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my pup turned 6 months old just a few days ago and I feel like ever since then he's just turned on a kill switch or something! he finished teething a good while back so I don't think it's that but he keeps biting and jumping and those new adult teeth of his are no joke!! is this just puppy puberty? he's a medium sized breed (glen of Imaal terrier) so I'm not sure if this is on par with that or if he's just decided to be evil now

i have a problem that i can’t find advice for anywhere else. i adopted my dog 3 months ago now, he just turned a year old. the shelter said he was housebroken (we had what i would assume was a regression in the beginning..new environment, routine, and all, ya know?) but it didn’t take him long to get the hang of it and he hasn’t had many problems since. i take him to my moms a few days a week to watch him while i’m at work, the days i don’t he is crated. he has been having “accidents” in the house, and by “accidents” i mean he will go to the bathroom in the house 5 minutes after having him outside for quite a bit of time. she has dogs as well and i recently learned he has been using the puppy pads she puts out for her dogs. they take their dogs outside regularly so i’m not sure why they have puppy pads? but i’m thinking this may be the problem. do i have to completely stop taking him to her house and restart on potty training? i’m asking in here because all of the things i can find are advice on how to un-train them from using puppy pads by moving them closer and closer to the door but i don’t have them in my house and refuse to use them unless medically necessary. any and all advice would be greatly appreciated 🙂

Genuinely asking here. Not looking to start an argument. And let’s not act like this doesn’t happen constantly.

For those of you who allow your dog off leash, whether it is at a park, on a trail, or in your front yard; what is your criteria to deem it finally safe to do so? What do you consider appropriate recall? If your dog runs at a leashed dog and were to get hurt, do you accept responsibility?

For some of you, why do you think saying “my dog is nice” is an ok reason to allow your dog to run up on/in another leashed dogs space? Do you truly think it’s ok that your dog does not ‘sit, leave it, or come’ on the first command creating a potentially dangerous situation?

For those of you who allow your little dogs free rein to approach larger dogs, what is going through your mind? And finally, when you do nothing but slow walk toward the obviously escalating situation, why do you get upset at the owner of the controlled dog?

Asking as an owner of a rescue it has taken 8 months to break through the fear of walking outside only to be rushed (from across the street) and pounced on repeatedly by an off leash dog and then get cussed out by the owner as if we were in the wrong.

I got this in a goody bag my dog won but have no idea what it is used for tbh

Any ideas?

https://imgur.com/a/UGMGcXE

This happened about an hour ago. I picked up the dog as usual (shih tzu mix) and he started like whining. He’s NEVER done this before. He was wearing a jacket and I immediately took it off cause I thought maybe it pulled his hair. But he still seems off. He’s usually very energetic and bubbly but he just seems so down. He did jump off the bed when he heard someone get home, he usually does this. And he’s kinda like curving his back when standing? For now he’s resting but I’m very concerned. Should I take him to the emergency vet?

I do plan on checking how he’s doing in the morning and WILL be taking him to the vet if he still seems off. Just trying to figure out what could be wrong. I’m scared to touch him.

Hi everyone, I am desperately needing ideas. I brought home an 8 week old boxer puppy last week and my gosh does she have some lungs and sound like a baby demon in her crate.

I’m sure some of it is that she dislikes the crate and is used to being with her siblings but I’ve noticed that she absolutely shrieks and makes the most god awful sounds when it’s night time but also when she just is not getting what she wants and this feels like a tantrum (one prime example is waiting for the other dogs to finish their food, she starts this in the crate after she’s finished eating).

I’ve tried moving her into my bedroom, she has a heartbeat puppy, I gave her one of my shirts, we’ve tried different puppy playlists and various sound machine sounds and the crate is covered.

Even with towels stuffed under my door, a fan on high and a sound machine playing another fan on high – I can hear this and she keeps waking me up. I feel like I’m dying a slow death because I can’t nap to catch up during the days because I have to work.

She’s so sweet and cuddly and lovey during the day but yikes. I could see someone else returning her for this, it’s so bad. We love her and of course would never dream of doing that — I just want the demon sounds to stop. Any ideas are appreciated!

long post, apologizes in advance. welcoming all advice on any of these concerns.

my foxhound rescue has turned 1 year old as of this month (adopted at 5 months old) and after a some months of finding our groove and seeing great progress in our training, i’m noticing some regression/areas of concern. i’ve never owned a dog before, and am feeling a bit in over my head, similar to how i felt when we first got him. seeing constant positive dog training videos on instagram make me feel discouraged/like i’m failing, and like i have an insurmountable amount of work to do.

• we made big strides and was so proud of our growth over the past 2 months especially, but leash training has gone down hill again over the past 2 weeks. constant pulling is back with vengeance for some reason.

• he’s becoming toy possessive around his doggie friends (two dogs in our neighborhood he has played with almost daily since he got him), which was never the case before. he recently starting growling while playing tug for the first time this month, but it didn’t seem aggressive. it seemed as if he was just finding his voice. now he shows signs of aggression when another dog tries to get a toy that he has (much deeper growl, will gesture/nip to his dog friend to get away and is unwilling to share toys like he used to). he even gets this way when my partner tries to take a ‘high value’ toy from him now, too (he does well with me and responds to drop it command, but i WFH so i spend way more time with him/have a stronger relationship). is this normal? i know dogs are allowed to have boundaries/communicate to one another to back off, but i’m worried that these things will escalate as they seem to be, and my biggest fear is him biting or hurting any dog/person if we don’t address this ASAP.

• what are your thoughts on gentle leaders and Ecollars? do feel that entirely positive methods for dog training are realistic for you & your dog? do you feel there’s an air of shame around other forms of training?

• do you believe some dogs are just not able to be safely off leash, or can every dog get there with enough time and dedicated training?

• is regression real at this age, or just something we tell ourselves to take less accountability/help us feel better about our dog’s behavior?

• what more can i do? why do i feel like i’m never doing enough/intimidated by the sheer amount of work we have to do to have a “well trained/behaved” dog? do other dog owners feel this way?

Hi! I am getting a mini schnauzer early January, and I am planning on obtaining pet insurance for her.

Currently, I am deciding between Pumpkin, Lemonade, and TruPanion for pet insurance. Does anyone have any experience with any of these companies?

I'm not a big fan of Pumpkin or Lemonade's wellness plans, but I did find a wellness plan with Wag! that seems like it might be a good deal. I have attached the link for people to review if needed. Does anyone have any experience with them? i'm also open to thoughts on if it seems like a good deal to get their platinum plan with flea/tick prevention add-on.

https://wagwalking.com/wag-wellness/wellness-plans

Thanks in advance for your help!