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My golden retriever always barks randomly, we will be sat watching tv together and he’ll start barking. Not sure how to stop him from doing this.

I have a nearly 7 month old labrador/springer cross (mostly lab) and would like to eventually be able to run 5km (hopefully more) with him. I know he is still very young and his body is still developing so it is way too early to be doing any sort of distance with him right now.

I have done the last 100m or so at parkrun with him a few time as eventually I'd like for me or my partner to be able to run a parkrun with him and we want to get him used to the environment, but haven't gone any further than that as I don't want to risk putting any unnecessary stress on his young joints.

At what age is it safe to start introducing longer distances to him? Any tips on how to build it up, help with technique etc would also be appreciated.

For weeks I was getting annoyed because my dog kept barking at the same window in the middle of the night. I figured it was a cat or something random outside.

Last night I finally checked my outdoor camera… Someone had been walking onto my property at night and checking cars and doors. Exactly at the same time my dog barked every night.

He wasn’t being annoying. He was trying to warn me that someone shady kept coming near our house.

I gave him extra treats today. He’s a hero.

I am looking for a shampoo for my 3-month-old Shih Tzu. Will be helpful if its available on Amazon India.

Hey everyone!

I live together with my roommate and their cat. I have a mini dachshund who’s almost 4 months now. The dog and cat get along well and often play together, but I’m worried my puppy is being too rough.

We figured the cat would show him if he had to back off, but he doesn’t seem to be doing that (a lot). The puppy bites the cat’s throat and belly a lot, as well as his face, and it looks pretty hard.

I’m not sure how to handle it? I assume he’ll calm down as he gets older, but I was wondering if there’s anything I can do now? On top of that, the puppy is about to begin teething so he’s biting harder and I don’t want him to hurt the cat. Should we just keep them separate? Do we let them play but put the puppy in his pen when he gets too rough? Any tips welcome 😅😁

We have had our whippet pup for roughly 11 weeks now and have crate trained him from day one of getting him.

He doesn't mind jumping in and out of the crate, hunting for treats in there, having dinner in there (door closed), drinking, licky mats, chasing toys. But if we put him in there for a nap when he's tired (or over tired) he just screams and cries and bats at the crate walls, trying to dig in the corners…

He just won't go down without a massive fight and it's driving me insane. He's so so so good with everything now, but his teakettle cry is just too much to bear.

His naps are always following an hour and a half of up time of big play or walks or something big and stimulating, followed by snuffle or bone chewing for calming, pee and then in the crate.

We have tried to establish a routine for naps based on his regular daily behaviour of getting tired at certain times, so there is a schedule but that's done nothing.

The only time he accepts the crate with very little protest is at night time bedtime.

Any tips???

I love my six-month-old puppy so much, but being around her and taking care of her has been making me feel extremely depressed and anxious. Having repeated suicidal thoughts, and even coming close to acting on them, has made me realize how serious my depression has become. I’ve been doing CBT, counseling, and taking antidepressants this whole time, but things keep getting worse. I have anxiety, ocd and depression, has done my homework before getting the puppy and know what i was getting into, started gagging non stop since we got her, daily migraines that can’t be fixed by medication/painkillers, stomachache due to stress, stressed all the time, invasive suicidal thoughts daily, genuinely thought that I’m going insane.

I’m now starting to seriously consider rehoming my puppy, but I feel completely torn. I’m scared she might not be treated well or that a new owner won’t understand her little quirks. And the thought of being separated from her is heartbreaking. She’s a good puppy, well-behaved, relatively well trained, never does anything wrong, and I feel awful for even thinking about giving her up. We’re so bonded, and she loves me as much as I love her, but I’ve never felt this depressed, and I’m trying everything I can. The depression has only started getting worse since we got her.

These recurring suicidal thoughts scare me, and I don’t know what to do. I know people might downvote me so much for posting this, but I’m genuinely hoping someone who’s gone through something similar might have advice.