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I’ve got massive puppy blues these days. My 5 month Spanish Waterdog barks CONSTANTLY. I live in an apartment (located in Europe) and the neighbors have filed formal complaints against her barking and I don’t know how it is going to escalate. We work with a dog trainer who has given me some tips to reduce overstimulation (we were going on too many walks, spending too much time outside, not enough naps). She has rejected the crate completely, will sleep in it with the door open, but as soon as I close the door she goes crazy. So I’ve recently started attaching her leash to my desk and this helps her to settle down and sleep next to me while I work. This has helped, but my little girl still barks too much…especially whenever I’m cooking, in the evenings, and whenever she hears someone in the stairwell.

On top of that I’m dealing with a burn out and raising a puppy during that is really fucking hard. Not to mention, I wanted to get a 1-2 year old rescue but my girlfriend insisted on a puppy because she’s never had a dog before and didn’t think she could accept a rescue. Well…we broke up yesterday partly because she has decided that she can’t accept a dog in her life after all.

One of my neighbors today asked me “how long is this going to last?” I don’t know, bitch…let me just ask my dog and see what she says 🙄 What my neighbors don’t seem to understand is how stressful it is for me…not just to be around the barking and trying to manage it, but also to be totally stressed about disrupting them.

I’m totally open to advice if someone has some about how you got barking under control or some reassurance that at some point it will get better.

Why do people insist on putting their dogs inside of shopping carts? I just had two customers put their dog in a cart and it got its paw stuck and started crying. I just don't understand what goes through people's minds to act like their dog can't walk.

I could really use some advice. One of my family members who lives with me adopted a German Shepherd that no one else wanted. Unfortunately, she barks constantly, to the point that it’s creating a ton of tension at home and putting a real strain on my relationship with my gf.

She barks when people leave, and she barks even more when she’s put in her crate at night. He crates her because she doesn’t get along well with the other pets, but nighttime is the worst. She’ll bark frantically for 30 minutes or more, and it’s driving everyone crazy.

He’s already taken her to a trainer, but even they struggled to make progress. For a short while, things improved, but now she’s back to her old habits.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Any tips, methods, or recommendations would be so appreciated. I’m at my wit’s end and just want to help her (and all of us) find some peace.

so, i have a white boxer and his collar (stainless steel) left him stains (i guess it’s because it has crome or something) so i was wondering if any of you know a brand of collars and chains that doesn’t leave these stainds

Does anyone have suggestions for lights to put on my chihuahua's harness for night walks in winter? Basically, all are huge on her and their bouncing around irritates her. Light-up collars are ok but due to past owners, she is VERY skittish of anything around her neck. I have been using light-up arrow nocks, but was hoping there are some easier solutions.