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Hi! I’ve been wanting to get my dog boots for a while now as she comes with me a lot of places. I know there’s issues with overheating she will be watched like a hawk and not on all day.

I’m struggling finding a pair that fit and I’m not sure why do before I try something else I wanted to try to ask here.

I’ll provide a photo if I am able too that shows how they look on her. I got her a large fist and then bow a medium medium slips down over time seems like her paw just fits in it large was definitely too big I think. She is 50lbs and she is a mix of breeds.

Here is the link to the photos https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ozI4UxfEefNEOhLjHguZ00N7KvOB7UUC

Im looking to temporarily foster my dog for a while and be able to take her back but I have no idea where to find people to even try and contact and I am trying to get things figured out in a timely manner I've tried Facebook groups and gotten nowhere Im also not opposed to finding somewhere I can pay to home her if needed

Not necessarily a problem, just something I’ve noticed.

There have been times when I’m stressed or upset and my dog acts differently – stays closer, watches me more, or just seems more aware.

I don’t know if I’m projecting, but it makes me wonder how much they actually understand about our emotions.

καλησπέρα και ελπίζω κάποιος να το δει 🙂 σήμερα συζητούσα για υιοθεσία σκύλου όλα καλά και άγια , ώσπου μου λένε ότι το μεταφέρουν με πετ ταξί. τους λέω έχω ένα πολύ καλό φίλο που ίσως μπορεί να έρθει να το παρει.. και μου αρχίζει μια κεκαλυμμένη επίθεση τύπου ααα δεν ξέρω και γιατί αφού θα έρθει σπίτι σου μόνο με 70 ευρώ κλπ . την ψιλιαζομαι και κάτι μου βρωμάει κ παίρνω την κοπέλα που το φιλοξενουσε (γιατι τοση ώρα μιλούσα με την κοπέλα που έκανε το ποστ)και μου αρχίζει μια πιεση, ένα κακό, να δεχτώ να έρθει με πετ ταξί ! της λέω θα έρθω εγώ προσωπικά ως εκεί να το πάρω και να μου λέει όλο υπεκφυγές ! να μην τα πολυλογω μου βρωμανε πολύ όλα αυτά και ακόμα περισσότερο όταν κάποια στιγμή μου είπε : έχεις κάποια ανησυχία θα συζητήσω με την άλλη κοπέλα και της απαντησα ότι θεωρώ ότι απλά θα με έχει στο περίμενε κ θα το δώσει σ όποιον δεχτει το πετ ταξί και την πληρωμή (που δεν είναι τελικά πετ ταξί αλλά θα μεταφέρει ανθρωπους κ θα κάνει κ εξυπηρετηση ) και επίσης μου τα μασούσε οτι το σκυλί υπάγεται σε μια φιλοζωική που αν και ρώτησα δεν είπε σε ποια κ όταν ρωτησα οκ με ποιον θα κάνω το συμβόλαιο μου είπε με μενα .. κρίμα γιατί το ήθελα το σκυλί αλλά νιώθω ότι είναι αφερεγγοιοι!

Would a dog understand if I said a word that was three syllables long? Would they just tune out that last syllable? Or would they listen to the whole thing? I have a nam-e in mind for my next dog, and I want to be able to use it as like a come to me or refocus on me command, but it’s 3 syllables so I’m unsure if that would work?

Have a question about a recent development with my almost 12 year old chocolate lab. He recently started pooping in the house a few times a week. He goes out side, he pees and will walk around, but come inside and poop.

Like tonight i put him out, he was out for about 10 minutes, he came to the back door and barked once to be let in. Not 5 seconds in he crapped on the living room floor.

This is a super recent thing and I cant figure out what is going on. He sometimes acts scared to walk off the back deck but always goes out and pees no problem.

Does anyone have any tips, suggestions, insights?

I have a 7 year old dog. He has been a country dog for the past 5-6 years, and he really never saw or interacted with other humans or animals. He is best friends with my mom’s dogs and we do have cats he is fine with, but there’s never really been situations where he is in close proximity with humans/dogs he doesn’t know.

We just moved to the city a few months ago, and we have a fenced in yard to play fetch and things, but we live across the street from the park that we go to walk at. He’s definitely reactive to people and other dogs since he’s not used to it. I know the best way to desensitize him is to just keep going, but I’m struggling on when to reward him during our walks.

With people he is off/on. For the most part at this point he’s fine seeing humans. We do have the occasional instance where he will growl. He is worse when seeing other dogs. He knows the command “look” to look at me, and he will do it when he sees another dog or human, so I think that’s good since he’s not 100% locked in on whatever it is. Usually when we see another dog I put him in a heel position and have a treat in my hand and continue to tell him to look at me as we pass them. Put there is instances still where he tries to pull towards the dog and growls. And even when he is in the heel, the hair on his back is still standing up and you can tell he’s still stressed. So I just don’t know when to reward him? I don’t want to reward him when he’s on alert and he thinks that’s what I’m rewarding him for? But I don’t want to wait until he’s chilled out and then he thinks he’s just getting a treat.

Thanks for any help/advice!

My 4yo American Bully has some fast-growing talons, a fear of getting his feet touched, and a love of lap-sitting. We’re working on nail trims but in the meantime we got him this nail file feeder to help file down the sharper edges.

He loves the button part and took to that right away, but can’t figure out those square flaps on the side, so right now I have to open the flaps for him one-by-one. Has anyone removed the flaps without leaving sharp bits on the toy? So far pliers seem to just mangle the plastic.

Hi all,

I am looking to add a puppy to my life this coming year. I’ve done my research, know what breed I want, I have experience with puppies, and am pretty confident in my ability to train said puppy. I have a unique situation where I work full time M-F in a very dog-friendly office. I have a general idea for how I can structure puppy’s day while I work but I was hoping someone else out there had similar experience or advice to offer? My only concern is the puppy would probably not have her full round of vaccines before she comes home with me. I wouldn’t be able to take work off just to train and work with her at home before she gets her full round of shots, and I live too far away from work to even consider leaving it at home and then using my lunch break to drive back for a potty break. (30 minutes commute one way, and I have an hour lunch break) All of the other dogs in the office are UTD on their shots and are all very well-mannered. I’d be able to have a baby gate to block them from coming into my office as well as keeping a crate under my desk to encourage naptime while I work in-between walk and play breaks! How concerned do I need to be about potential parvo exposure? I feel like this was never something that I worried about with other puppies in my past up until about 8 years ago then it’s become a huge thing(at least from my vets) was I just uneducated and lucky in the past? Or am I right to be hesitant and cautious? I just don’t see any other way to care for the puppy properly unless it stays with me. I feel like initially leaving it at home would be way too long and just asking for accidents to happen.