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Wife unbelievably got a free mini Australian Shepard puppy. We named him Moose (4 months). Hes having trouble with barking and nipping at fingers but hes getting better. The big issue is he has puppy pads, but will not poop outside. He is getting better with peeing outside and sticking to puppy pads mostly. What kills me is no matter how long he is outside he will come inside and poop and not always on puppy pads. Please what can we do?

My puppy barely plays with his toys anymore and always wants to be besides me. When I’m busy he just lays down and naps. As soon as I move he follows me from room to room. Whenever I give him something to chew, sniff, puzzles, etc. he only last a minute or two and comes back to me.

When I leave the house he barks for about a minute(he never barked before) and settles down and sleep the whole time next to the front door waiting for me. We do walks & training which he enjoys and gets plenty of exercise but I wonder if he should be more independent, do his own thing? It’s only me and him in the house. He is well behaved inside and out of the house, but maybe I should socialize him more with other dogs and people? I’ve been avoiding that as he was longing at everyone and I wanted him to be neutral which has been working so far.

He is 7 months old. Is this behavior healthy?

Please Please help

I've only had my puppy for about a week and a half, though I've been following updates on him since he was born.

I haven't had a puppy in well over a decade, as my senior dog passed earlier this year. I try not to compare them, they're both very different dogs and I expected that to be the case.

And while I love this puppy and would do anything for him, in a lot of ways it doesn't feel "real" just yet. I don't feel that same deep connection I did with my previous dog.

That doesn't surprise me at all, like I said, he's only been with me for a week and a half and we're going through all of the puppy trials and tribulations vs the stability of an adult dog…

But I guess I just wanted to confirm that I'm not the only one that has felt this way, and around what age did people start feeling differently if they can relate?

What in the world can I do for her shrieking at night? I have a 4 mo old boxer/pug mix and the shrieking when I put her in the crate is blowing out my ear drums. I live with my elderly mom and autistic brother. I'm about to end up on the streets, please help!!

Hi guys, my dog got shaved because we noticed she has a lot of tics on her body and we tried a lot of shampoo before decided to shave her. Not just a short shave, she's shaved shaved y'know? I was wondering if it'll grow back the same. She's a mix of pure Pomeranian and half poodle half shih tzu. Thanks!