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She’s about 9 or 10 weeks old, not sure of her breed yet (embark is in process). So far we just keep trying to redirect her but it doesn’t really work, she’s incredibly stubborn about it and very very set on the gates. Sometimes she’s randomly set off and starts doing it, other times it’s because one of our cats meows from upstairs and she hears it and that sets her off. What can we do to stop this?

i adopted our puppy about a month ago and the shelter estimated her to be about 3-4 months old at the time of adoption, give or take.

at this point, she knows to do her business outside and immediately does when we go out. however, even if she does #1 and #2, she will do both again inside within 20 minutes with no warning, and we are taking her out every hour or if she goes to the door. she will also go in her crate even though it is a small one.

our other dog was not from the shelter and had a much more solid and consistent potty training routine from a much younger age, so we are unsure of where to go from here. especially because this isn’t our new puppy’s fault, obviously— she was caught as a stray and spent a month going in a kennel and was going in there instead of going outside. any tips? we used bells on the door with our other dog and tried that again with our new puppy to no avail.

So our 9 week old golden puppy has been home with us for a week now and we’ve established a great 1 up 1.5-2 down routine , with all naps and overnight sleep in his crate. He has absolutely no problem settling in his crate to sleep (we have blankets and cover it) but the issue is having to keep a constant eye and company when he is awake! My SO wfh and will be dealing with him alone next week while I go into the office, and is very worried about juggling meetings and the puppy.. we were thinking of confining him to the kitchen with the door open so he can freely toilet outside during the times where he is bound to a meeting when he is awake. The ideal scenario is ofc he plays nicely by himself but I suppose he is only still a baby!

any tips fellow puppy owners? How old do they get better at settling by themselves?

I have a communal garden where all neighbors can hear and see you, we all walks ours dogs there.

And I just came to the realization that we look so dumb, I was throwing a party because he was peeing… like this dog just came back from the moon !

At least, I must be a good entertainment for them ahah

Anyway, good luck to everyone going through it, we are in this together.

Hello,

I wanted to ask others for their experience for how they worked with their puppy when they had to leave for work. I’m nervous. He’s a 3.5 month yorkipoo, I’ve had him for 2 months, and we’ve developed a solid routine (but that’s bc I’ve always been him).

My puppy will be 4 months by the time I take on my new job that unfortunately has me in the building all day. Someone will be with him 3/5 days, so it’s those two days alone that worry me.

Ive recently started to step out to run errands that take about 2 hours or so . Like the title says, he cries even before I leave. I get in the shower, he cries before semi settling again. I get out and do the rest of the routine, he cries and whines throughout it. He will start barking with keys and hearing the door open. I don’t make leaving a big deal since he is in his crate covered after fulfilling his needs. He will cry once I’m gone but settles after a few minutes. He is in his crate for all of this. He has woken up by the 2 hour mark and will whine softly or bark occasionally until I arrive. I don’t give him attention right away either.

I think that maybe if he hears the same routine even if I don’t go anywhere will be helpful. I’ve ordered a pen that fits his crate and gives him room while his crate is open. How should I start a mock work schedule? Any toys that are safe enough to be with unsupervised? I have a camera but not a puppy/dog specific tool. I plan to ask family to feed him for lunch but I don’t think they’ll stay more than 20 minutes so should I try looking for a dog sitter? He’s been babysat at my parent’s home for a few hours at a time but he rarely sleeps well bc he’s excited (there’s a dog and the home is pretty lively) even though he also has a crate there. I would like to take him to a day care but he won’t be fully vaccinated until mid/late May.

I would appreciate any recommendations and tips.

My 3 month old chihuahua puppy is still peeing & pooping on the carpet, she is still very young and I was prepared for this but I am not really seeing any improvements. She goes outside about every hour and is crated at night (she is very good in the crate), she has her own area in my room that she stays in but I let her out to play at times to get her energy out. Every time she goes potty outside she gets a treat and praise. But I’ll sit outside with her for 30 minutes most times and she whines at the door the whole time, I try bringing her to her potty spots in the yard but she just refuses. I bring her in and she immediately goes on the carpet, I use an enzyme cleaner. Is there anything else I could be doing? I know this is normal for puppies and her bladder is tiny but does anybody have any tips they used on their puppy?

What are you guys using to store pet food that is not made of plastic?

I have an 8 week old puppy and we’re currently working on potty training.

Our routine is

•potty break •playtime (about 20 minutes, sometimes longer) if longer than 20 we bring her to potty between playtime •then crate for naps 

She actually does really well in the crate and almost never has accidents there.

The problem is:

If we play freely in the playroom for more than ~20 minutes, she almost always pees inside. (Even if we bring her potty every 15mins when we play together)

I’m taking her out:

– before and after meals (about 15 minutes later)

– after waking up

– before nap

So I feel like I’m doing the right things, but she still has accidents during play.

Is this just because she’s too young and gets overexcited?

Should I be shortening play sessions or taking her out more frequently during playtime?

Would really appreciate any advice please 😭😭

Am I doing this right? My 12 week old puppy has been home for 2 weeks. She likes her crate. Sleeps in it a full night (with two potty breaks) goes in for food and toys.

When she’s not in her crate she’s in a good sized enclosure. The issue right now is she barks incessantly whenever she can’t see me. I went to the bathroom and she started going nuts so I crated her (blanket over it) so I could poop in peace. She has since been going BANANAS in her crate for like 10 minutes. She has been in the crate during the day before, this isn’t the first time. I keep trying to time 30 seconds of silence on my phone because I know I can’t let her out until she’s calm because that only reinforces bad behavior. She can’t mellow out.

The barking is really the issue but the crate too. Anyone have any tips?

Someone pls help, every time I wear green clothes, my dog nibbles on them to the point that she’s made holes in multiple pieces… and it’s ONLY green clothes,or clothes that have green on them. It’s not just when I’m wearing them either, if I’m putting clothes in the washer or have them on the bed to iron or fold them, she’ll try to grab them and try to rip them. Even when I’m holding them, she would try to snatch them away from me. Socks, T-shirts, hoodies, pants literally ANYTHING green.

I don’t know what to do 😭 I’ve tried redirecting, telling her ‘no,’ getting her new toys (yes even green ones), and I even bought green towels just for her, but she completely destroyed them in a week. Genuinely what can I even do at this point??? How can she even tell? I thought dogs don’t really see colours that well?

Just for some context, shes a 1 year old white Labrador.