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Hello all,

I live in a small, one-bedroom apartment. I have an adorable five-month-old puppy. He is usually very calm and doesn't bark or make noise randomly.

But…

Whenever someone passes in front of the door, though, he goes crazy and barks so loudly that it hurts my ears. Every time my neighbor passes by, I feel bad because I think I'm annoying them so much.

I don't know what to do. I've never met them, and they haven't complained about the dog. Still, I feel like it's pretty annoying. I can seal the bottom of the door, so hopefully he won't hear or smell me passing by. Or should I introduce my puppy to them?

Basically sums it up. We just adopted a puppy three days ago unexpectedly and couldn’t turn him away. However, we have two days of travel plans that are non-refundable and a Thanksgiving trip with my entire family.

We found the sweetest lady on Rover who has a lot of experience with puppies and has amazing reviews. I guess I feel guilty leaving him and him thinking we’re not coming back. Is this a terrible idea? Someone give me something positive 🥺😭 lol.

Hi everyone,

We got a 10 week old American Staffy pup and we are definitely struggling with the biting/teething. Any tips/tricks you can recommend to help us survive the velociraptor stage?

TIA

Has anyone heard of this? My senior pup had an ultrasound for his abdomen to confirm chronic hepatitis. We went to a specialist for it, who sent the results and the recommendation of “medical management” for his treatment plan. My primary vet refuses to do anything without the specialist’s ultrasound as the radiologist did not put an exact prescription and dosage in the treatment recommendation. My primary has 3 years of my dog’s bloodwork and has seen him regularly, hence the radiologist referral.

Anyone had an ultrasound and the primary won’t do anything? Why would the radiologist need to put “the exact dosage of the exact rx to give him”?

I am so confused.

Was at the park with my dog and he suddenly ran to the beach and there was a dead bird he was into it for maybe 20-30 seconds Should I be worried? I am lol But does it pose a risk since he wasn’t there long 😩

Does anyone have any advice on getting my dog to ignore my cats?

She’s a three year old Australian cattle dog mix and she is obsessed with my two cats. Every time they walk or move around she is pacing and watching them. If she run she will chase them, she’s never hurt them when she catches them but of course they don’t like to be chased.

We’ve had the cats longer and one is getting up there in years. It’s coming to the point of considering rehoming the dog.

I am living with two small male dogs (unsure of breed). They are confined to a back utility room where hardly anyone checks on them. They have a flea problem that is out of control, they have never been to a vet, and I am practically the only one who looks after them or even remotely seems to care about their overall well-being. I am planning on moving in a few months. Can I take them? They have never been to a vet and are not chipped, so there is no legal tie to the original owners. If not, what am I supposed to do? I can't continue to watch them suffer like this. They deserve better.

I really need help. I adopted a 2.5 year old Australian Shepherd last week from a breeder who I'm realizing didn't take good care of her. She is skittish and absolutely terrified of everything, hasn't been socialized and gets freaked out if I even breathe wrong. She was kept in an outdoor kennel so doesn't know how to be in a house without being scared.

I found fleas on her face so as much as I wanted to hold off on bathing her to let her settle in before anything like that, this was an emergency. I found 11 fleas on her and a couple around the house on furniture. We have carpet too which is making me really worried. On top of all this, I am 26 weeks pregnant so I'm trying to avoid spraying any harsh chemicals.

So far I gave her Nexguard, Interceptor and Capstar this morning. Bathed her with half dish soap half dog shampoo and rinsed thoroughly. She looks so scared of me and traumatized. What can I do to address the fleas? She also has the runs from being stressed out but other than that haven't changed her diet. This poor girl is so sweet and innocent but so utterly scared Im worried about traumatizing her and undoing all the work I've been doing this week to gain her trust. We were making good progress where even though she was scared, she was starting to be my shadow and see me as a safe person. How do I get rid of fleas without traumatizing her??

FYI She has a vet appointment for a general check up this Friday but thats the earliest we could get.