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NOT ASKING MEDICAL ADVICE. LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE. my 1 and a half year old staffie mix has had a funny gait in her back legs for as long as i remember. she is otherwise healthy and happy, eats well, no behaviour issues. she doesn’t seem to have any pain in her hips. she’s had her shots and normal checkups and vets haven’t flagged anything but i also keep forgetting to mention it as it doesn’t give her any grief. she is super quick and has no trouble keep up with other dogs and chasing things. i’m wondering if anyone’s seen anything similar and has any experience? i can’t get fantastic videos bc my kelpie wont get out of the bloody way but i have attached one of the better videos in the comments. she also used to do this weird thing as a tiny puppy and lift one leg up, her rear right, when eating. vet knew about this weird habit and didn’t think anything was weird about it and she doesn’t do it anymore. thanks 🙂

My pup is about a 15-16 months old. I found her under a car when she was a baby so I’m not too sure of her exact age. She weighs more than 50 pounds and is super hyper/active. I walk 2-3 miles with her every day after work. Is this too much? She doesn’t seem excessively tired (I.e., no stopping, no laying down), she just tends to slow down a little towards the end of the walk. I feel like she could keep going for more but I just am not sure how bad it is on her joints and what not.

My dog (2 YO mini poodle) has been lifting his paw for the past few weeks, mostly when he’s waking up from a nap or has been sleeping. If he plays too hard he will also start lifting the paw. I took him to the vet last week & they said luxating patella, gave me rimadyl. I am on week 2 of Rimadyl and he’s still lifting it occasionally. Prior to this, he’s a very active dog walks a few miles a day and always is playing with other dogs. We’ve been trying to take it easy the past week or so to help heal.

Next steps would be an X ray which I’ll do this week or next. Has anyone been through this? Any tips?

I am a dog walker and have been unable to find the “perfect“ fanny pack to use on my walks. I am looking for something that goes around your waist, has multiple different pockets and can fit treats with a pouch that is easily cleaned as well as a separate pocket or pockets for my phone, keys, and anything else I may need so that it isn’t in the same pouch as the treats and gets all greasy and dirty. It is also super important that it has some sort of D ring and is sturdy enough to be used with a hands-free leash. As long as it has all of that, any other features are honestly just extras. I just want something durable that can hold everything I need neat and clean and be used as a hands-free leash as well.

I have adopted my dog about 10 mo the ago and when I'm go e to work she about once a week pees in the house. Ive tried creating but her seperstion anxiety freaks her out and she destroys the crates (pit bull strength).

it happens when she is comfortable the most I've noticed. I walk her morning, noon, and night consistently. I feed her consistently. I took the beds away and then she pees on the couch or carpet. which are no where the same texture or fabric.

I can't pinpoint what's happening but I'm very broke and had to budget in a vet visit where he said the behavior is to inconsistent for him to say. they did a pee test and she's a healthy girl.

I don't care how silly easy advice you please aid me!

I own a female 10y husky. My partner has a male pit/mastiff mix, just turned 1y.

Their dog met mine roughly around 5/6 months, he was adopted from a shelter and the shelter neutered him too young (some background info).

My husky has energy to rough house for some time, but eventually gets over it after while. My partner’s dog is relentless in play, hyper-fixated on when my dog moves (sometimes unprompted), doesn’t listen to my dog’s boundaries OR our correction measures, and bites/yanks at my dog’s neck.

I thought as a puppy he would learn when my dog corrected him for boundaries, but I feel like he only gets more activated and doesn’t stop. Sometimes even redirects “playful” biting on us with limited listening to commands to stop.

I just convinced my partner about kennel work, and has improved some behaviors. Bones/stimulation toys entertain for so long. Long walks/exercise only solves it for a minimal amount of time if we’re lucky. We’re consistently working on boundaries and recall. He can be very stubborn and defiant.

I want our dogs to co-exist peacefully, at times it’s overstimulating for us both, and I hate having to separate my own dog in her own space for her peace of mind and safety. It’s even worse when she cries cause she wants to be with us and it kills me. I want a behaviorist trainer, my partner doesn’t want to invest in expensive training. I’m at the point of there’s no choice.

