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i live in a cold area that will get below 0°F in the winter, especially at night/early in the morning. i have a pair of the combination gloves/mittens and i like that they flip up to expose my fingers to grab and open poop bags, but my thumb is still covered in that case. and i need my thumb to grip to open the bags. i have suffered for four winters now lol but what kind of gloves should i be looking for? any brands/styles that have grippy finger and thumb pads?

Hey everyone! Does anyone know how much sleep a 10 month old large breed puppy should be getting in a 24hr period?

He was on a great sleep/forced nap schedule when he was a baby and it was really helpful for him and me, but since he’s gotten older I’ve been slacking on a schedule.

I think I want to put him back on one because some days he will take a nap by himself but other days he will not settle and I think going back to a schedule will really be beneficial for him and me.

I’m finding mixed answers online.

Does anyone have any insight?

Hi

Our senior (12 1/2 y/o) Staffordshire terrier has started urinating inside our apartment complex

We got her at 9 years old from a shelter – she’s always been really good at potty outside until recently. She keeps going either outside of the lift or inside the lift. Note most of the time she’s not desperate to pee as she usually tells us when she’s ready to go – either vocally (she’s really vocal when she wants something) or she’s been trained with the buttons to let us know she wants to go outside.

There’s instances I accept where for example she’s scared of something outside like fireworks and has wee’d in the lift – which I’ve not been mad at her for . But the last couple of times it just feels like she’s being too lazy to wait to go down. Is there any way to train this to stop? So far we have just told her off in a stern voice so she knows it’s not acceptable

In terms of her health she does have arthritis, she’s on supplements which really help her joints (we’ve seen a massive difference where she’s gone from stiff legs and limping to back to normal pretty much), her walks are also limited to 20 mins as suggested by vet and she has a pram for longer walks

FYI we do have a balcony and have previously attempted to train her on fake grass but she refuses to go in the one spot, she always does a circle before she wees so have never been able to train her and I obviously don’t want her weeing down to our neighbours balcony so that’s not an option unfortunately

Many thanks for your help

Hi, my 9-month old Chihuahua mix (12 lbs – 63% Chihuahua, 12% Cocker Spaniel) still makes it hard for me to ever relax. He's hardest to deal with after morning and evening walks when he comes back into the house and demand barks. I've tried ignoring it but it's incessant. It takes him a long time to actually settle in the evenings – lots of pacing and barking out the window. He was also just neutered this week so I'm definitely seeing some regression in behaviour as he goes through the hormonal changes and medications, but the demand barking had been an issue even before the neuter.

Do you think this is adolescent behaviour and things will get easier? I also give him lots of puzzles (treats wrapped in towels, recycling objects with treats) to keep him mentally stimulated, but sometimes I wonder if he has too much attention so he's always expecting some entertainment. Feeling a little discouraged as I've worked so hard with him since I adopted him at 3 months! I love him so much but I'm looking forward to things getting easier.

I can’t seem to get my puppy to bond with me and she’s started being disobedient and badly behaved: biting, stealing and chewing things. She’s such a smart girl and does so well with training and tricks, but only when she wants to. It’s getting too much for me, the constant checking on, correcting, redirecting. Being bitten (nothing major) is so mentally difficult because I honestly feel it’s out of hate, rather than just mouthing/being a puppy. The majority of the time we spend together ends up being disciplining and negative. It doesn’t seem fair to me or to pup.

Cockapoo – 6 months – female.

At my wits end.

Our 18wk old puppy is hugely regressing with her crate which has always been in our bedroom. We had to change it a few weeks ago as she ripped the zipper on her material crate so now use a metal one, after a hard few nights with it we eventually realised she was cold and added a big fluffy bed, she slept perfectly day and night for about 2 weeks. Shes been left in it a few times for about 1-2 hrs, sometimes if she’s super tired she’s knocked out, sometimes barks for about 40 mins then sleeps. The last few nights she is not settling at all day or night. She barks and barks and barks and barks and barks. We’ve tried taking her potty multiple times and back to crate, she often doesn’t need to potty and has never had an accident in her crate. It’s disheartening as we know she can and has been very settled in her crate and now we feel like we have no idea what to do, she will only stop barking if she’s let in our bed which we don’t want to encourage but have obviously caved in and now she barks until she gets that. I don’t want to make the crate aversion worse by letting her bark it out (also neighbours) but honestly I have no idea what to do, she won’t settle anywhere apart from the sofa or the bed. We are trying to go back to basics with treats in the crate which she will go in for but even if the crate is right by my feet she won’t settle and also does not tolerate being confined in a playpen. If we try to let her out of the crate at night she would just jump on the bed. It feels like there is no way to overcome this without the challenge of where to sleep at night? I know she’s teething and probably going through a fear period as well which isn’t helping but we just cannot see a way in which this resolves unless we leave her to bark all night or put her in our bed.

I just got a puppy on Thursday 11/20/25! I have been mentally preparing for a year so when I connected with a puppy I pulled the trigger without thinking much. I have read that stability and consistency is key but I just realized I got her a week before Thanksgiving and my family has big Thanksgiving meal I cannot miss (only happens every few years). Thankfully it is close by (about 8 min away). I am not sure what to do with her for Thanksgiving! There will be kids but the youngest is 5 and a half so not tiny and they have been around some dogs before. It will likely be an all day affair (8 hours?).

Do I bring her over in a play pen? Do I bring her over in a crate? Do I leave her at home in her crate and drive back every couple hours to let her out? I don't want her to get over stimulated especially with her surgery still healing. Help! I'm sure I am over thinking this but I'd really appreciate some guidance.

About her: She is 15 weeks old and about 12 lbs. She was spayed on 11/17/25 and has a plastic cone on with instructions to keep on until 11/28. I think she is a terrier mix with maybe some whippet. Very treat/food motivated and compliant with some prompting (which I'm sure is just normal puppy behavior)

About me: I am a first time dog owner and live alone. I work from home about 4 days a week. I am an anxious person and I want to be a great dog dad and know I have a lot to learn. I am planning to hire a trainer too from Rover (they gave me a coupon for them with her adoption)