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I have a 5 month golden retriever puppy and he has been constantly sick with different parasites since I got him that have caused many sleepless nights. On top of that, he has just been a very difficult puppy – demand barks, will not settle unless he is in his crate, excessive biting. Need any advice on how to get through this.

We have a 4 year old corgi and have recently got a Swiss Shepherd puppy who is 15 weeks now. We never crated our first, he honestly was really good at being alone, didn’t chew, and I can’t even remember what we did to make him this way 🤣

Our Shepherd is more of a Velcro dog, I am aware the breed is like this and don’t particularly mind it overall but I work from home and don’t want to cause separation anxiety.

I have read conflicting advice online and even in books about crate training, so I’m wondering what has worked for those who have done it or have even just left them out for a small amount of time so I have new things to try.

Note at the moment she will go in her crate with the door open, she will also settle with the door close when we are in the room. She will cry and bite at the crate when we leave, then settle, then repeat for intervals of I’d say between 5/15 minutes. I do not want her to feel unsafe in this area.

If we leave her out sometimes she will just play with her toys and potter about and sleep, however she can bother her brother with bitey play which if I’m not in the room I cannot intervene and I do not want her to constantly harass him. Today I left them out together for 30 minutes and they did sleep but it’s hit and miss.

If I am crating I always make sure she has had a walk or play beforehand and it’s when she needs to rest.

I think I’m over thinking it, but I’d like to make sure I’m doing the right thing 🥹 because we didn’t crate train the first I don’t know what to expect. Some people say leave them to cry it out. Some say go in the room every ten minutes and build it up…

She’s a brilliant girl and when not in her crate is brilliant in the house, chews her own toys, enjoys mooching about and being in the garden a bit too much🤣

Pfff sorry I just need some reassurance that this too will pass…please bare with me, hormonal myself due to pre-menopauze, three around 18 y.o. kids and a puppy 6.5 m.o. I am just soooo done with him this week. He is just constantly "on" . You say "no", reward the good (alternative) behaviour 100x , and it all goes further. Like in…our cat sleeping on the chair…puppy approaches..cat hissing..I say "leave kitty", he goes away. Sits or lays, I reward the goos behaviour…goes again to the f..g cat! Cat hissing. The circle repeats itself 100 times. I really, some days, need to crate myself so I don't do anything wrong. My patience is on zero! Our pup's ears are purely ornamental right now. Inside for 90%, outside for 120% ! Sorry I needed a vent. He is very sweet, but God he is testing my sanity right now…

Hello everyone

We have a 3 month old puppy that is struggling to take her naps during the day. We always have to enforce them with tethering + proximity (we put her bed right at our feet while working) and sometimes laps when she’s been awake for too long.

She has a crate where she sleeps through the night – occasionally she wakes up once for potty, but she’s very chill during at night time.

It’s getting tiresome to always having to enforce naps during the day, and she has been sleeping way less than the appropriate amount – usually 12 hours/day. This causes biting, barking and over tiredness.

Should we try to enforce the day naps in the crate as well? We tried a few times but she just cries and barks constantly in the crate – she hates her crate during the day apparently. We don’t want to ruin night crate because we know how valuable it is currently.

Any suggestions?

Hello, I adopted a 4 month old labrador/pittie(?) mix a week ago. She was not potty trained and we are now working on that as well as crate training.

Potty training and crate training are going okay, but I’m worried I’m not giving her enough physical touch attention during her wake hours. She is super bitey and hyper, so I’m focusing on reinforcing independent play in her play pen and while sitting tethered next to me. I have been giving her toys, lick mats, stuffed kongs, and frozen washcloths with food in it to keep her occupied.

I am not usually in her play pen with her unless I am hand feeding her meals since she doesn’t know how to be calm and not bite yet. She doesn’t seem very interested in cuddling, but should I be trying to pet and cuddle her more during the day or is it okay for her to be more independent while adjusting to a new home?

Any insight or advice is helpful, thank you!

I’m looking for following recommendations for equipment for my 20 lb 9 month old working-breed rescue!

Probably the most important thing to note is that she is a big chewer and will destroy anything within minutes. My home trainer was even impressed with how persistent my pup can be when she wants to chew….

All of these were suggested by my home trainer who is a CCPDT and IAABC!

– A short leash to tether her to the door for timeouts

– A medium/long lead line for sniffaris (looking for more of a happy medium here because my gal eats rabbit poo! I need to keep her close enough to redirect her from poo)

– Flirt pole (could make my own, but would like suggestions on rope and attachments for the prey that will withstand chewing. Going to not allow chewing on flirt pole but want a sturdy start while we learn)

– Lick mats (I’m thinking these will be used under supervision only, but still looking for maybe a sturdier lick mat just incase)

– Bonus: your fav reflective gear for walks!