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my 12/13 year old dog sleeps on a cot as his bed for a few reasons. i have a dog that likes to chew up dog beds when a door is left open or when left alone. i live with my family and sometimes they leave the bedroom door open by accident. not a big deal, but we’ve been through a lot of beds and ever since the dog beds were replaced with cots, destroying beds hasn’t been a problem as all beds are non existent. however, my oldest dog loved his dog bed (it was the only one we found that he genuinely liked and layed in without forcing) and he doesn’t love the cot nearly as much. currently there’s a comforter on the cot with a fitted sheet over the comforter. any suggestions to make the cot more comfortable without foam/stuffing or another dog bed? thank you!

we did have his old dog bed on the cot and that worked, until the bed was chewed up. his bed was the orthopedic furhaven chaise bed.

We rescued a 1 year old Cocker Spaniel back in December and she’s very affectionate, very sweet, and a great playmate for our 9 year old blind spaniel who’s really perked up having someone to play with. She’s got some potty training issues that we’re working on with her but the thing I’m really struggling with is her stealing things and running away. Some of her favorite things to take include my airpods case, pencils/pens, socks, underwear, and worst of all my daughter’s favorite toy dog. She’ll take these things, and because my daughter’s young and my wife has complications from a broken leg, I’m the one who has to chase her and get it back. I try my best to approach slowly and try to get the item back but she’ll run to another floor of the house. I’ve tried not engaging in the game of chase and ignoring her and she’ll chew the item until it’s destroyed. Sometimes I can offer up a dog toy instead (we have plenty) and get her to play with that while I retrieve the item but that only works if I’m lucky. Lately our only solution is to put things up high enough on shelves where she can’t reach but I’m running out of shelves! I’m honestly at my wits end because I can’t relax for a moment without hearing this dog dig into something she shouldn’t then panic from someone in my family because she has something important and now I need to chase her again. It’s really wearing on me and Im desperate for a solution.

I have a 1 year old chihuahua and we have been living in an apartment for the last 6 months with no issues. Construction of a new building has been going on beside us since we've moved in. Lately there have been loud booming noises on occasion from the construction site which sends my dog into an anxiety spiral. He will pull us home if we are walking and at home he will shiver for the entire day and try to hide in the bathroom. This never happened before when we first moved in. He is usually such a playful and energetic dog.

He has been fearful of booming noises since Halloween when a firework was suddenly set off in the park next to us. But his fear of construction noises only started as of 2 weeks ago. We have tried playing these noises off of youtube and he does fine with them. Every time I hear a noise that will scare him I try to give him treats but he is too scared that he won't even eat high-value treats.

Any help would be appreciated.

I have a very clumsy 8 year old pittie. And a couple of months ago I saw a video of someone using a hose on the ground to help their dog learn to pick up their feet/be aware of their feet. I guess sort of like a cavaletti. Of course of the 800 videos I have saved it’s not one of them. And anytime you google a combination of “hose” and “dog” you get videos of dogs chasing water from a hose, or how to teach a dog not to do that instead of the hose being the training prop. I can’t remember if they were just dropping treats in the open loops of the hose and the dog just was figuring out it needed to pick up its feet or if you were only treating when the dog picked its feet up versus just stumbling over the hose.

So I’m crowdsourcing to see if anyone knows of this video or other low-ish effort, minimal specialized equipment body awareness exercise ideas.

I have the sweetest one year old big bernedoodle boy who does wonderfully in most situations… I used to help with therapy dog training so he's followed that curriculum since day one and we've worked hard to socialize him with exposure to a variety of environments, people, and animals. we used to be able to take him anywhere with no issue. However, since about puberty, he gets overly excited when he sees other dogs – especially when out on a leash. He's desperate to play and it feels like his brain turns to fluff with all of our training out the window. He is also not always mindful of cues from other dogs while playing when they don't want to play – he just seems convinced everyone wants to be friends. We've tried a variety of techniques, but haven't been able to do much to curb it – and we'd love to be able to take him for walks and to breweries and to see friends again. Would relish any tips and advice 🙏🏼

My dog Mutt is 12 since January. He's a border terrier crossed with a mini schnauzer. He's a lovely dog and has always been very well behaved. He's never been a dog who steals or chews things. He's been house trained since he was 4 months old, and has never had any accidents. He has regular vet checks with bloods etc, so I know he is healthy aside from some arthritis.

Recently, he's been peeing in the house. Before anyone comes for me, when he wants to go out, he scratches at the kitchen door. His "accidents" are different. He sneaks upstairs and pees on the carpet, and twice now, he's gotten into the spare bed and peed in the bed. I've replaced a mattress, 4 pillows, 2 duvets, sheets, and we are currently in the process of replacing all our carpets. Occasionally, he will also pee on the floor in the hall upstairs.

If I didn't know any better, I'd say he was doing it on purpose but I know dogs brains don't work that way.

We are super tuned into his needs, we pay attention to his signals. He asks when he wants to go out. Also, he will happily stay inside all day and not ask to go out. He only does this at night or early morning, like 5am.

Can anyone give any advice on what to do here? His pee is costing us a fortune

We adopted a poodle cross approx. 3 years old 6 months ago. The shelter had no history to go off. She was very shy, reserved but has definitely come out of her shell recently. A very lazy girl though who loves the couch. When we first brought her home, she refused to or outside. We would take her outside for an hour + without any toileting, as soon as we would bring her inside, she would pee immediately. She hated the grass so we focused on her going on our bricks. We tried fake grass, puppy pads, everything to see if she was used to a different potty spot before adoption. Eventually we we got to the stage of her going outside with lots of praise when she does go outside. I hate to discipline her due to her timid nature and the fact that any loud noise or sudden movements causes her to jump and stress.

A bit about our situation: we live on a farm and have another poodle cross, 3 years old. We have a doggy door leading into our laundry, which then leads to our house. It took a bit, but the new dog is comfortable using the doggy door to go in or out when she wants. If we don’t want the dogs in the house, we will simply lock the laundry door so they can still come inside for food, water, bed etc. in the laundry but not free roam the house. I would love to get to th point of being able to leave our new dog free roam the house when we are not there. We do not want to crate train due to it not making sense for our situation. Both dogs are relatively calm and we are happy for them to chill on the couch when we are not there.

However, our issue for the past few months, which we cannot seem to get past, is that our new dog will not take herself outside to go to the toilet. Currently, we take her outside every few hours or when she starts to roam, and she will go toilet outside and come back inside when she is finished. However, if she needs to go and we don’t take her outside in time, she will just go on the carpet. We ultimately want her to take herself outside via the doggy door.