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My puppy is an American Pit Bull Terrier and he’s 2 months old, I have a couple of chew bones for him, a rope toy, and some soft plushies, some that crinkle. Any recommendations on different chew toys I can get for him? He’s starting to chew on blankets and my couch. I have the Nylabones, one ring and one set that comes in three steps. Thanks!

Just sharing about that I'm going to get a bernese puppy this month!! I'm super excited and hope my post is not against the rules 😢

I have a lab/german shepherd mix with a deep chest and long body. His chest is 35" and back is 33". I can find options with the correct chest or back size, but haven't come across options that match both. I'm hoping someone in this subreddit has a dog of similar build and they've found some options. I've considered picking something long even if the chest doesn't fit as long as the velcro can be adjusted; however.. it's too big an adjustment for the few options I've found. Thank you!

Why are dogs so cute and innocent?

Background – We have four shelter dogs all with their own quirks. Two medium, two small. (Two dog lovers got married and merged our families. He had one medium, I had the two small).

About 2 months ago we adopted our fourth. Shes a staffy, basset mix from a hoarding situation in our town. Seemed very, very sweet and laid back in the first few meetings and first week. Got along with our other dogs and gave his dog a playmate in the same size range.

We live in the county and fenced in our backyard for ample safe play area for our dogs. We work with a local trainer for general obedience and to help with behaviors that come up.

Current- She does not seem happy here. She is constantly pacing, barking, crying, peeing in the floor when we try to play with her. She resource guards her kennel, toys, food, us, and it seems like it’s getting worse every week.

Things we have tried- food enrichment (kongs, pupscicles, slow feeders), more off leash time outside, leashed walks, one-on-one time with us, independent training.

We are planning to take her back to the vet for another look over to make sure she is not in pain and have a conversation about anxiety medication management.

Basically- what i’m asking, when do we consider giving her up? I feel terrible that i’m not doing enough for her. Or does she just need more time? Am I missing something vital? Im open to anything to try to make this better for her, us, and our other dogs.

Thank you in advance.

Please I’m in a desperate need of help. I have an almost seven month old puppy. I am losing my mind bc he is just not grasping to go on the paper. We take him outside when we can but unfortunately it’s hard with our schedules, so we do have a pad in the apartment down for him (well one on the outside and one on the inside of the pen). He pees/poops on every door, wall, bed, mat he can find and I am just losing my mind. He steps in it and then trails it all over. I am have a hard time feeling comfortable in my home bc I feel like I’m gonna step in it any minute. I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. When we’re home he has free range of the kitchen and living room, should I block off only a smaller area? He does have a pen but he doesn’t go in it on his own and it’s rlly hard to clean bc there’s a cover over it (he’s escapes from it otherwise) so god knows what’s in there. I am just at my breaking point. He’s innocent and just a baby I know this is completely my and my partner’s fault so what can we be doing better? It’s just not clicking in the puppy’s head. Please please help :(((

Does anyone have advice for how to stop demanding barking? My puppy doesn't bark at anything external, but he will bark at me for 10-20 minutes at a time for my attention, whether he is in his crate, leashed to me, or free roaming in the living room. We are working with a trainer who has us ignoring the barking/rewarding with a 'yes' and a treat when he is quiet for 5 seconds or when he is generally being calm but it's honestly not catching on. Any tips? It's starting to make me really anxious about being alone with him during work from home as I know I will be barked at which sounds silly but it really gets me nervous about being around him/bothering the neighbours. He also is not making the connection that we dont interact with him when he bites us. He's almost 16 weeks and I'm so nervous?

Hii! Im just wondering if anybody has a dog car seat, and do you have a favorite or do you guys even recommend them at all/find them necessary? I want to get the dog car seat from pelsbarn but its very pricey and its more for comfort than safety i guess? Just judging it based on how it looks. And want to be sure its worth it before i drop $$$ on one. Thank you!

Ok, so my baby corgi is 26 weeks now (~6 months); have had her since she was 12 weeks.

Just this week, we went out of town for the holiday and we went a full week with no accidents! A hotel and a family members place. She met soooo many new people and a lot of cranky old dogs (she wasn’t great at picking up their “leave me alone” signals but wasn’t terrible).

Then on the seven hour drive home, she was baby angel. She was angel when we got home. She was angel today. It’s like a switch flipped in her head and she’s not psycho puppy anymore!

Is our training finally paying off? Did we finally form a bond? She is super cuddly now when she was r before the trip.

It’s the first couple of days that SO and her seem to be really getting along!