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So my 2 puppies (1yo & 8mo) are fully potty trained, crate trained, and sleep through the night. During the day they max out at about 4 hours between needing to go out to potty. Luckily I have housemates that are generous enough to take them out once a day while I’m at work(7hrs). I’m moving into my own place soon, where I won’t have anyone to ask to take them out while I’m at work, so I want to know if anyone has tips on extending the time between potty breaks. Once I’m home from work they spend all of their time out of their kennels, and can typically go 2-3hrs between. Should I just gradually extend the time between? What if they have an accident? Should I backtrack, or keep the time extension until they have no more accidents then add more time?

I would also like to add that they are small breed dogs, so of course they have small bladders, so if any small breed owners could weigh in that would be very helpful.

Hi, I’m about to move out of my family’s house this summer. I currently have my own dog, and she’s crate trained very well. Usually when I’m not home, I have her crated in my bedroom. However, in June I’m moving into my own apartment and was debating if I should continue crating her while I’m away or letting her have free roam. It is a studio so there’s no option to limit her to one bedroom. There’s also stairs as it’s a townhouse style. I’m nervous about her getting bored and destroying things, or getting into wires. She is two and fairly well behaved, she’s outgrown chewing on my things and even then, did it while I was home and asleep. Does anyone have any experience or advice on transitioning their dog from the crate, OR if I should?

Edit: I don’t have her outside of her crate now, because she would be limited to one room and it felt unfair. The studio is bigger than my current bedroom. I also don’t want her going crazy whenever there are guests over, and she can’t go out and meet them. I have also done tests runs when she’s been uncrated while I ran to the gas station, and she’s sat by my door waiting for me. I wanted her to be able to relax and she settles immediately in her crate when I’m away.

He takes long walks twice a day, one hour in the morning and like 1-2 in the evening. He gets a lot of attention and has two beds in the kitchen and one in the backyard and he goes in and out whenever he wants. He has a big garden and also he always has best food. But we don’t know why he does this or whether it means he is stress or frustrated with something

Hey guys! I have a 10 month old puppy, who gets startled with these kinds of noises, or if she sees something “scary” outside, and will start barking. I’m really trying to stop this because I live in an apartment, and it’s also a bit annoying. 😅 I’ve been making some progress with praising her when I hear a sound first, which gets her attention before she can start barking, and sometimes can calm her enough. I’ll give her treats when I have those close too. But then sometimes she just freaks out over a noise I don’t hear, or before I can say anything to her first. Is there anything else I can be doing? It definitely seems fear based, and I feel bad for her! I got her at 5 months, and she didn’t get much socialization training before I got her, so I’m worried she will be afraid of these kinds of things forever. 😅

Hi guys, my 1 year old mini poodle always cries and howls whenever i leave the house and let him roam, but i notice he doesn’t howl when I put him in his crate in my room and then leave. Does anybody know why that is? Does anybody have any tips to help me train him to not howl when i leave? I know it’d be easier to just crate him, but i would like to have him roam the apartment while i run errands/go to work. Thank you

My late dog has been dead for 4 years now and I still have his leashes and harnesses sitting in a storage bin. I currently own a toy breed so none of my late dog's stuff works and I doubt I will own another medium to large breed for many years to come.

It feels wrong to toss perfectly usable items and when I tried to get rid of them on Facebook marketplace I didn't have any takers so they continue to sit dormant in my closet.

Bonjour à tous

Je m'apprête à adopter un chiot cocker (femelle) qui a la queue complètement repliée sur elle même à 90 degrés sur le bout. C'est une malformation de naissance, le vétérinaire confirme que le chiot ne souffre pas et qu'il n'y aura pas de sequelles.

Simplement, j'aimerais me rendre compte de ce que ça peut rendre à l'âge adulte. Si vous avez des photos (toutes races confondues) je serai intéressé

Merci

I know it's silly to think I can actually get rid of my dog's smell but it triggers my asthma so I gotta try. she's a rotty about 5.5 months old and idk if I should but a certain type of shampoo/conditioner, wash a certain amount of times each bath, bathe at a certain frequency each week. Before I even dry her off, I notice she still stinks. please help.

I hate having my 5.5 month old pup in a crate when at work. I bought a huge and tall octagon playpen (gate material) with a large washable pee pad. she gets out somehow and pulls up the pee pad all the time. she holds it if in the crate usually but not any other time. please help.

This might be a silly question but how do you teach a strong chewer to not chew the toothbrush?

My 11 month old is great and lets me look in her mouth, but she gets excited to chew the toothbrush! Of course I’m always with her so I can trade her for food/treat instead of the toothbrush. But wondering how I can eliminate this behavior eventually.

My previous dog didn’t care to chew the toothbrush, so this wasn’t really an issue.