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I love her, with all my heart. even one time I ended up in the ER because she was sedated and didnt recognise me. it’s hard work to trim her nails and do her checks up… but I love her with all my heart. anytime I get sick, she stays with me. when I studie, she stays awake. I hate her last owne, he hit her so much that after 5 years she still got trauna.

My Mini foxy x Jack Russell, is currently on a diet, here is a method with minimal money and a way to work your dogs brain and body for those treats.

Get a box, put treats inside and make sure lid is secure without tape, put down and dog must find the way to open the box and get the treats

well, basically the title, she's almost 1 year old and everyday when I'm leaving the house for college she jump on me, wanting to play and that cause things like changing clothes because she dirt my clothes, she ruined those clothes because she bite them and make me get later when I'm on a rush. I've tried the thing about ignoring her when i go out and come back but that doesn't work, she just see it as a way to jump on me and worsened everything. I would be glad to hear any help you guys can share with me.

to be clear, she can't stay inside the house while I'm not there because I have cats and they don't get along with her, and the mess she would do unsupervised too.

My 6-year-old Shiba Inu is currently staying with relatives in the U.S. while I recently moved back to India about a month ago. Everything happened very quickly, so I didn’t have time to plan bringing her with me.

I’m now trying to figure out the best way to relocate her and I’m considering using a pet transport service instead of having someone fly with her.

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually transported a dog from the U.S. to India using a relocation company.

Specifically I’m trying to understand:

Which pet relocation company you used

The exact cost you paid (not estimates if possible)

How the journey and layovers were handled (were pets taken out, walked, etc.?)

Any unexpected issues during paperwork, flights, or customs in India

Whether you felt the full-service relocation was worth the cost

For context:

• Breed: Shiba Inu

• Age: 6 years

• Weight: about 30 lbs

The only company I’ve spoken to so far is Pet Porters, but I’m trying to learn about other experiences before deciding.

Honest experiences (good or bad) would really help.

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My dog bites.. but let me explain:

My dog was traumatised after a neighbour let her out of our garden, she was chased and grabbed at my strangers. So now obviously she’s mistrustful of strangers and always has a guard up – understandable. We’ve spent thousands on training and socialising her after this. She’s on expensive antidepressants. She is muzzled every time she’s outside. I feel like I’ve tried everything to help her understand she doesn’t need to resort straight to biting.

She has bitten my MIL, 2 strangers, my auntie, and now the dog walker who she loves. I don’t know how much more of this I can take and I don’t know what to do anymore. Her biting is almost always defensive, and if she bites it’s usually when I’m not around. I understand this isn’t her fault, it’s mine. However I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if she managed to bite a child, the guilt I feel is horrible.

She is a strong and powerful dog and she can and has done some damage with my MIL needing stitches in her hand. I feel as though now she’s a ticking time bomb and I can never trust her in public spaces. As far as training and medication goes I’ve spent so much time and money trying to help rehabilitate her I don’t know if I have anything left. Which is horrible I know, I love her so much but what else can I do?

My husband has had enough, we have held off having children due to having this dog. Advice would be greatly appreciated TIA

Hello,

I have a male Cocker Spaniel who is 1 year and 8 months old.

This summer, we wanted to go on vacation and leave him at a boarding kennel for a week. We've already done lots of tests at the daycare center, and things are going relatively well. He is treated well and plays with other dogs, even though he is fearful of humans and too attached to us…

But this boarding facility (and others) systematically requires surgical neutering (not chemical), and I admit that I am very afraid to do it.

My cocker spaniel is quite fearful, I would say, or emotionally unstable:

– He is adorable with almost all dogs, but some males are very aggressive towards him (stressful on every walk), but he does nothing (or on rare occasions my dog growl and bark once a year at another dog).

– He is very fearful of humans, especially children and adults who stare him in the eyes. He barks and tries to run away. But we can take him downtown without any problems. As long as no one tries to touch him, he doesn't react and just goes about his business.

– He is a little overly attached to us. At the boarding kennel, we are working on this gradually by leaving him for only a few hours at a time, because he whines quite a bit before finally moving on to something else.

I have read that neutering can amplify problems in fearful dogs, so I am very anxious about having him neutered.

– I would be happy if the other males stopped attacking him and if I could go out without feeling sick to my stomach.

– I'm afraid he'll become even more fearful/barky around strangers.

– If he can stop peeing every 30 seconds outside, that's a bonus, but indoors he doesn't do anything and he's never mounted a single female dog.

What do you think?

Photo of the puppy

https://imgur.com/a/LlCOB8S

I live next to a park currently where dogs can run off leash during off leash hours. He gets good exercise. I’m moving to a new place that doesn’t have a park close by. Are walks enough for an almost 2yr old large breed dog?

He’s an Irish setter

Hello, i got a 4 months old puppy(2 days ago) and put him in my yard inside of a 10 square metres cage, but he doesn't want to leave it now, and is scared outside of it, and doesnt want to walk on leash too. Should i give him some time or? And one more thing, when he sees food he gets hyperactive and eats like a maniac, i spread his food all over the cage to slow him down, any advice on this too?

We went from a 3-dog household down to just 1 dog recently, and we’re trying to decide if/when adding another dog makes sense.

Our current dog is a 6-year-old malamute mix. We don’t want to get another dog just for him, but he definitely thrives with other dogs around. Since we lost the others (a terrier and a WLGSD) he’s been noticeably bored. He doesn’t really enjoy interacting with people much (training/play/etc.), but he does enjoy his walks. When we had multiple dogs he seemed much more fulfilled.

Before this, we had already done the transition from 1-2-3 dogs, so we know we can handle multiple dogs in general. The complicating factor now is that we also have a 15-month-old toddler.

We’re considering adding a Golden Retriever puppy around June, but we keep going back and forth. On one hand we know how much work puppies are, and adding puppy training + a toddler could be chaotic. On the other hand, we’ve managed multi-dog households before and we do miss it.

I’m curious for people who have kids and dogs:

• How did you decide when it was the right time to add another dog? • Did you wait until your kids were older? • Anyone raise a puppy while having a toddler? How did it go? 

Not looking for anyone to decide for us, just hoping to hear other experiences before we make the call.