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Hey everyone, I have a (possibly medical) question. I’ve had my toy poodle since October 1st, and house-training was going pretty well. But for about two weeks now, she has been peeing in the apartment very often and suddenly even in her crate. She’s currently 18 weeks old.

Today, for example, she took a nap until 5:30 pm. Right afterwards I took her outside, and she peed twice. Nothing exciting happened in the apartment, but after about 10 minutes she suddenly peed on the floor again — quite a lot. I immediately took her back outside, and there she peed a large amount again.

By then it was already around 6:50 pm. I gave her some cuddles and then, as usual, guided her into her crate with a treat for bedtime. And again, she suddenly peed a lot in the crate.

I’m planning to call the vet tomorrow because I’m really worried. Has anyone experienced something like this before? I’m hoping it’s just a phase, but I’m afraid it might be something health-related.

I take her outside about 12–14 times a day, and she always pees outside and gets lots of praise. Any accidents in the apartment are cleaned up quietly without scolding.

Is there something I can use to get the dried bulky stick/saliva combo out of my pup's arm furs? Will giving her a knee deep (hers, not mine) soak be the answer or is there another way?

Hello, I tell you that they gave me a puppy when she was 45 days old, today she is 3 months old and I currently have a 3-year-old dog, and I teach the new puppy not to pee inside, and I can't achieve it, my adult dog doesn't eat anything off the floor and doesn't pee at all, he's a real gentleman, but I don't understand why the puppy doesn't copy my dog's attitudes, I'm getting frustrated because I don't want to return it.

Looking to rehome 6 beautiful Lab-Put mix puppies. They are all females! They all have at least one to two blue eyes as well! We do have a rehoming fee, please message us for details. We are willing to work with people for the holidays on pricing. We want to give them a forever home!

Location: Capitol Heights, Maryland

TLDR: I would like some honest advice and assessment of my fitness of dog ownership

I have recently been very interested in getting a pet. I absolutely love dogs and have had them my whole life, but as an adult on my own I want to know if I’m a well suited owner for one. Here’s some info about myself:

About me: -21 F living alone in an apartment -Would not get pet until the new year (early 2026 at the soonest) -Don’t really have guest too often -No other current pets -Last year college student -During the semester, I’m not home for about 10-14 hours ~4 days per week -Not planning on moving soon -A couple brief trips planned for next year -I had chihuahuas my whole life but I’ve routinely cared for dogs of all sizes/breeds -I live in a very hot part of the US -Not looking for particular breed just depends on who’s available at the shelters around me -Plenty of space for dog up to like 20 lb (~9 kg) -Unlikely to get a puppy would probably go for adult/senior

All input/advice is appreciated! Thanks!

I have a (freshly) 1yr old German Shepherd.

Mostly, her adolescence phase has been fine so far. She’s a bit more independent, and I’ve noticed her drive has increased, but she still engages with me and listens when necessary.

The issue is when it’s actually time for training sessions. We’ve done these sessions at least every other day since we got her at 12wks old. Ten to fifteen minutes, twice a day. Usually I’m building off of basic obedience— sit, down, reinforcing her implied stay, recall.

Recently, however… 🤦‍♂️ Right now, I’ve basically only focused on her heel and the occasional recall. I try not to overwhelm her with commands. Heel is something I’ve been attempting to teach since we got her, but it’s failed to click despite talking to trainers and using different methods.

We will get about five minutes into a session of heel, with the occasional sit or down thrown in to keep her confident about the commands she does know, and then— she gets incredibly overstimulated or frustrated with the training. I’m talking barking at me, nipping at my fingers to try and get the treats without following commands, and even throwing herself down on her side and shoving my ankles between her teeth (which is redirected into biting a toy. She is a mouthy breed, I understand this is how German Shepherds typically redirect strong emotions, I just wish it wasn’t my body).

I’m not really sure what to do, though. She needs to learn heel. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong or if I’m doing anything wrong in the first place, but the last thing I want is for her to lose confidence and not find our training sessions as enjoyable and engaging as they used to be. I’ve held off training it for this exact reason, but now that she’s older and we hike and go out more, it’s something she needs to learn.

Any advice or suggestions? Anything is appreciated at this point as my ankles and I are getting quite desperate. Thank you!

EDIT: How I am currently training heel is having her on my left, her other side against a flat wall so she stays parallel with her shoulder aligned with my leg. I lure her two, three steps forward, and then mark and reward.

Our 4-month-old Boston Terrier has finally started indicating when she needs to go outside (progress!), but now we're stuck in a catch-22. Once outside, she wants to stay and eat dirt and sticks all over our large backyard instead of just doing her business.

We can't supervise her constantly, but we also don't want to ignore her potty signals since sometimes she genuinely needs to go. How do we handle this without either ignoring her cues or letting her roam unsupervised eating everything in sight?

Any suggestions?