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My pup had been "wetting" and my neighbor (trainer) had suggested to deter the behavior by immediately wetting on any new markings to assert dominance.

We've seen some improvement, but it's had the obvious side effect of lingering odors which I want to eliminate before family visits for the upcoming holiday.

Is there a recommended cleaner for removing both pet AND human urine odor? I was going to try Bissell Pet Stain & Odor formula, but it looks like it's formulated for just dogs and cats.

Thanks!

Hello!

I’ve been reading the wiki & working on neutralizing my 9month year old dog to other dogs on walks. He isn’t aggressive, but he’s overly excited/ “frustrated greater”.

I’m having trouble figuring out the instruction of “praise when calm”, as he sometimes will sit and lock in on another dog but not bark/cry.

During these times, he won’t respond to treats so I understand that I need to move him further away from the trigger, but does this type of looking behavior count as being calm? I’m confused on when to treat for not barking/pulling vs treating for disengaging/focusing on me.

I have a Shih Tzu who seems to only mark outside, never “fully” pee. I take him out four times a day but sometimes he will “fully” pee inside. It often happens when I’m at work but I don’t want to leave him in his crate all day (right now he’s in the crate in the morning, I come home and take him outside during lunch, and then I leave him outside of the crate). I reward him every time he pees outside, even if it’s marking – is this the wrong thing to do?? Please help!

Backround info – I'm twenty and only really had cats before, but have dogs at for my sibling. I'm also Agoraphobic w/severe Social anxiety/general anxiety, but have felt better when I'm walking a dog [planning on dogsitting my sisters dog mpre often to see how I do] and I'm not willing to live alone without a dog for protection so I've been thinking about getting a German Shepard. I have twoish cats, ones just out of kittenhood and the other is like seven years old, the other is 18 who we cat sit for my aunt.

I don't really know what I need to know to be able to care for/own a dog so if you anyone can help me out with what I should learn/what sites to use/things to know for getting a dog that would be very helpful. I'm planning on doing a bunch of research and want to keep a long tllist of everything I've looked into.

Thanks in advance!

Context – I had two pugs, and one of my baby’s died around 5 months ago. They both would sleep in the kitchen together however my living dog would no longer settle in the kitchen on his own, I’m talking severe anxiety howling, scratching doors stayed up ALL night until we got him. And it was so sad, so we brought him upstairs, he will sleep in his bed if the TV is on but soon as that TV goes off he’s wanting up on the bed. He will cry ALL night until we pick him up. He’s quite a large pug and wakes us up several times thoughout the night. I’ve tried nightlights, soft music etc but nothing works. I’m now pregnant and he needs to sleep in his own bed. Any suggestions? Is it cruel to just stick him back in the kitchen? I’m happy for him to stay in the room if he sleeps on his own… help please

Hi! I have a one year old and a small dog and I’m really struggling to manage both the pram and the leash when we’re out walking together. It’s a nightmare trying to keep an eye on my dog and navigate the pram in crowded places or on public transport. Does anyone else struggle with this? It would be great to hear your experience. Any comments would be hugely appreciated, so I know I’m not alone!

I have a two year old Australian cattle dog mix. He is, as expected, high energy and wants to play with everyone.

I have worked on training recall (mostly on a long lead), and he is great 95% of the time. However, we just had an interesting incident that I need some help working through. He got out of our backyard while we were doing some yard work. I called for him and he came, sat, then laid down. Since he was in our yard, he did not have a collar on. When we leaned forward to grab him or moved to coax him closer to the house, he would dart a few steps away, then circle us and come back. Obviously this was a very fun game to him.

A neighbor ended up walking by with her dog and helped us by acting like they were coming inside our house. Naturally, he followed.

What can I add to our recall training so that he won’t just run away again if we need to lean down to put a leash on him? He already automatically sits when called, but this was an interesting issue since he didn’t have any type of collar or leash on. TIA!