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As agreed on, I did a in person check in on my dog I had to rehome. It’s been couple months since I last seen him. I was extremely excited to see him. The point of this check in was to make sure he’s well taken care of. My dog was very matted, tangled fur, his fur felt very dry/dusty.. and I saw him licking his paw and saw a really red spot with no fur.. I questioned his new owners and they said it started two days ago and nothing else. They were just quiet as I was very concerned. I told them to take him to the vet. I texted them today asking if they took him to the vet yet and they said it’s getting better after ointment with a picture that shows his fur covering the area and his fur just looked even more matted. I don’t want to overstep boundaries but I’m so worried it might get infected. I don’t know why they didn’t take him to the vet…

There’s nothing like learning you’ve been giving your dog bull dick to chomp on. Or better yet, that you’ve been going to the pet store just to purchase a bag of dicks. Let me be clear.. I’ll continue to give my dog his dicks because he loves them, I was just a bit shooketh is all! Anyway! Carry on and have a great day all!

Anyone with this problem? How do I get him to understand that he can go whenever and I don't have to give him permission?

Dogs and their humans who live in (or near!) Maryland are cordially invited to a Holiday Pawty and Adoption Event hosted by six local animal rescues.

Bring your pups out to play with other dogs and enjoy socialization!

🎅🏼 Photos with Santa. Your pup can take a (free!) photo with Santa.

🐶 Outdoor & Indoor Play Areas. Your pups can romp around off-leash.

🎁 Ugly Sweater Contest. For humans and for dogs!

☕ Hot cocoa, coffee, and holiday cookies.

🎟️ Raffle. We'll have a raffle with incredible prizes for pups and people alike.

💚 Adoptable dogs. If you're looking for another furry family member, you'll find one. Multiple rescues are bringing adoptable pups to this event, including:

Maryland SPCA Humane Rescue Alliance Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland Senior Dog Sanctuary Furever Home Animal Rescue Saving Grace Animal Rescue

🗓️ WHEN: December 7th, 2025 12PM – 3PM

📍 WHERE: Crownsville Canine 2007 A Lineage Ln, Crownsville, MD 21032

❤️ WHY: All proceeds go directly to rescue dogs!

Tickets can be found online or at the door! beaglemaryland.org/holiday25

Hello 👋🏻 we recently got a Old English puppy. She is 15 weeks today. Things are still hard but settling down. We are currently working on alone time which is going very slowly.

Next year, my husband and I need to travel for one month with work. She will be 7/8 months then.

My question is, will this be terrible for her? Will it traumatise her?

We haven't decided who will take care if her. It will either be friends in our home, or, with our trainer in his kennels.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi all!

First time puppy owner here (well as an adult anyway) and just wanted some reassurance that what I’m experiencing is normal.

We picked up our 8 week old Australian labradoodle pup last weekend. She’s an absolute joy and already becoming my world.

She’s happy in her play pen, and we’re crating her (or trying to). She happily goes in there during the day for some of her naps on her own accord.

Night times, she has a potty break then we settle her until she falls asleep then pop her in the crate and close the door. We don’t sleep in the room with her.

Last week she was going to bed about 11pm and was waking up after about an hour for a potty break, then back in and slept for another 2/3 hours before another break (2/3am ish), before sleeping through to about 6am.

This week, she’s still waking for a potty break after about an hour or so, but seems to then sleep all the way through to about 6am (so about 5/6 hours solid). I like to think this is pretty good for a 9 week old pup, but always think I could be doing better.. thoughts?

Hey everyone,

My pup is about 6.5 months old, and we’ve been working on crate training for a while now… but we’ve hit a weird roadblock and could really use some advice.

She will only sleep in her crate if she can clearly see both my wife and me. If we’re in bed and she can’t see us? Absolute meltdown. And I’m not talking about the “give it a few minutes, ignore the whining” type of crying. It’s full-on wailing, distress yelping, smacking the crate, flipping out. She can keep this up forever — the other night it went on for almost 2 hours. We do play with her extensively throughout the day and closer to bed time and make sure she gets tired. She also gets her last potty break right before we head to bed.

Last night we decided to experiment and slept on the floor next to the crate. And… she settled immediately and slept. But obviously this is not a long-term solution unless we want permanent back problems 😂

Has anyone dealt with this? What did you do to help your pup feel safe alone in the crate at night? How do we get back to sleeping in our actual bed while she sleeps peacefully in her space? Is there something we can do gradually to help?

Any tips, success stories, or even “been there” comments are welcome. We are tired lol.

I have a pair of shiba inu and the female just gave birth to 3 newborn puppies 3 days ago. The third newborn wont stop crying and i dont know what to do. Ive researched the causes (gas, waste , heat, food, etc. ) but all of the solutions doesnt seem to work. the third is the one that feeds the most so i figure she is just full. But she has been crying and stopping and crying again for about 4-5 hours now. The other 2 seem fine only sleeps and dont cry much. Should i be concerned? Whats the solution?