Blog

Hi! We have a 17 week old Golden Retriever puppy, before Christmas/New Year weeks he was doing alright in his crate, he would wake us up to potty at night but then be ok to go back to sleep in his crate.. well over the holidays we started letting him nap on the couch with us during the day instead of putting him in his crate to nap… now every single night he’s going to bed in his crate (around 10:30pm) then waking up between 3:30-4:40am to potty but then will NOT go back to sleep in his crate. If we put him back in his crate he will bark non stop for at least an hour, that was our breaking point plus it seems unhealthy for all parties. If we let him out to potty and then lay on the couch with him he will go right back to sleep on the couch next to us, after he grabs his baby (snuggle puppy) and brings him on the couch too. Did anyone else have this issue? Will he grow out of it? Are we stuck for life waking up at 4 and then sleeping on the couch until we wake up for work? We are open to suggestions!

It doesn’t seem to be an issue with him being too tired since he will fall back to sleep within 10 mins if we lay with him, this seems a bit like an attachment issue but really not sure how to stop it. I’ve tried to carry him to his crate when he fell asleep just so I could go to the bathroom and he was right back to barking until I came back.

We haven’t brought him to our bed yet because we wanted to keep that boundary of it being our bed and him having his own but it feels like that may not be possible forever.

TLDR: our puppy will go to bed in his crate at night but wakes up at 3:30-4:40am to potty and refuses to go back to sleep in his crate but he will instantly go back to sleep with one of us on the couch. SOS

Soo… my 13 week old puppy that whines and barks everytime we put him in his crate and leave the room (he does fine at night in his crate) just put HIMSELF in his crate while I was doing dishes in the kitchen. I was like OH BOY i dont hear him. He must be getting into something. Meanwhile my guy is chilling in his crate in the bedroom?

Did someone accidentally kidnap my puppy and give me this one? 😂

I thought dogs are potty trained by now?! I’m at my wits end. I had my carpets cleaned and I still find potty accidents. Mostly pee but sometimes poop. I know more when it’s time to poop so I get her outside. She doesn’t ask to go she just goes and it’s so frustrating. When I go outside with her on a regular basis I tell her to go potty and when she does, I say “ yes” and give a treat. I watch her but at her age she hates the kennel. When I leave I leash her to the couch and she prefers that. I have kids and a busy life so it’s hard to watch her constantly and I take her out regularly- why isn’t she getting it? I also have a bell at the door so she can tell me she needs to go, but she mostly uses it to go out and play. When will she understand to not go inside? She doesn’t go at night at all so I know she has bladder control.

Hi all I would like you're opinions please. So I have a crate that fits my puppy and was going to buy another larger one for when she's bigger. But I'm confused as I can't decide whether to have the crate in my room for night time and just let her roam during the day. I have a multitude of other beds that I was dotting around to see what she likes. But the. I was also thinking do I get her a play pen? But I don't want her thinking thats somewhere she can potty. Any advice if u understand what my garble was would be appreciated thanku much love 💜

How to deal with a grumpy puppy?

I have 3 puppies, 3 months old. Out of them one is agressive when it's time to put him inside his cage. He'll growl and threthen to bite, sometimes he does bite when you lif him. Right now we play with hime few minutes by holding him in our hands, calming him down or buy keeping food inside the cage.

Even when I just try to lift him to play with him he'll think I am taking him to put him inside his cage.

I got an adorable 12 week old pug puppy last Monday, I love him so dearly but I have so much guilt that I’m not being a good enough care taker. The main problem I seem to have is not trusting him to roam around in the house. I have a crate and I’ve been working on crate training him which is going ok, he only seems to cry in the crate when he’s super energetic and needs to play or go out. I also set up a puppy pen but he seems to absolutely hate and cry soooo much sometimes but other times he’s totally content. I just feel like I don’t want him wondering and eating things that are dangerous or possibly having accidents in the house so I need to put him in the crate or pen I just feel so guilty about it. I only work three days a week and I have to crate him those three days but I always make sure to come home mid-day to play/ walk/ feed/ bathroom but he’s a mess when I get home at night because he has been crated all day. This work schedule will change next month and my husband will be able to watch him on the weekends when I work but I feel guilty about it right now. I also feel like he does not ever want to cuddle or we have a hard time bonding and I can’t help but feel like he doesn’t like me because I’m not a good enough caregiver and have to crate or put him in a pen. Please give me any advice you have on training and bonding.