too. Owner also says she's very friendly and not reactive, doesn't show aggression.

Is there anything else I should be looking for? I have spaces for her, many dog beds, and lots of treats. I'm very much looking forward to spending time with her. Thanks in advance 🙂

she sleeps in her crate for roughly 8 hours at night (we get up every couple of hours to take her out to potty) and then she takes a looooong nap (like 5ish hours; me going to work and then coming home for lunch) in the morning and then another 2 hour nap in the afternoon. so in total, 15ish hours roughly in the crate per day. IS THAT TOO MUCH???? does she hate us 🥺

Greetings! My gf and I have been discussing getting a puppy for some time and I just want some general guidance on looking. How did you find a reputable breeder? How long did it take? What tips would you give to someone in this situation when its their first time. How was the process for you? Thank you in advance!

I was so kindly given a puppy for Christmas after my soul dog passed away suddenly. I’m not new to dogs or puppies for that matter and I had asked for a dog in the house because I always had one and I feel safer with a dog. Problem is this go around of me having a puppy I am ebf a six month old and I’m trying to potty train my toddler at the same time. So unfortunately for her I can’t give my undivided attention to her and I can’t always get to her fast enough when she whines.she sadly spends a lot of time up in the crate because my toddler is her biggest target to nibble on. Long story short i have set her up a 10×10 kennel outside for during the day and she has a crate inside at night now. But will her being out all day confuse her even more with the potty training?

Also to add she had really bad worms from the breeder so I was convinced after we solved that she’d have less accidents but that’s not the case I’d have to give the dog multiple baths a day and switch out crates all day long. Most of the time she doesn’t even warn anymore