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My 13 week old puppy is a nightmare at the moment, every minute she is awake she’s either biting me, my clothes, the carpet or the furniture. I’ve bought her 6 different chew toys including the kong stuffable chew toy (which I stuff with a mashed carrot and put in the freezer) but she gets bored with them after a couple of minutes and goes back to biting me and everything else. Does anyone know how to stop her from biting so much? My family dog was an anomaly as a puppy it seems as she didn’t bite or chew on anything other than her toys so this is all very new to me and I’ve no idea how to train her to stop biting.

Hi! My new puppy is about 4 months old. When we’re walking on a leash, he consistently parks himself on the sidewalk and redirects so that he’s facing our home. We can get about two blocks away, then he parks!

He seems afraid to get too far from home? Do you have any tips for increasing the positive associations with walking?

Not sure if it’s relevant, but he’s a mixed breed pup, pretty large, and super smart – he’s very quick to learn, so this “parking” behavior is kinda throwing me. I would have thought he would be naturally rewarded by all the smells/fun of being out of the house.

So grateful for any advice!

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Looking at the Ruffwear Climate Changer Coverall and the Ruffwear Climate Changer Fleece Jacket for extremely cold and snowy days. The only difference is one has 2 front sleeves and the other one has 4 sleeves. Which one did/would you pick? or do you have a different recommendation? Thank you.

Question – I ordered my puppy’s crate from Etsy but it’s unfortunately stuck in customs and won’t be here when she arrives. For the time being, I ordered a temporary crate from Amazon. Do you think it will be an issue when I eventually have to switch her to her permanent crate?

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I want a dog more than anything but I have two part time jobs right now. I feel like I know so many people who are busy with work but they still get dogs. Do they just leave them locked up all day until they get home? I don’t wanna do that if that’s the only option.

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