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My dog is a 10 month old corgi mix.

My condo HOA is terrible about warning us about work happening. The other day, while in a meeting (WFH) with my dog asleep in his crate, I looked out the sliding glass door and saw a man on my 8th floor deck. I jumped a little, which woke my dog up, and he lost his mind. We left the room and there was another man outside the bedroom window, and another walking on the roof (audible through the ceiling). As a woman, I appreciate my dog alerting me to men being where they shouldn’t be.

Today, someone is on the roof again, so we’re hearing loud footsteps and the ceiling is creaking, and they’ll probably be there for an hour or so. My dog is spooked again, he isn’t barking, but his body language is very concerned and he’s “wuf”-ing.

What do you do in this situation?

I have a 6-month-old puppy. She gets dinner between 17:00 and 18:00. Sometimes she poops right after; sometimes it takes an hour or two. When my husband and I have a dinner date and will need to leave at 17:30, let’s say, should I feed her at 16:00 or wait until we get home around 21:00? I worry that she won’t do her business before we have to crate her. (She has breakfast between 06:00 and 07:00 and gets some treats here and there throughout the day.) What do you usually do in these situations?

I have a chow chow that is exhibiting serious reactive behaviors to touch. And I asked elsewhere if it would be better for me to have training done at home or in a kennel, and 99% of the people who also have the same breed answered that at home was better and more reliable.

Between yesterday and today, I contacted the most renowned trainers here in São Paulo – Brazil and none of them do home training, and all for the same reason: the dog needs to sleep in the kennel FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS so that they can "detoxify" the dog from my house and also be able to bond with him.

But to what extent is this true or just marketing to be able to attend to more dogs simultaneously? In the other place, all the answers are from people from abroad, and even though it's the same breed in both countries, how can everyone abroad be 100% sure that house training works, and here in Brazil everyone is 100% sure that it doesn't? I really don't know which way to go.

I’ve got a very active GSD and a newborn. I’m getting out to throw the pups ball for about an hour a day but feel like she needs way more stimulation. Any ideas for how to help her while I’m beat from changing diapers?

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.

So I can manage to do 6 days a week of walking with my dog ,but what can I do when it’s too much rain? She’s a fairly high tempo lab and I just want to give her more enrichment than just throwing the ball around inside.

Which pet insurance is best for you? Are there any that may cover your dog's current treatment? Did your dog get injured during the waiting period and want to know if you're covered?

Here's the place to ask.

Do know we cannot help you here with medical concerns, and lying or not disclosing things to the insurance company is illegal so we don't allow that either.

I am trying to improve my singing skills so have practicing a lot. This includes some opera songs. I can no longer record myself if my dog is in the room because he has also decided to become a singer. If I'm not seriously practicing, I will record our duets. He will also then sing along when I play videos of him singing.

It is adorable but also could get on so many people's nerves haha.

We’ve just adopted a 4-and-a-half-month-old Australian Shepherd, and he’s very reserved and quite fearful. Is this a typical trait for this breed? How can we help speed up his integration into our family?

I own two dogs (pugs, both turning 7 soon). They're both very loyal and sweet, especially my girl. While my boy is more hyperactive and doesn't like to stay in one place much, my girl is much more calmer and every time we go on a walk I always find her looking back to check on me (like I always do when I walk ahead to check on my other dog). She's more cuddly and relaxed, though my boy also likes to cuddle when he's exhausted. Recently, I've been feeling a bit down and generally sick because of some personal issues, and every time I enter the living room, my dogs gravitate towards me. My boy does this weird thing where he climbs on top of me with his front legs and uses my stomach as like.. a rock to stand on (??) while licking me while my girl just sits next to me and leans into my touch. Recently, though, my boy has been doing this weird thing where after a while of standing on top of my stomach, he lays down.. while his hind legs are still standing. So he's just laying on me with his front half while his hind legs remain standing. He doesn't move and tries to keep being there as long as possible. Is this normal? My girl remained the same, but my boy recently started getting extra cuddly when I'm crying or sad. I was just wondering if any other dogs do this or if he's just weird 😭