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I think about my childhood dog sometimes, and what I would do differently if I had known back then, what I know now.

Not an important question but kinda curious. 2yo Golden, half the time he gets really spooked by my feet if I touch him while he’s laying down but not if he can see them coming and never if I were to touch him with my hand, he’s never been spooked.. just kinda weird like he doesn’t associate feet with the same type of petting. Not sure if this makes sense.. is it a common thing, do dogs differentiate between hands and feet or is it all the same to them and my homies just a little weird. Just incase anyone tries to go there, no, he has never been kicked, he doesn’t have a fear of feet, just sometimes the spook him.

I’m a 24 year old single guy and live alone in a house right now. I work from home 5 days a week and make enough money that a dog would not be a financial burden for me. I’ve never had a dog before and have always wanted one, I feel like I’m at a place in my life where a dog is viable. I have a decent social life with an occasional 2-3 hour weeknight commitment and some weekend plans (golfing, pickleball, going out) where I’d be gone for like 4 hours at a time.

My aunt is fostering a 10 week old border collie mix that I absolutely love and feels like she’s the dog for me. I know this is an active breed and I’m an active guy where I feel confident that I can give her the activity she needs. I need some advice on if this is reasonable? Do I have a solid situation to own a dog?

I seem to be posting here a lot, I guess I am a paranoid dog mom. I have a 12 week old girl, came home to vomit in her crate and a little worm… I’m pretty sure it’s round worm. I made an appointment right away, we will be going to the vet four days…

She threw up on fabric, I scrapped all the vomit off and through in it the wash with bleach… Was that the right thing to do?

Also she’s been on my bed, should I be washing all my bedding and not letting her up until we’ve seen the vet?

I’ve read some people are picking up their puppies poop. Should I be picking her poop up from outside? It’s winter here and below freezing 24/7. She doesn’t usually eat poop

This is my first time dealing with worms and I am not sure what the right thing is to do until I see the vet… please help

i recently got a 10 week old puppy. everything was going great at first but im now wondering if it was a good job at all.

she REFUSES to pee or poop outside no matter how much we try train her.

shes biting quite literally everything in my house including my hand which is covered in scars from her biting and scratchin and no matter how much times i redirect her attention to a chew toy she doesnt even acknowledge the toy and continues to bite me or something else.

not only that she never sleeps as shes so hyper and its interfering with MY sleep schedule and i have not slept a good night sleep in a month. its gotten so bad to the point where im literally getting headaches

if anyone can give any sort of advice i would greatly appreciate it.

Every year I am SO excited to watch the dog show on thanksgiving…this year i swear they shortened it a lot (due to commercials, people talking about dogs, taking time out of showing us all the dogs/breeds/ect) 😫 I googled it yesterday and it said today the Full show would be released on Peacock. Just got off my 12hr nurse shift, turned it on and it’s the same as yesterday.

Can someone guide me where can I go online to watch the FULL show? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FELLOW FURRY LOVERS!!🐕🤎

Every year I am SO excited to watch the dog show on thanksgiving…this year i swear they shortened it a lot (due to commercials, people talking about dogs, taking time out of showing us all the dogs/breeds/ect) 😫 I googled it yesterday and it said today the Full show would be released on Peacock. Just got off my 12hr nurse shift, turned it on and it’s the same as yesterday.

Can someone guide me where can I go online to watch the FULL show? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FELLOW FURRY LOVERS!!🐕🤎

We rescued the bigger dog, Arthur, about a year ago and he's generally pretty placid. We have one other rat terrier, but she's like 17 so she's never really played with Arthur. A few days ago we rescued the little guy, Barney, from a hoarder situation via the Humane Society. He and Arthur have been engaging in this today

https://imgur.com/gallery/EShW9z8

Pretty sure this is all standard play, bust wanted some outside opinions to see if there's anything I need to keep an eye on. I'm new at Barney's situation where he's had effectively zero socialization…

Thanks!

I’ve been crying every night since we brought our mini Aussie puppy home. It feels embarrassing to even type, but I genuinely feel like I’m not good enough for her because I don’t have a backyard.

I don’t regret her, I regret how overwhelmed I feel. I love her already, but my brain keeps going:

“She deserves more space.” “What if I’m not enough?” “Why am I struggling so much?” “Will I be able to travel again?”

The hardest part is the constant crying in the crate at night, and the guilt that follows. I keep worrying that I’m failing her just because I don’t have grass outside my door.

My fiancé (who has never cared for anything before) is stressed too, and suggested giving her back to the breeder after a really rough night.

To people who went through puppy blues — when did you start feeling confident, and how did you stop blaming yourself for not having a yard?

My puppy is 16-17 weeks old and I started leash training.. well I’ve been trying for a few weeks now I’m taking reallll baby steps getting her more comfortable with me handling her collar and introducing her to the leash

You’re probably asking why it took a few week.. well when we first put the leash on I knew she was gonna bite it ofc but not even high value treats could deter her from it.

Today we hit a milestone I clipped on her leash twice and yes she did chew but it was much easier to redirect and when I told her to drop it she did.. we also got a few steps in so the progress is slow but it’s happening

Would love hearing other parents struggling with leash training everytime I see a video or story online it’s like day 1 their puppy is already great with wearing a leash and harness