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For anyone with a 7-ish month old (like say, 6-8mos?) how many times are you taking them out to potty per day? We’re at 5x/day rn but I’m thinking of taking it down to 4.

I was hanging out inside with my 11 week old black lab puppy and my adult dog (4 year old lab). The adult dog started retching like he had to throw up so we hurried outside with my puppy following him the whole time. Right after they got on the grass he threw up and before I could pick my puppy up he started eating the vomit. He ate probably 2 bites of it before I scooped him up. Is this something I should be worried about or should I just monitor him for now?

So I was supossed to pick up the puppy tomorrow and breeder emailed me that the puppy is feeling off and that we must delay the pickup because the stress of new home can set health back. She mentioned the issue was the puppies feeling poorly after vaccination. They got vaccinated 9 days ago. From what I read this is unusual. Is it normal to be under the weather 9 days after shots. Puppy is a most 8 weeks old. The breeder says pup is drinking well but not eating too much. She also is working on getting them eating kibble.

My puppy is 8 months old (time honestly flies even though there were times I was fighting for my life).

We don’t have much of a hard cut routine anymore. I’ve been much more flexible with all of the teenage changes she’s going through. Generally she sleeps from 9-7. We go on a 20 min or so sniff walk in the morning gives us a chance to train for reactivity too. She is eating 2 times a day now so around 8:30-9am and 7pm.

We play outside for about 30 min around noon and in the evening we either play outside or go on another walk. Each day she gets a dental chew at some point sometimes we also gets this thin strip of turkey tendon. And I try to provide stuffed kongs, snuffle balls or mats sometimes too.

Her playpen is very much still being utilize, she can’t really manage herself sometimes out of it but it gets better 🙂 I’d say during the day time she will be in it at most 4-5 hours with potty breaks.

This is my first thread on here but the puppy distribution chose me. I found a pitbull/staffy/maybe boxer mix (took her to the vet and they called her a pit terrier mix but I took her to a different vet and they said something different so who really knows) on the street on my way home from work. I chose to keep her and give this whole puppy thing a whirl. I’ve been learning as I go but I know she’ll be a relatively larger dog so I’ve been trying my best to train her using this thread and YouTube lol.

Anyway. Shes 4 months. She’s getting the hang of potty training and she’s been getting better with crate training. I’ve introduced her to other dogs and although she’s not aggressive she’s very… excitable? She nips a lot and likes to jump on other dogs. The other day I took her to a friends house (she has 4 other dogs) and she was super excited and started jumping on/playing/nipping with another puppy he had. They play along together but sometimes I can’t tell if this is puppy behavior or if I should get ahead of this. And if it is something I should get ahead of how can I do it effectively? The other puppy was playing just fine but I could tell the older dogs were a bit annoyed of her.

Also, one of my friends little brothers was playing with her and my puppy nipped his nose and he started to bleed. I felt horrible and I was left a bit stunned. This had never happened before and although it was not out of aggression I had a feeling this might be something to address.

My ultimate goal is to be able to trust her around other dogs and potentially even have her off leash. I’m a very active person so I really want my dog to be well socialized and behaved so this won’t be an issue down the line.

Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated

C'mon, mods. Do something. And please, don't remove this for a day, people will most likely confirm my opinion. And this shouldn't be against the rules – it's literally… meta.

EDIT: to add, yes, there are other subs with dogs or pets in general, but this is the most visited and logical one, this is where people automatically go to. Also, I am not sure if mods can even change this once a sub is already made, but if yes, please, think of changing it.

Hey everyone, I’m hoping to get some honest opinions and advice about my dog’s behavior at the dog park. I’m having a hard time figuring out if what I’m seeing is normal/awkward play or if it’s actually aggression. To preface, he is a 1 y/o, male shiba inu (not neutered YET)

Going to the dog park is a completely different experience every time we go. Sometimes there are already a bunch of dogs there and other times we’re the first ones. I’ve noticed that the group of dogs there really sets the tone for how the visit goes.

If there are older or more laid-back dogs that don’t really want to play, my dog seems to pick up on that and will mostly leave them alone. He’ll just wander around, sniff, and kind of do his own thing.

Other times there are dogs that do want to play, but not quite at his level. My dog plays kind of awkwardly, he’ll try to hump other dogs (regardless of gender) as a way to get them to run. He basically likes to annoy them into playing. Once they start running, he’ll chase them.

The issue comes when the other dog gets overwhelmed. If they stop, get timid, or start barking, my dog will bark back. When he does this, he looks aggressive. He shows his teeth and gets really vocal, but he’s never actually tried to fight any of the dogs. It just looks aggressive based on his body language and how intense he gets. I’ve also seen him get into little fights when some dogs (only happened twice to be exact) invade his space and I can 100% tell the difference between those “fights” and dog park behavior.

If the other dog just keeps running and engaging, everything is totally fine. So now I’m trying to figure out: is this considered aggression? And if it is, how can I work on it?

For some background, my dog wasn’t as socialized as I would have liked when he was younger. About a month after I got him, my physical health suddenly declined. He was only about a 2.5 months old at the time, and I ended up bedridden for 4–5 months. Because of that, he didn’t really get introduced to other dogs until he was around 7 or 8 months old, and even then, interactions were pretty limited.

Even after I was off bedrest, I still couldn’t drive or leave the house on my own for a while, which made it hard to socialize him more.

I really want to make sure I’m doing right by him and not putting other dogs in a bad situation. If this is something I should be correcting, I’d appreciate any advice on how to work on it or what to focus on. Thanks in advance!

Lately I’ve noticed how many dogs have names that sound completely human — Milo, Charlie, Henry, Lucy, Oliver, Sophie, Bella, and so on.

It feels like dog names have shifted over the years from more traditional pet names to names you could just as easily hear in a kindergarten class or an office meeting.

I actually kind of like it. Somehow it suits how closely dogs live with us now — more like family members than just pets.

Curious what others think:

• Do you prefer dogs with human names? • Did you intentionally choose one? • Or do you prefer more classic dog-style names? 

I’ve always found dog naming interesting because the name ends up shaping how people see the dog too.

My girl has been a bit quieter than usual and sleeping more. Could just be a lazy day but I genuinely have no way of knowing if something's actually wrong or if she's just chilling.

How do you tell the difference day to day?

I have a 2 year old dog who when at home in the city he has no problems, he’s crate trained and and he’s calm 99% of the time.

The issue is that now that it’s Easter (orthodox) I took him to my village (about 2000 people) and he goes crazy all night long if he hears anyone walking by the house and keeps the neighbours up too…

Is there any idea how I can train him to keep calm during the night because in the city he doesn’t react to noises but here it drives him crazy?

edit: he’s a lab mix with Greek Shepard (about 33kg) if that helps