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Hello All, I am honestly at such a loss right now and genuinely need some ideas. We got a new puppy from our local shelter a little over 2 weeks ago, and we are having an absolutely horrendous time with the crate. We tried working on it with him very slowly at first by using treats to try to get him more comfortable being in the crate. Our first attempt at having him in the crate for some time he screamed non-stop, there was no point of relaxation. I have tried restricting him to one room, but we also have quite the escape artist on our hands. Once he escapes, he will destroy everything in his path. I do not have a way in our apartment to restrict him without a gate, many of which he has proved he can clear. I recognize that this could very well be a form of crate anxiety. Unfortunately, due to our living situation, the crying is a very big issue. I am truly at a loss of ideas as I feel that we have exhausted everything I can think of thus far.

We are looking into dog daycare options for while we are at work, but am wondering if there is anything other ideas or things that have worked for others in similar situations that maybe I am not thinking of? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone, my dog is now 20 months old, and I just wanted to share with you my journey. After I brought her home, i was constantly crying, not knowing what to do with her thinking I did wrong adopting her, struggling to cope up, everyday was worse than the day before. I was constantly reading subreddits to do everything 'perfectly'. But you know what? Looking back, I wish I just enjoyed the process and of all the up and downs, and stayed at the moment, because time flies by so fast, now she's grown up and I see now that those times are never gonna come back, she's never going to be the little monstrous but the sweetest being again. So my advice is just be in love with the process of raising your puppy. Life is composed of moments, try enjoying every part of it

My 4 month old chi pup is truly amazing and does so well in most aspects. She loves people and has no issues with other dogs, but if anybody tries to approach her in a foreign place, even with high value treats, she will just back away. How do I fix this? Should i just keep returning back to the same foreign area and keep building her confidence? Or does anybody have some better idea

It started snowing the day I got my puppy, and it’s been snowy ever since and rather cold.

I have a little whippet mix… she HATES the cold. Every time I take her out she starts to shake like a leaf. She’ll wear little jackets, but she still shakes. If I put her down, she’ll just stand on my feet to get out of the snow.

Thankfully she was litter box trained by her breeder, so she has another option. But I’m not sure how she’s going to get trained to go potty outside when she HATES it. Any advice??

I have a 5 year old poodle mix who has never been particularly fond of toys apart from holding them. She will chase a couple times and carry them outside, but after 1-3 minutes (if not two throws) of throwing or tugging she completely loses interest and tries to roughhouse. Roughhousing seems to be the only type of play she wants to do, and I cannot keep up with that. She gets overexcited and starts biting way too hard and doesn’t listen, so I stop play any time she starts it. The issue is she also doesn’t play with any of her toys. She has stuffies, balls, a rope, a frisbee (which is the ONLY toy she actually kind of likes but I can’t find it right now). I feel like I’m failing her by not being able to play with her. She just doesn’t look interested, looks at me like I’m dumb when I try to grab toys, and then gets sad when I don’t allow her to jump and bite me. She wants to play but just… doesn’t. I have been working on this by ending play every time she does it, but we have just barely played at all now. She won’t stop doing it and hates her toys and I don’t know what to do. I feel like a horrible owner because she wants to play, I just can’t be bitten and jumped at every day.

Does your dog turn his head when he hears an odd noise? Does your dog bury their food with your pants? This is the thread to ask why.

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