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I’ve just found out I’m pregnant (very early on so who knows what can happen at this stage, if I am being realistic but I am thinking about the potential future), and I have a 6 month old Bernese mountain dog. He is wonderful most of the time, but he is incredibly strong and boisterous and he loves to play – and bite – mostly biting me over my partner. I am working on my reactions to his biting (not giving him attention, time outs, reverse time outs, distractions) and make sure he’s playing and exercised enough, etc.

I work from home so I spend the most time with him, and I know a lot of his naughty behaviour does get exacerbated when I can’t pay attention to him and I’m getting stressed because I’m trying to work. But I am trying to get better! I also recently broke my foot so I can’t take him out for his usual lunchtime walk, so he has been a bit more hyper than usual.

We’ve been doing the training ourselves, and he’s nailed a few things, but there’s definitely room for improvement. He’ll be 15 months in 9 months’ time, and we’ve been recommended not to get him neutered til 18 months. I don’t know what to expect when his hormones kick in.

Anyway, all this to say I just don’t know how being pregnant, dealing with his teenage months and then having a newborn and a 15 month old giant dog are all going to mix. My partner is being practical about how difficult it will be, but straight off the bat there’s no way I want to even consider rehoming my puppy. I want him to be the best dog he can by the time the baby arrives!

Has anyone been in a similar position and have any advice?

Hi,

I am taking in/ back my dog whom my family has had. Long story short. I got him as a pup 4 month and got hurt when he was about 1 year. My family has had him the past 3 years (didn’t want to keep uprooting him and he was in a house) i have a loft.

Fast forward I notice family having some financial issues so I am taking him back in. He doesn’t seem too potty trained and i know they did any obedience training with him.

Any advice for transitioning and potty training ? 4yo Rottweiler

Hi there, So I've got the Crumb tags for my two dogs. They're so handy but I have a Bull Arab x American Staffy and we adopted a Siberian Husky x American Staffy the other month, they LOVE to play and are constantly running around like bats out of hell, tumbling around and just having fun. I've had to order new tags a couple of times because they keep coming off and getting lost.

I love that they have all their info, which vet they go to, age, unique features, their photo and our details so I'm wondering if there's something similar out there thats just a but more sturdy.

So sorry i use this subreddit so much im very confused on how to care for a puppy💔 but im going out today and nobody will be home so do i put my puppy in a kennel since we dont have a actual crate or cage to put her in? And do i leave some form of water? Idk what to do she only 1 month an im a little confused cus she never been left home alone before so im unsure of what the best thing to do is! 🫶

We are working on loose leash training right now and it has been probably the hardest thing for us to work on (and check ins)

I don’t have many expectations for him at the moment with walking. When we go out during the day with more distractions, or go somewhere more public & busy, he still needs work. But the fact that he had a flawless walk, in the dark with no distractions, for the first time since we started this 3 months ago, tells me that he is making progress. 🙂

my dog is approaching 3. greyhound mix. she knows quite a few tricks but lately when i have a treat, she’s been just doing a bunch of tricks without my command. she ultimately ends up listening to me, but after doing her favourite/best tricks, i guess. i know it’s not a big deal but how do i fix this ? i’m thinking of just starting again with a simple “sit” command again, then give her a treat, so she doesn’t try and guess the command before i give it ? if that makes sense ?

I have a chihuahua so she especially gets cold really fast even with a coat on (i dont want to buy her booties yet as her feet are tiny). I feel guilty for neglecting her walks, but she gets so wet and shaky. I take her to dog friendly inside places like the mall or pet stores, but we dont meet many dogs there. I was thinking of carrying her around my town and setting her down around dogs so she walks on her own next to them without fear, would that be enough?