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A few years ago she had her first phantom pregnancy and I guess at some point she thought one of her toys was her child, she cleaned it every day, dipped it in her food bowl to "feed" it, brought it on walks with her. It never left her side, I do think she thought it was her baby. A few weeks ago she dropped it in a swamp and nobody noticed before it had sunk under and she was trying to dig it out. Now she's seeming really depressed, she cries at the washing machine because she thinks it's in there, she eats less and stays in her bed most days.

I feel heartbroken at seeing her like this, is there any way I can help her?

Ok so perhaps a dramatic title, but my 9mo cocker spaniel boy is the sole reason I get noise notifications on my watch daily. The barking has gone through the roof, a previously happy napper and sleeper in his crate is refusing to nap for longer than 30 minutes, and doesn't want to go to bed at night. I used to love my evenings, he was ready for bed at 9 and I'd have quiet time. But now it's a full blow nightmare long into the evening.

We have had to restrict his outside free roam in the yard after a run-in with a cane toad, and it seems to have triggered his protesting behaviour in the evening. But my god I am close to tears most days. I feel like I've tried everything, he is walked daily, gets adequate enrichment and also periods of time where we're not doing much. I have tried ignoring the barking completely, redirecting to training cues, nothing seems to work. Please send help, either advice or just letting me know that you're also in the trenches. My anxiety and ears are at their wits end.

German shepherd great Dane crossing. Great working dog.

I got 4 dogs and 2 of which won't leave my side do I have cancr or something???

Hello all. My husband and I recently adopted a 4-month-old puppy. She is very tiny, right around 1 kg.

We spend a lot of time outside, and have other dogs, all of whom have access to our large kitchen, and our very large yard all day.

We can be outside for hours and our 12 week old will save pee like a tiny pee camel and pee all over the kitchen when we come inside.

Enzymatic cleaners literally just became easily available in Kenya, where we live, and we will be hunting some down in the next couple of days. Meanwhile we've been using bleach to clean her pee spots, but obviously that's not working.

Any suggestions are appreciated. Even taking her to her regular pee spot and standing with no distractions for long periods of time has not gotten her to go potty. The few times she has gone pee outside, we praise her and give her high value treats immediately after the pee. Same with poop.

She has no problem going poop outside.

Hi fellow dog-parents! I’m noticing that my pup (13w) seems stressed, overstimulated and has an even harder time than usual finding rest (he’s an active breed and that is something we’re working on in general). I suspect part of the reason is due to the changes in routine when BF’s kid is home (he’s at our place for 8 days at a time, then at his mom’s at 6). This is not the only factor that’s been difficult to manage lately (in regards to our in-home routines), but an example of when our pup seem to have an even harder time than usual. My step son is well behaved around animals (this is important to both me and his dad) so it’s not because of maltreatment and lack of boundaries between the two. However there’s a big difference between how our day to day life works when he’s home vs. when he’s not, fx. mornings with stepson home start way earlier, etc.

Do any you have experience with raising a puppy in a blended family? How did your dog react to the changes when kids where home vs. weren’t and what did you do/are you doing to make it easier for the pup?

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I take my dog outside to potty on average 4x a day.

This morning at the break of dawn he wakes me up with his whinning and I promptly get out of bed and into the cold weather thinking that poor doggo needs to potty.

He marks everywhere with his urine and runs back to his pen.

10 minutes later he poops and pees in his pen.

This happens everyday; potty breaks are just for marking and then he'll potty in his pen.

What's wrong with him ?

I’m looking for some advice regarding toilet training. I have a 4.5 month old bedlington terrier who loves toileting everywhere except outside. We live in a top floor flat so it’s not the easiest getting down on time. We have usual breaks when she should pee and sometimes she does it. Most of the time she just pees on the carpet, not even getting the puppy pads. We are doing the usual enzyme spray, high value rewards and praise when going outside but it’s taking a while. Any support or advice would be great.