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I have 2 senior dogs and have had multiple beds for them. Many where annoying to wash. We have muddy mat rugs by our doors, so I purchased their dog beds – they were just okay, especially for the price. They got flat very quickly. So I ordered cordaroys dog beds (similar price), and they are great, substantial, and well made. Even my old lady with hip issues loves it. Cover comes off easily for washing.

This breaks my heart but because of serious personal health issues I have to find a new loving home for my 3 year old purebred French Bulldog. He is housebroken, crate trained, very sweet and I hate to part with him but it’s just not fair to him that I can’t physically care for him. If you can offer a loving home to my sweet baby please let me know. I am asking a rehoming fee to make sure he goes to someone who wants to spoil and care for him the way he deserves. Breed experience preferred. He is not a toy or an accessory. He is a sweet loving family member. Please no negative comments. I have agonized over the decision and I’ve cried every night about it. I am located in Northern Virginia. I can not travel and will not ship. Must be picked.

I have a 2-month-old Rajapalayam puppy (a sight hound breed) showing strong territorial aggression and frequent biting. He tries to bite when I show affection or interact, which worries me a lot. He is not fully vaccinated yet, so I can’t take him for professional training or socialization outside safely. I’ve struggled with managing his aggression and biting, especially given the breed’s natural hunting and territorial instincts. I’m looking for practical guidance on managing and reducing this aggressive, territorial biting behavior safely at home while waiting for vaccinations, as well as ways to build trust and control his impulses effectively.

Weird title, I know. I adore this dog; I love this dog more than life itself, and she fully returns that affection. But I'm worried now that her fondness for me is doing more harm than good.

She's nine months old, and normally very sweet and playful. She has a lot of energy but she's good about keeping her destructive habits to her toys. That being said, the past few days she's been kind of weird. She's been hiding under places a lot more (like sleeping under my bed), and literally cannot stay in a room if I move from it. She follows me everywhere, even if she's relaxing or comfortable. This one it's own is fine.

But the worst thing that's new with her is that she growled, and apparently lunged at my mom's friends. She didn't actually bite them or anything, but just the fact that she growled at all (and she's met these people before and was fine, mind you) is shocking to me. I was out of the house both times, and when I came home one of the friends was still there. As soon as I walked in, my dog was all wags and happiness and was back to the sweet little girl I knew.

My mom (who watches her while I work) says she often gets really depressed when I leave and spends a lot of time sleeping in my room. I'm getting more and more worried about her behavior- maybe it's dog puberty mixed with me working long seasonal hours, but I don't want her to be so attached to me that she freaks out whenever I'm not home. I love her to death, but is it possible she's too attached for her own good?

My boyfriend just got a new puppy. She's a Japanese spitz, I believe 13 weeks old. She sleeps in a crate and has only had a handful of accidents in there. The problem is, during the day, she's kept in a play pen. She's regularly taken out to the toilet but seems to get too distracted and won't go to the toilet until she's back inside in the pen. I've given him some suggestions like taking her to the same spot each time, standing still and keeping the lead short for 10-15 minutes but she just tries to eat things on the floor, run around, and watch cars that go by. I've suggested keeping a very close eye on her when he puts her back in the pen but he isn't able to watch her constantly (which is why she's in a play pen). So she usually has an accident a few minutes after coming back in, sometimes longer than that though. He cleans it up very thoroughly but that also hasn't helped to stop it from happening. Is there any advice you guys have, or anything we can try that I haven't thought of?

