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I know there’s the thing about them being overly excited or overstimulated, but here’s the thing; she lives with us, and he’ll do it even in the calmest moments.

She just stands there and he comes up and latches onto her. She walks by calmly, he grabs her. She stands in the middle of the room on her phone, he grabs her. She sits on the couch or at the dining room table? He grabs on.

It isn’t as if she’s getting him hyped up. He’ll walk over calmly to see what she’s doing and just grab. It’s to the point that if he’s near her at all, he’ll do it. We can’t figure it out. He does NOT do this to me… at all.

The other evening, as I kept trying to remove him from her, it was a loop of making him get away from her, then he’d go back and do it again. My mom actually laughed because at one point, he came up, sat down calmly… then leaned over to check if I was watching. When he saw I wasn’t, he grabbed her. So he seems to know that what he’s doing is a no-no, but I just don’t understand the root of this or how to discourage it/stop it. Anyone else have anything like this happen?

Yesterday I was celebrating our little wins, today I broke down in tears. I feel so bad about this, but I am just exhausted. And I guess my pup is also exhausted. I need some help with forcing naps for my 10 week old Labrador.

The cycle looks a bit like this: Wake up, potty, back to the flat and do some training using his kibble (focusing on "sit" and "crate") but then he gets bored and starts biting furniture. I try to redirect to a toy, or something else, but eventually he starts biting hands and trouser legs. I cannot do a reverse timeout, because we don't have a pen for him (not enough space) and the living room (where the crate is in) is not dog proof.

I know that he needs more sleep. How do I correctly do the forced nap? I have been taking him down for a potty break, coming back, offering him water (he sometimes doesn't drink it when offered) and then lure him into his crate with a treat. When I lock the door he barks and whines and I don't know if he's barking for attention, or because he actually needs something. I sometimes sit by the crate, I sometimes leave the room and wait 5-10 mins for him to calm down. I really do not want to poison the crate, I want him to like it. I don't want to create separation anxiety. How long do I let him cry/bark for? I am at my wits end. Thanks for your help.

My 5 month old pup would stand at the door almost every hour just to go outside and sniff around. Id always wonder if he needed to use the bathroom or just wanted to go outside. We put in a dog door on our sliding glass door (still getting used to the flap) and what.a.life.changer.

He stopped asking to go outside all the time and now goes out when he wants. No accidents in the house at all and I feel like a weight has been lifted!

My puppy is 5 months old today and I feel like he is going backwards in his crate training. He used to go in there and not cry at all and loved his crate. Lately he has been whining basically the entire time he’s been in there. He sleeps in there fine at night but when we leave or sometimes put him in there for naps he will whine the whole time. This is new. We know he is teething because of his constant bleeding all over but dang this is a bummer feels like we’re going backwards. Anybody else? Does it get better? So sad cuz he was amazing about his crate now he’s constantly sleep deprived 🙁

My dog passed away in January and I haven’t gotten rid of anything not even her shampoo.. a lot of her stuff was really expensive stuff like purses and strollers etc as she was my child.. it’s just hard for me to see a new dog with her items but I really love this new dog too. How did you guys feel about using ur passed dog stuff for your new dog?

So, my 1.5 year young ButterCup pup is a full-on drama king. If I come home smelling like that one specific brownie he loves the smell of, he instantly goes into pout mode- little huffs and a dramatic head turn like, “How could you?” And if I skip his morning cuddle time? Forget the paw. His Majesty won’t even look my way. My pure, adorable, cutest little cutie-pie diva 💕

What’s your dog’s most melt- your- heart adorable trait?

My dog, ponzu is a super sensitive. When we go for walks he doesn’t charge and is great with other dogs and people. He’s super gentle with people and other dogs on walks or outdoor environments + ppl he feels safe with. he never has these issues with kids and my nieces and nephews love how gentle and cuddly he is but for adults he’s a bit different. at home he gets these anxiety attacks, and he starts growling and chasing his tail frantically but does not growl that crazy at people. He also rarely barks at anything outside.

When adults come over, and it’s loud with us talking or saying hi, it’s a different story. he barks in a panic, while he chases/ jumps up on their legs and kind of moves his head sporadically with a biting motion. but he does not bite anyone or anything but the air n seems to b in a frenzy. then he does the little anxious tail chase thing which can be overwhelming for people for logical reasons. The thing is, when I am firm with him or the guest I have over is firmly tells him to sit, he listens really good and stops. N is pretty calm and good with them whenever they visit after the first meeting. when guests feel a little timid n try to get away from him it makes him want to go chase n jump on them n bark more :(. I set up a gate for when ppl who aren’t so familiar w dogs come over to not feel scared to come to my downstairs kitchen area; but he still barks so much.

It’s the tail chasing and barking/trying to bite his own tail that concerns me too bc I know he’s feeling panicked or anxious. How can I ease his anxiety? And also eventually make him get comfortable with people coming over.

Hey everyone. First time posting here Today I Had a huge mental breakdown because of my 5 month old puppy (malinois) Before you come to attack me, I did do a lot of research before getting him and I know they’re a lot of work but god I never could’ve prepared myself for this kind of crazy. He’s a good dog,but gets so easily frustrated I’m so tired of it .. when I put him in my car in the backseat he will bark non stop and will try to get to me,he already bit me twice in the back because of how frustrated it gets him. Then when guests come over he wants to jump,bite at them and when I put a leash on him to manage him he will bark and go even crazier Also reactive to dogs because he can’t reach them but if he does say hi to a dog,he doesn’t know boundaries and tries to get on top of them I want to socialise him well with dogs but I never really meet dogs that can nicely correct him and tell him off I did try some trainers but I did not like the way they worked. Of course I will keep looking but just wanted to vent/ advice and if maybe someone is also going through this

Hi everyone. I have a 5month staffy, I’d be lost without him and I do try to stay calm majority of the time but I swear from the day I got him he thinks I’m some sort of big toy, biting, tugging, you name it he does it.. and don’t get me wrong I don’t mind abit of play time but I literally can’t even fuss him or walk 5 steps without him either biting my trousers, jumping up to bite my pockets or just having the time of his life with my hands. I’ve tried everything, redirecting, walking away.. he’s fine for say 30 seconds and then he’s right back at it. And it’s getting abit much now, is there anything else I can do? I’m also sure he has selective hearing, the amount of times i say ‘no’ ‘off’ ‘down’ is mental🤣 and I do give him a little tap now and again because sometimes he’s a little too aggressive and after a constant 20/30 mins of him biting it does whittle down my patience but a more physical approach doesn’t faze him in the slightest. Anything else I can do without locking him in the kitchen for hours on end

Thank you

Terrible trip to the park today. High winds & leaves blowing everywhere, which distracted the pup quite a bit. He was barking at other people/dogs more than usual, I couldn’t get his attention, pulling on the leash, etc. We should have left as soon as I noticed this but I’m clearly dumb. I ended up getting above threshold myself and very very angry, which only made things worse. Had my fiancé carry him out while I walked ahead because I was just so over it and needed to separate myself.

He’s 6 months now, and I think he may be hitting adolescence. The hard thing right now is that I can’t tell if this is temporary. I feel like he’s going to be this way forever. It feels like we aren’t making any progress at all.

Side note, he has started hunger strikes, which is adding to my stress.