I wouldn't call this an issue but my toller does not care about me. I train him, we live together, i take him on all the walks. But he never or rarely looks at me when on a walk-i tried with food already. He is not happy when I come home from a work trip after a few days away. He just never indicates that he missed me. Is that okay?

Does your dog notice their own reflection in mirrors or window glass?

I had one dog who was so excited the first time he saw himself reflected in a shop window while walking downtown. Then he realized it was just himself and he was so disappointed.

When we first adopted our current dog he'd bark at literally his own shadow when he'd go out to pee at night, or at his reflection in the glass door. He quit doing that and when I've walked him up to a full length mirror, he just doesn't care one bit.

My Husky is 5. She is the most adorable dog on the planet.

She goes out for walks but also she goes out into the back garden. I have a massive garden and she loves to wee and poop in it.

I'm just wondering when your dog pees and poops how often do you wash the patio and the concrete down?

Do you pick up your dogs poop as they do it or do you return to pick it up the following day or do you sometimes even leave it for several days?

Ive picked it up straight away, but at night when its cold i usually leave it till morning, or sometimes a few days.

Just curious to know your views.

I dont have grass in my garden. Its pretty clear. Im not a tree, or flowers or plants person.

One of my dogs is around 7 and one is around 3, they have lived together for over a year and there have never been any issues. The past week or so the older dog (who has a metal bowl) started eating out of my younger dogs plastic slow feed bowl instead of his own and has started to lay in front of the bowls to intimidate the younger dog so he isn’t able to eat. It got to a point tonight where we had to physically hold back the older dog and I had to sit by the bowls while our other dog ate. The older dog whined the entire time he ate, and while he normally sleeps in the bed he went right where the bowls were after the younger dog finished eating. I have no idea why this is happening or how to fix it.

Ok. So when your dog is asleep and they do that whimper sound do you wake them up? I always immediately did and in my mind I likened it to waking up someone that’s having a nightmare. But my partner says that’s rude and you should let them dream, and that maybe it isn’t even a “nightmare.” I’m just curious what others do.

Edit-Some of you are acting like waking up my dog is atrocious and awful. Lol. Let me just say I have three dogs and the one I’m talking about who whimpers in her sleep literally will wake up out of a dead sleep if I get up to pee or the wind causes the trees to shake. I assure you that my trying to be kind and kissing her on the forehead and waking her up from a bad dream is nothing that causes her distress. However, I get what some of you are saying and going forward I think I’ll probs just let her sleep. 😉

I have a 2 year old Shepsky I’ve had him since he was two months old. Sometimes actually daily he’ll grab onto my pants pocket with his teeth and start pulling and he’s ripped almost all my pants. He’s been doing this for as long as I can remember and he only does it to me he’s never done it to anyone else.

He doesn’t need to go potty when he does this, he’s not hungry and in fact he sometimes does this after we come back from 1 hour of exercise.

Can anyone explain this behavior ?

We’re looking for a tennis ball launcher for our dog to help keep him occupied, especially when we aren’t home/have work. It seems you can either get a rather expensive one (the Petsafe automatic ball launcher for $307 NZD) or a cheaper “lower quality” one for around or under $100. The PetSafe one has a feature where it will give a rest period but the cheaper ones don’t have that.

I’m wondering if there are other ones that have that rest period because otherwise our dog will just go and go and go without stopping.

Preferably would like one that takes standard size tennis balls even though he’s a small dog because I just don’t think he would play ball (pun intended) with using mini tennis balls or latex ones.

Thanks

*Edit she’s been found thank god she didn’t go to far.

I’m having to sell my house and I’m currently doing repairs so I was distracted and she got home from her shifts at work and decided she went to get her and me some beers and food. she forgot to make sure the door shut all the way and my dog got out and now I can’t find her at all. Does anyone know the ways to find her in the DFW metroplex area. shes my first dog and I’ve never had to deal with this before so I don’t know who to call or anything to find her. I’ve walked multiple blocks and no luck so any help would be great.

And if anyone is asking why the door doesn’t shut all the way, the foundation is shifting in the house and so the door has to be forced and closed really hard so it actually latches in.