I own a husky and trained a difficult, high energy breed since she was a puppy with her own behavioral issues from the jump. I have an idea of what I’m doing. But I feel tapped and out of ideas at this point. Obviously rehoming is not an option for either of us.

Is a behaviorist going to improve anything or is it just going to be consistent redirection and separation/“time-out time” for the remainder of her life?

I've been working on a slow intro, adopted a cat in mid-february and still working towards harmony. I've had my rescue shiba for about a year now and she's pretty anxious but also very low-key so even after reading about high prey drive and slow intros I somehow convinced myself it would be easy. Instead it has taken a lot of time and training (I've learned a lot!) we went from training with the cat in the crate (pictured) to training with the cat roaming free in the living room behind a gate with the dog on the other side for short amounts of time like 20 min. My dog seemed to be adjusting well enough that I tried training with them in the same room and while my dog did ok in some ways (could be distracted enough to take food or eat a frozen kong) she got worked up a lot and would run after the cat and whine and bark, plus the cat actually approached her a few times and seemed like she was trying to either play or antagonize her a little bit…My dog lived with other shibas as well as cats at the rescue I originally got her from and they said she was fine with both but I realize that now that she has a home of her own the dynamic is different…anyway today was just discouraging because it feels like it has been taking forever and when I read about other people's shibas they're just curious/want to play with cats whereas mine is in this grey zone of still getting comfortable and I wish I could just know for certain they can live together in peace. Would love to hear from similar people who did slow intros with dogs who had to really learn to self-regulate!! I’m wondering how normal this experience is and if there’s still hope, also thoughts on how to approach this (go backwards?)

the other tough part is my dog has a super sensitive stomach and is on the HP diet so it seems like she can't be given peanut butter or a bone or something to occupy her with, i've been wetting food down and freezing it but that only lasts for so long…

Hello. I got a new puppy. He was a rescue and from what I understand transferred to multiple foster homes. He is an amazing puppy. The only issue I have had is if I am petting one of my other dogs, he starts biting me. I have never had this happen before. This is very new to me. I have had multiple dogs for a long time. And he loves his new buddies. I think they have helped him transition to his new home here, with me, more than anything I could have done. He plays with them all day long.

I searched online and the advice is remove the dog from the other dogs. That is hard since we all live together. One says to use a bribe and put a chew toy as a bribe to stop biting me. Another says to never use a bribe.

Anyone else have had this problem? Suggestions?

Hi, I’m looking for some advice.

My parents have a 5-year-old female French Bulldog. When she was younger, she used to get along with other dogs, but now she can be quite reactive and barks aggressively. It’s not always easy to calm her down.

Recently, my boyfriend and I got a 2-month-old male Labrador puppy. We would really like them to get along in the future.

When we visited my parents, the Bulldog was very tense and almost bit the puppy on the nose. We tried going for a walk together while keeping some distance. The Bulldog kept pulling toward the Labrador, but the puppy got very scared, even though he normally gets along well with other dogs.

What would be the best way to properly introduce them so they could eventually be calm in the same space? Is this something that can realistically be improved, or are we risking making things worse?

Any advice or step-by-step guidance would be really appreciated.

10 year old Springer Spaniel. He is the an amazing, loving, friendly dog. Except for when he “finds” something of high reward. He’s going deaf.

5 years ago started with showing teeth and lunging if we can across him with his found reward – eg, found something in the trash, compost, a granola bar in a purse, etc. it would always be when we came upon him in happenstance. He ended up biting me in the hand requiring stitches, in the context of me being angry at him and reaching in his kennel after he had retreated there after he put teeth marks on a visitor.

We took him to rehab. We changed our behavior. We practiced trading up, kept all food and high value rewards out of his reach. mandatory kennel when we have people over for drinks and food. instructions to our guests to leave him if he gets into anything.

It worked until it didn’t. People over for Easter. This was a little different – he came in beside someone and started in the compost bin – ham bone. And the person was loading the dishwasher beside him. Not even reaching for him. And he bit her hand, drawing blood and required stitches.

When I review his behavior I think that we probably should have made this decision a long time ago. He’s part of the family. He’s bonded to his younger brother, a springer doodle. We tried for 5 years, but maybe not enough. Can we do anything? Is there any hope? Is there something we haven’t tried? Please, we’re all out of options.