My dog used to eat at our backyard for all her life but recently ​I switched to a different kibble brand which has made her so picky, she wont eat it outside but when I put the food inside and start spoonfeeding her, she will gladly eat it. I know that she's capable of eating, it's just frustrating for me because ever since that happened, I frequently made her eat inside again nd again without ever noticing it. The​ only time I can bathe her is when she goes outside (I don't bathe her everytime she steps outside tho). Now, she won't eat outside and would only accept food when its inside the house. I think I also made a mistake where I would pull her plate towards our backyard while shes eating so I can somehow get her to our backyard again. What can I do to make her eat outside our backyard normally again? ​​she always just used to run outside whenever food came but now she even waits for me to just put the food back inside. I can't always spoonfeed her inside, I just want her old behavior back.​

I have had a rescue dog for approx 48hrs now, and he has peed only once. When he did, there was nothing to indicate a medical issue (auto-mod requested I edit out why). As a result, I think this is a stress-based reaction and he is holding his pee as a result. I feel horribly for him! I do understand he's still decompressing, but holding his pee for so long must be terribly uncomfortable. He's clearly quite anxious, as he pants and pants and is scared of pretty much everything.

What can I do to help this dog relax enough for normal urination?

Does your dog turn his head when he hears an odd noise? Does your dog bury their food with your pants? This is the thread to ask why.

Please keep this thread to non-medical issues only.

Which pet insurance is best for you? Are there any that may cover your dog's current treatment? Did your dog get injured during the waiting period and want to know if you're covered?

Here's the place to ask.

Do know we cannot help you here with medical concerns, and lying or not disclosing things to the insurance company is illegal so we don't allow that either.

Hi!

My roommate was fostering a puppy and I ended up falling in love with him, and decided to adopt him. He is now 6 months old, and I feel like I’ve fallen behind a lot on his training because I keep getting stuck on one thing: he knows his name, but he will not listen or come to me for the most part. He is insanely treat motivated, however of course easily distracted, and I have no idea what to do. He also is stubborn which could just be an age thing.

If you were to start training a puppy almost from scratch at 6 months old, what would be your best advice? He knows sit, paw, wait and occasionally lay down. How do I make him listen to me all the time? And how can I better work with him to train him? I want to raise him to the best of my ability, and hope it’s not too late.. any advice is appreciated!!

I feel like I’m at my breaking point with my dog and I really need advice.

I don’t even know where to start, but I’m overwhelmed and honestly just need help figuring out what to do next.

I have a dog who will be 6 in July. He really is a great dog overall, and things were manageable when I had one child. But now I have two kids (5 and 1.5 years), and I feel completely maxed out. I barely have the mental capacity to take care of everything as it is, and my dog has unfortunately fallen to the bottom of the list.

I hate admitting this, but sometimes I even forget to feed him, and when I do remember, I feel more annoyed than anything. I feel awful saying that, but it’s where I’m at mentally.

What’s making this more serious is that there have been a couple of unprovoked aggression incidents toward my toddler (probably because he feels all the changes). That was the final push for us to try to rehome him because I just don’t feel like I can safely manage both anymore.

We’ve had him listed on rehoming sites for about a month (even paid ones), and there has been zero interest. I’ve looked into shelters and rescues, but everything seems full, and I feel completely stuck. Meanwhile, my stress is just getting worse and worse.

I know people will say training, more exercise, etc., but I’m being honest when I say I don’t have anything left to give right now. I need a realistic solution.

Does anyone know of any shelters, rescues, or resources in/around New Jersey that are actually taking dogs right now? Or any advice on how to successfully rehome when you’re not getting any interest?

Please be kind, I already feel terrible about the situation. I just want to do the right thing for my kids, my dog, and myself.

So my dog needs a new leash but we’re having trouble finding the exact one he has now, the brand is comfort tech tug ease but it seems they’re all sold out of the leash we want and what color, does anyone have any recommendations close to what kind of leash this one is??

https://a.co/d/00w4ciLo

We have 2 SUPER shredders in a small home, and I've had beagles and Pyranese all my life and we've always managed as adults to try and vacuum every couple days or off-limits a room but ugh its extra bad this year.

Lint rollers take multiple sheets for a pair of black pants.

I'd have to buy stock in 3M if I tried the tape and stick method

Anyone here have a clothes brush to recommend or system that works???

Welcome to the quarterly Event List!

Here we crowdsource upcoming events in the animal training world (for the next 6 months) to add to our calendars, and help each other plan to expand our knowledge (and meet CEU requirements).

REQUIREMENTS

Events should comply with the following standards:

• Organisation/trainer running the event meets the criteria for trainer recommendations in the posting guidelines and wiki guide
• Major conferences, workshops and events only – it should be something that is sufficiently extensive and/or unique that it might be worth travelling and paying accommodation for if you are not directly local to it. Use this as a hypothetical question if it is an online event/conference. Events run by individual trainers should be by an already industry-recognised expert and offering CEUs; think Shikashio running his Aggression in Dogs conference or a Terry Ryan Chicken Camp, not your local CPDT-KA running their first public workshop.
• Professional – information provided sufficiently in-depth to have value to a professional as well as a hobbyist. No workshops intended solely for the general public, please.
• Events should be time-limited: the purpose of these posts is to help us all not miss events that have application/attendance deadlines and happen once a year at most, particularly at variable time schedules. If it's a webinar that is available on demand or has access granted every few months like clockwork, it's not suitable for this thread – send a modmail to suggest it be included in the wiki instead.
• The event will happen in the next 6 months (or the application deadline closes within the next 6 months). If the event is further in the future, it should go in a future quarterly thread. There is a separate Automod comment below to drop the names of such future events here as advance alerts with limited detail.

Events do not need to be dog-exclusive, just something that dog trainers and keen hobbyists would enjoy! For example, we wouldn't post a cat-only conference, but we would love to see a conference by PPG or IAABC that includes both dog and cat seminars, or a conference by animal behaviour researchers that has broad cross-species applicability.

FORMAT

Please post under the appropriate Automoderator comment below to group events by LOCATION (Online, Europe, North America or Other)

Suggested posting format:

Event Name – the name, obviously, for easy searching
Date – Please post in ISO standard format YYYY-MM-DD to eliminate any risk of confusion between USA and rest of the world date formats
Location – Online or Country-State-City
Organiser – Name of event organiser(s)
Website – link to detailed information
Special info – anything important to know in advance – e.g. early bird price close date, available scholarships, link to facebook group for event where people are organising carpools and accommodation sharing etc.

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**Event Name** - **Date** - **Location** - **Organiser** - **Website** - **Special info** -