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To start off, this is not from a breeder nor a backyard breeder. I understand there are a lot of dog in need, this was an accidental litter that has fallen into my orbit and mom is getting spayed once the puppies are gone. For dog breed think medium sized mutt/reservation dog type. I have had puppies and know the ins and out but never had the opportunity/gotten to choose from a litter.

Now, I met all of the puppies at 5.5 weeks old. I have always had girl dogs and am pretty partial to them. There were two puppies that I liked and they were both very different:

The girl: playful, liked to explore, but still checking in with the rest of the puppies/the people that were there. She wasn’t timid and would respond to playful finger taps and liked to rough house a bit with the other puppies. Not overly mouthy like some of the pups. She didn’t love to be cuddled, was chill to tolerant about being held, but when it was nap time she curled up in my jacket and fell asleep right next to me. She didn’t seem to be extra energergetic compared the rest of pups.

The boy: super snuggly. Didn’t play too much with the other puppies, seemed to prefer being by the humans and slept for like almost the entire time (except for food). He fell asleep in my lap, my friends lap, basically just content to be cozy and asleep. He didn’t seem unaware or anything, just like unfazed by the playing that was going on? He was so chill it makes me think he’d just be an easy going dog, but I’m unsure how easygoing of a dog I want?

Anyone who has experience with this stuff and cares to share their input that’s mad be great. Idk if either of these are sign for something in the future that should be noted. I am comfortable with training and would like a dog that’s down to explore and experience things but also content to be chill. Thank you for the input!! Please don’t lecture me, that is unproductive at this point.

Our puppy is extremely uninterested in eating his biscuits(kibble) so I've taken to giving him a few when he is doing something desirable. Currently it's working on the relaxation protocol, but also using it for all 4 paws on the floor. Just curious to hear what others might be giving thier little ones salaries for.

My nearly 1 year old pup is starting to show me signs of the light at the end of the tunnel of the adolescent phase.

We've really struggled with recall and have been working on it with a long line, today, due to seeing some good improvement I let my pup off leash a bit in our yard. Mistake!

We did some play and some training and he was great and engaged but I think I let it go too long and he got bored? He started eating dirt so I wanted him to come in.

Eventually he did this thing that he has done before where he will realize its time to go in and won't want to listen at all and run away from me.

How do I discourage this behavior? We try not to chase too much, but running away from him doesn't work. We try a variety of ways to get his attention but nothing has worked reliably.

We had been limiting off leash time due to not listening when he doesn't want to be done playing or training or just sniffing about to work on recall.

Any advice?

Basically, our baby was found at about 6-6.5 months on the side of the road, and we adopted him from his foster at about 7 months. Overall, training has been going pretty well. It’s hard because we are starting so late in his age, including potty training. Crate training is not going well, in fact I think it’s becoming worse. He started by peeing in the crate overnight, so we shortened his time in the crate (from 11pm-5am). He would cry for a little and then go to sleep. However, it seems like he hates the crate more and more. We always fed him in the crate and give treats in the crate.

and now he refuses to eat if the food is in the crate. He won’t hold his pee during the day a lot of times if he’s in the crate. I think it’s separation anxiety.

I know some dogs just hate the crate, but he seems to be straight up traumatized. I’m scared to let him sleep on our bed at night though, in case he gets up and gets into something. Sometimes I’ll take a nap with him in bed. It keep the leash on so he can’t leave.

I just don’t know what else to do because he seems traumatized.

we have a 4mo puppy who hasn’t had any problems besides yk, being a puppy lol. she went to the vet yesterday to get her final shots, and started acting semi aggressive (i think?) towards our cats.

it’s not all the time, just once last night she growled (not her playful growl) at one of the cats when he got within a foot of her, then returned back to normal with him after that instance.

just a minute ago, another one of our cats went and laid right up next to her and she growled and showed her teeth, but didn’t bother moving any.

is she okay? the cats aren’t bothered by it and she isn’t trying to hurt them, but i’m still worried. and i don’t know if something happened at the vet while she was in the back, but it doesn’t seem like it since they said she didn’t even notice the shots she was getting lol

I picked up my puppy today (8 weeks old), and feeding him purina one puppy kibble. Breeder suggested only 1/4 of a cup , twice a day. I find that to be a small amount and feel like I should feed him either another bowl around lunch time, or up the amount for breakfast / dinner. What’s your opinions?

Mini Goldendoodle

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