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we got our GSD puppy at 9 weeks. He will be 11 weeks tomorrow. My husband has done puppies like 10 years ago but I have never.

Our puppy can NOT handle kennel or play pen UNLESS he’s already asleep/falling asleep and then passes out. Otherwise, he screams and barks. He has no problem passing out if he’s next to us on the couch or bed. We always put him in play pen or kennel when he naps/eats, but I’m at my wits end because we need sleep. Both play pen and crate are NOT in our bedroom. Nor is the room LOL.

We have done encouraging work like high value treats, kongs, etc in pen and crate but he still hates being left in confinement away from us. If he cries for 30 minutes, we will “no fun” potty him and put him right back, but nothing has let up.

My next guess is getting him a smaller crate (he has big one) and a crate cover and try that. I’m ready to give up and let him sleep with us at night. (We haven’t had a potty accident overnight yet.)

Any tips on what the right thing to do is but ALSO a way for us to try to get sleep by getting puppy to calm down after 15 minutes.

We just got a rescue puppy 2 weeks ago. He’s literally been the sweetest dog ever; super snuggly, likes to crawl in our lap and is great with our other animals (8 yr old dog and 12 yr old kitty). Of course he’s a mini piranha and tries to chew on everything, but he’s never ever mean. He got into something outside (I was watching him the entire time but it was a tiny berry) and I thought I got it all out of his mouth before I brought him inside, but guess not. About 30 minutes later he started puking. I went to move him out of the way and he started snarling and growling at me. Wouldn’t let me near him. My teenager tried to redirect him and the puppy lunged at my child. We were finally able to get him out of the way so I could clean it up and the puppy was immediately back to normal. He never guards his food or toys so this was completely out of the norm.

Was it just from him feeling sick or does this mean he has aggressive tendencies? We don’t know what he’s mixed with, but he definitely looks like there’s pitty in him.

Hi there,

Recently my grandma passed away and I just remembered that, even after having my golden retriever for 5 years before she passed, he would ALWAYS avoid her. We brought him over to her flat and he always avoided her, even when she loved him so much and tried to give him treats. He also avoids other members in my family that are in their elderly years.

He is so nice with everyone else, why is he completely ignoring old people ? Its like, and I feel bad for saying this, but like he already sees them as dead. Is there a reason? Do you guys live that too?

Hey everyone, I’m planning ahead for a Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy in 2027 and I’m trying to prepare properly. I live in a 2nd-floor flat (no lift), and I’m wondering how people in similar setups handled potty training with stairs involved.

A few questions:

• How did you manage those early weeks when the pup needs to go every 30–60 mins? • Did you carry them up/down the stairs until they were old enough? • Any tips for avoiding accidents while still getting them outside quickly enough? • Is it realistic to build a solid toilet routine from a flat like this?

I’ll be home all day, so I can stay on top of the routine, but I want to hear from people who’ve actually done it in a flat. Any advice or things you wish you knew early on would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

So I just adopted a 3 month old puppy she the cutest thing ever and I’m obsessed with her but I just can’t get her to pee outside! (Im referring to my backyard when I say outside) So I’ve been crate training her since the day I got her, I’ll take her straight to the backyard to go potty as soon as she wakes up or starts whining in the crate, but she won’t go potty for the first few days she would sniff around and explore for maybe 3 minutes before coming to stand right next to me and continue to whine until I eventually take her back inside. So I thought maybe I was the problem I was distracting her from peeing so I tried a few times to let her in the backyard by herself (making sure everything is safe of course) while I watched her through our cameras the whole time, but now she wasn’t even going to explore she just stands by the sliding door whining until I let her back inside. And I don’t think it’s a bladder problem or anything like that because sometimes right after I let her in she’ll come and pee somewhere on the house like less than 5 minutes after being outside. I’m not sure what else to do, I’ve also tried bringing her outside with a harness and leash, limiting distractions as much as possible, having other people take her outside, and leaving her outside for longer and shorter periods of time. I’m open to any advice or suggestions anyone might have, thanks in advance!!

My pup is 11wks old and a very sweet boy but oh my goodness he seems so frightened of everything! We have gotten to the point where car rides come without whining (it was really bad when we started) and he can handle pet stores really well when I am holding him. However, when I try to take him on walks around the neighborhood he truly wants zero part in it. I’ve tried to get him to follow me with treats but he refuses, so I usually just end up walking around holding him to show him its not as scary. We also practice sitting in my driveway and watching things go by, during this he whines almost the whole time. Today I am taking him to Lowes to ride around in a buggy but I don’t want to traumatize him or make him further scared. I am stuck between not wanting him to be too uncomfortable while going out but I also do not want to keep him in such a comfort zone that he has no socialization training. Please send some advice!

We have a 7 month old Doodle mix that we adopted when she was 14 weeks old. She's always had a lot of puppy energy, but is very smart and pics up training easily. But holy cow this teenage stage is no joke. She's reverted back on basically every skill except potty training, luckily she's good with that still. She's become more reactive to people and other dogs, she's biting like crazy again, she's pulling me off my feet on walks, forget about settling during the day! On top of that, I work nights and she's reverted on her crate naps and whines the whole time while I'm trying to sleep. Not going to give her up, but I'm starting to resent her and regret ever adopting her.

I have a 12 year old senior Pekingese mix. My family didn't really play with him so he doesn't really know how it's like. He has a ball and loves it, but he will rarely play alone.

Are there any toys and ways to have fun together? What would you suggest?

so I have a dog he's about a year old and hes going to get fixed soon. He doesn't have any contact with intact female dogs but also hasn't hit that phase where he humps everything.

However since he was like 6 months old he keeps licking his genitals and even when we try to train him to stop he just doesn't listen at all. And this has escalated to him now essentially sucking himself off.

We have taken him to the vet several times and they say there's nothing wring with him down there And that he's healthy. He's up to date on all of his shots and everything. Its just weird when he constantly wants to lick his balls all day. He gets plenty of exercise and enrichment. He gies outside and plays and runs. He has toys inside to chew on and play with and i walk him on the leash alot.

Will he grow out of this? Is this something we have to train out of him?