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I have an incredibly tolerant dog (Border Collie mix). He doesn't care to play with other dogs but will hang out with them and won't fuss if they jump on him or get in his face. Just kinda stands there with his tail wagging casually until they get the memo that he's not going to play back.

The one thing he does not tolerate is being humped. This is a dog that does not bark ever (because he's weird and has always been like that) unless another dog is trying to hump him. Normally, I let the scene play out once because I think it's good that he communicates his boundary and most of the time, the other dog gets the memo and doesn't do it again. He'll bark/cry out and maybe show some teeth as he removes himself. I'll intervene after that for a very persistant pup.

Today at the dog park, a dog tried to hump him four separate times and my pup actually snapped his jaws at this dog's face the last time. I want to think it was a "final warning" snap and he wasn't actually trying to bite the pup, but I know I'm clouded by love. We took him home right after that but didn't try to correct the behavior because I feel like he made his boundary clear and it wasn't listened to. This is the first time he's done that in four years.

Am I anthropomorphizing too much? Is this a problem behavior that needs to be addressed? Is there something else I should have done in that situation?

Is there an app that i can use with pre recorded dog sounds? Eg yelps when puppy bites..

Feels like it could be helpful, especially for puppies. Then the sound (yelp) gets associated with the word (ouch), and then the dog understands it easier or faster ?

Hi there, we have a 10.5 month old female corgi puppy and have recently been offered to rescue a 11month old male corgi. We are obviously super keen but is this going to cause problems? I’ve looked into LMS and this doesn’t seem to be a concern now they are both older but would you do it?

I only work 3 days a week and my partner is home during 2 of those days. I would be looking at training separately and doing some of their walks separately.

TLDR how do I teach my pitbull puppy to stop trying to assert dominance over my senior dog? He’s not aggressive but does push him out of the way to eat senior dogs food pushes senior dog out of bed. I’ve seen senior dog play with him and wag his tail but he gets annoyed over time . And puppy won’t stop. I usually have to tell the puppy to stop or take his attention away with a toy.

I’ve never had more than one dog at a time and wanted to get my senior dog a friend so he felt less alone while I was at work we moved into a rough neighborhood, and there was a skinny pitbull that was barking at me. I felt really bad and gave him two donuts and he followed me home and stayed on my porch I let him come in and slowly introduced my senior dog to the one I just found they got along just fine shockingly but my senior dog seems to let the young puppy take over his spaces. The young puppy will push my older dog out of the way when he’s trying to eat snip at his neck, doesn’t ever break out into a fight and when the senior dog lies down on his bed, the puppy will push him out of it. Even if I go to pet, my older dog, the puppy tries to push him out of the way they have two dog beds and I started feeding them separately as well as walking them separately.

She was playing with one of my rubber slides/ slippers and i noticed she bit a chunk out of it. I took it, she jumped on me, whimpered a bit and tried to get it back. on the way back down, she bit my thigh.

I have quite thick thighs, so it didnt break the skin, but this was deliberate. She’s “chewed on” us before (she did it to my finger earlier, sometimes shell put my wrist in her mouth) but never really bites down. (i mean obviously u can feel her teeth)

Shes VERY aggressive, never really towards us. She jumps on people, barks at other people and pets, and got into a fight with another dog. On the FIRST DAY we picked her up, shes already barking up a storm. She attacked my wig, she attacked my pants (with me in them) she pounces on people while growling at them, she once growled at me and jumped all over me, i guess trying to dominate me.

We have had our puppy from 10 weeks old and he is now 7 months old. We were told lab mix . We did not know the mix . It seems like he is part cattle dog. He has been a biter since the day we took him home. We found a trainer and have still not been able to break him of it. He's getting big and very strong he bites me repeatedly breaking skin and causing tons of bruising. I am at my wits end. I don't seem to be able to make him stop. I am seriously considering rehoming him and I feel like the worst person in the world. My trainer can handle him just fine. Yes, that's her job but it shows me. I am the problem. I am too afraid of him and he knows it. I am so disappointed in myself.

Hello, I’m posting in case anyone has any advice or reassurance — I’ve read a lot on signs of going into heat and know what to look for, but I also keep reading about silent heats and feeling worried I’ll miss my puppy’s first heat. She’s eight months old at the moment and I’m keeping her back from daycare just in case, though it would be really useful to send her occasionally as she’s just got so much energy. She’s meant to be spayed a couple of months after she goes into heat so if I do miss it I’m not sure what that will mean for spaying. Has anyone been in a similar position or have advice? I feel like I’m expending a lot of energy right now worrying about it — it could be a day or six months til she goes into heat and I don’t love the idea of just worrying like this indefinitely!

Hello! I adopted my sweet boy, Russell about four

months ago. I think he’s just hit one year. He’s really sweet and rambunctious fellow but is food motivated. He’s some sort of greyhound collie mix and is 60lbs.

The last 6 weeks i’ve been struggling with bedtime. I’ll go through my routine because i feel as if i really am giving him enough exercise and mental stimulation. He’s my first dog, so not sure if this is just normal for his age, or if there is anything better i can do for him.

Weekday:

We get up between 6am and 6:30. i get up and get ready for the day and make coffee. He gets fed 2 cups of food then we go on our 45-50 min walk which includes a sniff around at the dog park. We come back I finish getting ready for work and I head out the door at 8:15am. He gets a kong with a treat and PB in his crate when i leave.

I come back at lunch and let him out for a 10-15 min walk and potty break then he’s back in the crate with a PB kong.

I get home from work about 5-5:30. He gets fed and then we either go on an hour long walk or go to the dog park for an hour.

In the evening we play, he chews on a treat while I make dinner, and we do training sessions.

The issue i’m having is about 9-9:30pm when i’m ready for bed I can’t get him to settle. We potty before bed i turn off all the lights and tell him to go to bed, where he gets up on my bed and i give him a treat. I have a sound machine on as well.

Am i just being unrealistic regarding how much more exercise and stimulation he needs? He will bark and pace in my room before he will get up on the bed, anywhere from 5-15 min. i ignore him if i know he doesn’t need to go outside.

i was not having this issue until about 6 weeks ago and our routine has not changed.

Any advice would be appreciated!