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Hello! Back again to dive deeper into possible separation anxiety? Or is this normal puppy attachment?

Our puppy is 4 months old and has been with us for about a month now. Because I work from home, I’ll try and train him to be alone by stepping in and out of the home, going to a different room to work, and generally just trying my best to let him do his thing without having me around all the time. We had gotten to the point where I stepped out for 20min and he didnt even flinch, and napped right through.

The problem is, every weekend we (my family and I) have tried to run separate errands for no more than a little over an hour. And every time he goes crazy. Its like all the training we did goes out the window and he wont even last the 20min comfortably the way he usually does. This last time, he even started scratching the door on top of howling and crying. At some point he took a short 20-30min nap before he was up and crying again.

Are we moving too fast? He is generally good at playing alone, going in his crate willingly, and us moving through different rooms without following us. So what gives? Does he just need more time/training or is this developing into something more?

Just want to help him out as best we can so he’s comfortable being alone!

Hello guys. My grandpa has been in the hospital since Thursday. My two dogs (one is 7, and the other one is 2) love my grandpa so much !!!! Especially our 2 year old dog!! He knew the times my grandpa would come home. After work he would give them treats. But ever since he’s been the hospital they been crying and barking a lot. Do dogs notice when their favorite person isn’t around anymore? It makes me really sad… our house does feel empty because we are going back and forth to the hospital which is an hour away from where I live.

Honestly he has found a fork a few times and this last time I realized that he was like passionately tossing it around so I’m worried it may have damaged his teeth. What do you all think?

Hey fellow dog owners! I’m pretty new to having a dog, and I’ve been trying to teach him how to fetch. The only problem? He’s completely ignoring the ball and bringing me my socks instead! 😅 Is this normal behavior? Any tips for getting him back on track?

Hello! I’ve had my puppy, Blue for roughly two weeks now. He’s an 11 week old German shepherd. I was raised around dogs my entire life and have had a few shepherds, so when it came time for my partner and I to get a dog, I was dead set on a German shepherd. I felt pretty well prepared, thinking “I’ve had and trained so many dogs and German shepherds are so smart, this will be so easy!” (Dumb, stupid me lol). I failed to consider that I haven’t raised a puppy since like 2017 and I had my family to help.

I have honestly been expecting a lot out of Blue. I keep comparing him to my soul dog who I lost a couple of years ago — which is totally unfair to him. But he is driving me insane. I have been doing the enforced naps. I’ve been following a schedule. I’ve been doing all of the “right” things, and he is still a total menace! He is all go all of the time. He is always chasing our cats, digging in the trash, climbing onto our coffee table, biting, etc..

He is also making seemingly no progress with potty training. I let him out every time he leaves his crate, after eating, and after play. I try to aim for at least every 30 minutes. He knows to potty and will go whenever I bring him out, but he is peeing — no joke — every 10 minutes inside of the house. I try to catch him before he goes, but most of the time he gives zero warning. No sniffing or anything. Just stops what he’s doing and squats. Frankly it’s exhausting cleaning up pee so often. I understand that it’s still early, but I hear so often how people has their puppies potty trained in a week and it makes me feel a little defeated.

I have been wanting a puppy for so long and I thought I was really prepared. I had done lots of research and watched tons of videos of all the right and wrong things to do, and it seems like none of that prepared me. Sometimes I feel so stressed that I don’t want to eat or take care of myself. I feel really awful that I get so frustrated with him. I do really love him and am excited to see him grow and learn but OMG please give me some advice on how to cope with this insane puppy.