*edit. We found her she followed my wifes car to the store without her knowing lmao

i'm interested in adopting a dog in the nearish future but want to avoid buying a brand new puppy outright and trying to adopt a small dog from the local humane society is harder than winning the lottery (trust me i've lined up outside before opening plenty of times to get beat by the guy in front of me). and other adoption/shelter/rescue sites auto reject my applications cause i live in an apartment...

the only sites i really know of are gooddog and akc marketplace but its very rare to see adult dogs on there. are there any other places adult dogs would be listed or public accessible breed-specific clubs to contact (ie i know some clubs for other animals species are on private facebook groups that don't let you in)?

My cousins dog is fine with anyone except Chinese people, even strangers are fine to him but any Chinese person he sees he just barks and growls.

Hello! I currently have an 8mo GSP puppy and am wanting to get back into running regularly again! He’s only just started doing “longer” (up to 1 hour) walks in the last couple of months as we are conscious of him needing to finish growing and let his joints close, but I think once he’s ready he’d absolutely love to be a running dog. What age do you think would be appropriate to start taking him on runs? Ideally I’d be looking at doing 5k every other day or so with him.

I have ran with dogs previously so am aware of the need to build up their stamina and have also stopped running with dogs when it’s been clear that they weren’t enjoying it :) in the meantime he also still needs to fully learn his manners on a lead and his listening skills before we can even consider starting it.

I have a corgi and a very large mane coon. Whenever my dog is not crated, I always find my cat sleeping or just sitting in there.

When its time to put my dog in there, its a struggle getting the cat to give it up and come out. If my dog wants to go in there on her own accord they will sit in there together.

Why does he like it and is it okay I'm letting him be in there? Should I get him his own crate? (and just not lock it of course haha)

P.s: I know this is more a question about CATS, but I feel like a cat subreddit wouldnt have as much experience with crating as here.

How? My dog is a little over one and I've been working with him since day 1 on being comfortable with the clippers. The electric ones are a no go as well. I've managed this far by doing one or two nails at a time in his sleep, but I'd really like to get to a point where I can just do it all in one calm session.

My dog is a lab retriever he's six really sweet but rarely listens and sometimes bites my fingers when playing tug a war and when I take the toy he starts jumping trying to get it. Is he viscous?

Hi yall!

So I got 3 big containers of dog peanut butter for super cheap because their sell by date is February 2025.

What could I use it for, enrichment wise?

How can I store these jars so they last longer? Adding onto that question, are there any treats I can make that stay good for a while?

I’d just like to stretch out the PB!

Hi, my dog was operated yesterday from a serious injury in her bum caused by another dog. She can barely step up and walk a little and she can't sit. She's clearly stressed and quite sad. She's 12 and we've always played physically, I've never showed her any of those toys for apartment-dogs, and I don't think I can even try one of those because she needs to sit to play with them. But it's important to her to be at least not stressed to be able to recover. What do I do? Do I play music to her? Do I talk to her? Do I leave her alone? To be clear, the expectancy is her recovering, and in the worse case to need a second operation. Pd: not an English native speaker, sorry If I made any mistakes, tell me if you don't understand something.

So my dogs breath smells like fish assholes and I'm just trying to figure out why and if there is a cure

Pardon my flair, I couldn't find one that fit exactly.

But my question is spelled out in the title.

Whenever I play tug of war with my dog (chocolate lab) he growls. I've always taken it as a sign of effort, like grunting when lifting weights. But then I realized he still does it when not actively pulling. It's like he's sizing me up and saying "Do it. Pull. I can take it and give it back just as hard".

Are either or both of these the case? I know anthropomorphizing dogs doesn't always lead to the most accurate explanations, but I would like to get an idea of what he's communicating.

What are the pros and cons of adopting from a Dog Mill Rescue? Here are two that I am looking at

https://r3erescue.org
https://nmdr.org/

From my research National Mill Dog Rescue is the one with great reviews but the first one I can't find much on? How can I do my due diligence? The prices are much higher at the first one...I get they spend a lot of money on rescues but over $1k?

I have a 14 year old lab mix. For about the last 2 weeks now occasionally when we let him outside to potty he just lays down under some shrubs way at the back of our yard. It’s freezing cold here now and he will lay out there for an hour just staring at the door. I have tried bribing him with his favorite treats and he still won’t come. I end up having to drag him back into the house by his collar. I’m pretty sure he’s trying to be alone and die but he still seems happy (tail wagging) most of the time. I don’t want to put him down too early but I don’t want him suffering. I know he’s hurting and is in some pain as he has bad hips. Is this laying down outside in 10 deg weather him telling me it’s time?

