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If I search for it, all I see is diy stuff about denim, etc.. My pups favorite toys are the ones with fake fur on them, but it's nothing like the fake fur I see in craft shops. Does anyone know how/where to find the kind of fake fur that's used in dog toys?

(Using enrichment flair because these toys are how we keep her mentally and physically active. I need to be able to remake or repair some of them as I can't find any of similar style that really appeal to her particular engagement style.)

Advice needed. I have a 2 y/o Boston Terrier. The past few weeks, he's refusing to come back inside after being let out for his morning potty break, and only this one specific time of day.

He goes up to the door, I open it, but he'll sit there, and eventually move back a few steps and either stare back at me or walk off and move about the yard. After I close the door, he'll come back to be let in, but it's the same process over and over. I wind up going out and carrying him back in. I've called him in to eat or get a treat, which used to work, but not anymore. He looks like he wants to come in, but is scared to? I don't know. I tried waiting him out, but after about 20 minutes in below 30F weather, I couldn't take it and went to get him. Other than being cold, he's fine after he comes inside.

Ideas? I never yell or punish, I stay neutral when opening the door and when I inevitably carry him in, but I don't want to do that forever. He has zero issues any other time of day. It's cold out, and I hate seeing him shiver outside.

I’ve heard that breeds like Anatolians and Pyrennees tend to want to wander, while mastiffs will stick around closer to the flocks they guard. I have a feeling this is anecdotal.

We just got a new kitten, she's maybe 2 months old. Very sweet. Very curious.

Combine that with my 4 year old border-collie mix that we adopted two years ago. He's a very sweet boy too, doesn't have a mean bone in his body. He is, however, extremely excited about the new kitten.

I'm trying to let the kitten explore the house but he is right on her, his nose basically attached to her at every step. To her credit she doesn't seem scared of him, but he's got about 30 pounds on her and tons of energy.

If he sees the kitten across the house he'll run straight at her and stick his nose right on her butt…except he's kind of clumsy and I don't trust hit to not accidentally trample the kitten.

If the kitten doesn't seem too bothered should I just let the two of them do their thing?Or should I put my boy outside / in the other room until she kind of gets her bearings?

Kitten does have a bathroom in the house that's hers with beds and her litter box where she can escape if needed.

Also to add to the mix we have a 12 year old cat that seems not at all interested in the new kitten at all (older cat and dog get along fine too.) Sometimes the older cat and dog will play chase but the cat can just jump onto the couch to escape…kitten doesn't have those hops yet.

The only toys one of my dogs likes is nylabones and other similar hard plastic toys that she can grind down to a nub. I'd heard mixed things about these toys but kept buying them because they're all she likes.

Well, both dogs had annuals today, and the dog who likes hard toys has two chipped teeth. Luckily, it's not that bad, but she can't have hard toys anymore. The vet suggested hard rubber, but she has historically not liked those much at all.

Does anybody have any solutions? She also likes the leather toys, but she started to eat the leather last time we got her one of those, so those are out, too. Maybe she'll just have to get used to the rubber ones?

Hi! So I had a vet visit today with a new vet that ended in them not being able to do anything so…. They prescribed Acepromazine 10mg and Gabapentin 300mg to give him before the next visit. I do plan on trialing it sometime this week as his appointment is next Sunday (14th).

I was curious if anyone has ever been given/used this combo before? He takes Prozac and I’ve been told to try Melatonin (also by the vet) but it didn’t do anything for him. He’s never taken anything like this or had trazodone before so I’m also not sure what to expect! My dog is extremely anxious and does awfully in the car and as can be seen now, too anxious for them to do anything at the vet. The only thing they were able to do (barely) was give him his rabies vaccine.

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I have a 50lb German shepherd mix and I’m wanting to get a treadmill. I’ve looked at dog pacer and seen a lot of treadmills on Facebook marketplace and trying to figure out if one of those walking pads would work or if I need a full length treadmill or pacer. I won’t likely be running her on a treadmill but want to make sure she has room for her stride!

my dog a bassiet hound has been acting strangely It was just a normal morning till I couldn't find him turns out he's outside and is just sitting in the same spot and I'm concerned because anytime I try to get his attention or bring him in he ignores me and trys to run back to the spot when I pull him away Where I live is mostly woods so I thought he was trying to get a small animal but when I checked the cameras he wasn't even facing the woods he's just staring at my neighbour’s house He's in his cage rn but he's going crazy barking crying and ramming himself against it