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every morning when she barks to wake me up , then i take her out of her crate take her potty feed her play with her and take her out again and then normally she turns into a shark and won’t chill out no matter what i do, so does that mean it’s time to put her back in the crate for a nap , she normally will not chill out on her own. and how long would i put her down to nap for

Bailey is an alleged 13weeks old. I got her Thursday afternoon.

Thursday and most of yesterday, we kinda just let her stay in the pen, and letting her just explore play, etc. Last night we decided to start enforcing the crate.

I’ve got my timer set to take her out for two hours, but I also have been letting her spend two hours outside her crate at night. And that so far seems to be working. Im in no rush. Our first dog picked it up after a few months of us sending him to bed after dinner. I know she’s going to pick it up sooner or later. She’ll usually settle after like 5-10 mins of yelling and whining, chill for about as long and then rinse and repeat.

She still has her puppy teeth, but she doesn’t seem too interested in the treats I give her. I’ll be trying different things, maybe something softer. I also free fed her yesterday, but I’m putting her on the house schedule today, Morning and night, except she’s gonna get another round of food in the middle of the day.

I guess the obvious answer is use her food as treats, but if someone has some insight on what could help? She really likes being with me and held, so I’m also making sure to include pets and verbal praise.

If I need to change my method, I will, but I’m also looking for some more insight to help.

We have a 14 month old Parson Terrier mix. When she was a puppy we were feeding her Fromm Puppy, but she constantly had terrible gas and loose stool. When she turned a year old the vet recommended we switch her food to Hill's Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Digestive / Fiber Care. Luckily that has helped a lot with the problems she was having.

However in the past few weeks we've been having another issue. I normally feed her in the morning (9am) and the afternoon (1-2pm). In the last few weeks she has started aggressively begging for more food at night (between 7-9pm). Hitting her bowl, doing her terrier frustration growl noises etc. We've even tried feeding her more than the required amount (bag says 1 and 3/4 cups for a 20lb dog, I'm basically at 2 cups for a 19lb dog) at meal times with no success.

She looks lean and in good shape so I'm not necessarily opposed to feeding her more but the main issue is when we feed her at night, she has to get up to poop sometime between 12-3am. Our first dog never acted this way, I don't want her to go hungry obviously, but I also don't want to be overfeeding her and getting up in the middle of the night because of a behavioral issue.

My boy, a mixed black lab and German shepherd, is turning 1 this month. He’s a great dog, potty training was easy, he didn’t tear up the house or bite a lot during teething. He’s a very social dog. Which is a good thing except he is so very vocal. Whenever he sees someone outside, he barks. Whenever a dog is outside, he barks. He barks at everything. As we go into summer, I worry that the barking will drive me crazier than it already does. The only thing that works is closing the doggy door. I beg for ideas to help lessen the barking. I still want him to play with neighbor dogs and to alert to problems but the constant noise is draining.

Oh and I should add, we have another dog who taught him to sing when certain people come home and who is an instigator. I’ll finally get the puppy quiet and then she’ll ruff once and it starts all over again.

I really hope this makes sense.

so, after a lot of time thinking and wanting a dog, over than five years living with one, I decided to get a dog myself. it’s a 3 month old english setter, a very beautiful little guy. the thing is, i’m starting to have anxiety and think about returning him, because for some unknown reason I’m afraid I won’t be able to take proper care of him, which also stresses me the hell out and I just can’t focus on my job. I really love him, I’m familiar with the term “puppy blues”, and I’m 100% sure it is it, but I never knew it would be that hard.

so, I would like some advice on how to get rid of that awful feeling, how did you guys get past it? is there anything I can do to make myself and the dog also feel better?

I recently god a new pup she’s a Maltese mini Eskimo mix. I have ptsd from my old dog running away and slipping out of her harness which I thought at the time was fitted properly. I’m scared to take my new dog on walks with a harness but I know they’re better for them. Does anyone have recommendations?

I jsut got a Maltese mini Eskimo mix from someone who had to rehome her. She hasn’t even been with me 24 hrs and cries whenever I leave the room, frantically crying and yelping. How can I help her calm down and have less separation anxiety? I know it’s her first day so she’s probably stressed but I do have to work. I will be taking her on walks daily and getting her more enrichment

I always thought my dog just sleeps when I’m not home.

But recently I started wondering if that’s actually true.

One day I came back a bit early and he was just sitting near the door, like he’d been waiting. Not sleeping, not playing… just waiting.

And now I can’t stop thinking about what he does after I leave. Like does he just chill or does he get anxious after a few minutes?

I might be overthinking it but it feels kinda weird now lol.

What do your dogs do when you leave?

I hope this is the right tag.

Lately I've seen many discussions about how dogs shouldn't be living in apartments in my country. I wanted to get the general opinion of everyone out of curiosity, because both sides have points. The general argument has been that all dogs should have a yard to run around since that's enrichment.

I do think high-energy dogs should have a yard to run around in. I also don't see how a small senior who sleeps all day shouldn't be living in an apartment as long as they go outside daily.

What do others think about this?

Hi, I have a 5 year old chihuahua. I live alone in the city. Ideally i would like to combine our daily walks with getting some food shopping done, but i am unsure if its a good idea to leave him outside, or if i am allowed to take him inside with me. I live in Europe. Any advice or tips would be helpful. Thanks