Hi, looking to make sure my 3 month old puppy is well socialized. Per vet guidelines we can’t walk her yet, so I was looking at a few options: 1. Bringing her to a dog friendly store like Home Depot/a pet store. We won’t let her interact with other dogs, just bringing her around. 2. My local pet store has puppy training classes in a group, it does require vaccines, but I’ve read some reviews and am a bit worried about her accidentally contacting something, so not sure about that. 3. Just bring her in a sling and walk around? Looking for good advice on this 🙂

Around 5 months ago, i adopted the SWEETEST bully/lab/GSD mix. i got him as a companion for my partner and i, but mostly me. i take full responsibility for him and take care of him! my partner helps out if i need, but i proudly take full responsibility. he’s like my son! in the last 5 months we’ve had him, (9 months old now) our schedules with work are slowly changing. i work in healthcare, so my schedule is kind of going all over the place right now. we also have to go out of town every now and then, which is fine! because usually one of my friends (multiple) can all stop in throughout the day to let him out, feed him, play with him, etc.

but the last two vacations we’ve gone on (5+ days) it’s been a PAIN to find anyone who can stay over and watch him. i have already canceled one just because i couldn’t find anyone to watch him. so i sacrificed my vacation to spend time with my sweet baby. which ended up being great, because i didn’t have to work and we got to be together a lot! – but we have NO ONE who can take him to their house. people have to come to our house. we are both in our early twenties, and just don’t have the funds to pay for boarding or in home sitting.

and with my schedule changing at work more frequently, i am not able to give him all the time and attention he deserves. yes i do still walk him twice a day, train him, play with him, etc. i meet all his BASIC needs! he gets a lot of mental and physical enrichment! but i feel horrible because yes, i am giving him what he needs, but i dont feel like im giving him what he DESERVES.

he is a wonderful dog and i love him SO much, but i feel as time goes on it may get harder to take care of him. the thought of rehoming him is slowly creeping in, just because i feel he deserves better than what i can give him. this is also becoming hard on my partner, because if someone can’t watch him, they don’t want me to sacrifice my time just for a dog. they tell me “sometimes it’s okay to put yourself first!” and that i am starting to lose myself by taking care of the dog. that i’m becoming ABSORBED in him. which now that i’ve been thinking about it… i am. i sacrifice so many parts of my social life for my dog. and i love him so much, but i want to live out my early twenties. i know it will be better as he gets older, and things will get easier. i just don’t know what to do because the stress of raising a puppy, work, THE WORLD is all getting to me.

just needed to vent and put this out somewhere. i love my dog more than anything in the world, but sometimes i feel the most loving thing i can do for him is to let someone else love him more.

I really need some advice here. I’ve had my puppy ( small terrier mix) for about 6 months now and he is still barking for a very long time when I leave for work. I live in an apartment so this is an issue. I got a note today saying if it doesn’t change someone is going to take action. It wasn’t signed but I talked to my neighbors on either side, and below me and they all said they don’t really hear him that much. Before I leave for work we go on a 45 minute walk, I play calming music, he has a snuffle mat, frozen lick mat, I scatter treats, I give him a small amount of calming chew, he gets a greenie, puzzle mat and I rotate his toys. He stays in my room and doesn’t have free roam of the apartment. I’ve tried leaving all the lights off and closing the blinds in the hope he sleeps but now that it’s colder that means he barely gets to see the sun. We go on 4-5 walks a day. The dog park 2-3 times a week. I have no idea what else to do.

Can it be a uti if it’s only in the evenings? I’ve had her for a month, and she was pretty good about holding her bladder for 2-3 hours. She only had an accident about once a week, and that was my fault. Since yesterday, she’s been peeing inside within 2 hours of going potty outside. Today I thought that I would start taking her out every hour and a half, so she learns where to go again, but she just had two accidents inside. The first was within an hour of going outside, and the second was within an hour of the first accident. She didn’t go very much each time either. Could this be an uti? Maybbeee she’s done this in the day (can’t remember), but it seems to mainly be in the evening. And only until she finally sleeps on the couch for the rest of the evening.

The only other thing I can think of is that maybe I need to wash the carpet better? I use an enzyme spray, but she does a lot of sniffing in the same areas before going. (And I know, that’s going to be my signal to jump up and take her out now). She is mainly only playing a ton on the living room floor in the evenings, so that could explain why this isn’t happening during the day.