Hi! so I got my first dog as an adult a little over a year ago (a 10 week old gsd) from my local shelter. I was trying to adopt instead of go to a breeder right of the bat yk and unfortunately that sweet baby passed away a week later from parvo. (along with her entire litter according to the shelter and she stayed at the house so it’s safe to assume it came from there) anywho we ended up getting another baby from a breeder in august and he is still doing amazing with us and everything is doing great now. As one could imagine the experience with my first puppy but a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to shelters but I don’t want to never adopt again so i guess some advice or success stories would be nice

Looking for recommendations on a couch blanket for our dogs. We started leaving our dogs out while we’re gone/at night and I want to cover our couch so they’re not lying directly on it. This isn’t something we’ll leave on at all times, just during those specific time frames! Aesthetic doesn’t really matter, but I’m not sure if a regular blanket will actually protect our couch from the “dog smell” or if we’ll need something heavier duty.

1. Will this be your first dog? If not, what experience do you have owning/training dogs?

• No , Yes I have trading experience

2. Do you have a preference for rescuing a dog vs. going through a reputable breeder?

• No preference, but I would love a rescue in the Texas area

3. Describe your ideal dog.

• Affectionate, playful at times, independent, protective, not too much barking

4. What breeds or types of dogs are you interested in and why?

• French Bulldogs, Mini Poodle, Ling Charles Cavalier, mini Schaumzer

5. What sorts of things would you like to train your dog to do?

6. Do you want to compete with your dog in a sport (e.g. agility, obedience, rally) or use your dog for a form of work (e.g. hunting, herding, livestock guarding)? If so, how much experience do you have with this work/sport?

• no

Care Commitments

7. How long do you want to devote to training, playing with, or otherwise interacting with your dog each da

• 2 to 3 hours

8. How long can you exercise your dog each day, on average? What sorts of exercise are you planning to give your dog regularly and does that include using a dog park?

• 1 hour

9. How much regular brushing are you willing to do? Are you open to trimming hair, cleaning ears, or doing other grooming at home? If not, would you be willing to pay a professional to do it regularly?

• as much as needed

Personal Preferences

10. What size dog are you looking for?

• small breed

11. How much shedding, barking, and slobber can you handle?

• none

12. How important is being able to let your dog off-leash in an unfenced area?

• very important

Dog Personality and Behavior

13. Do you want a snuggly dog or one that prefers some personal space?

• I can take either or

14. Would you prefer a dog that wants to do its own thing or one that’s more eager-to-please?

• do its own thing

15. How would you prefer your dog to respond to someone knocking on the door or entering your yard? How would you prefer your dog to greet strangers or visitors?

• yes

16. Are you willing to manage a dog that is aggressive to other dogs?

• no

17. Are there any other behaviors you can’t deal with or want to avoid?

• excessive barking ( I live in an apartment)

Lifestyle

18. How often and how long will the dog be left alone?

• 8 hours a day while I work

19. What are the dog-related preferences of other people in the house and what will be their involvement in caring for the dog?

20. Do you have other pets or are you planning on having other pets? What breed or type of animal are they?

• no

21. Will the dog be interacting with children regularly?

• yes

22. Do you rent or plan to rent in the future? If applicable, what breed or weight restrictions are on your current lease?

• I live in a nice sized apartment

23. What city or country do you live in and are you aware of any laws banning certain breeds?

• Ft Worth Texas

24. What is the average temperature of a typical summer and winter day where you live?

• Texas heat is extremely hot

Additional Information and Questions

25. Please provide any additional information you feel may be relevant.

• No additional information.

26. Feel free to ask any questions below.

I have done some research and I’m torn between a Frenchie (my fav) but they require a lot of time) mini Poodle, or Mini Schnauzer ( the only issue with this breed is excessive barking)

I got a shepsky! His name is Brows. He almost has salt and pepper coloring. He's super calm, and such a snugglebug! It's very easy to convince him to hop up on the couch to watch TV or something.

Love how im being downvoted

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! I recall reading somewhere that now for dogs to fly back to the US they can only embark in certain airports (such as JfK and LAX) but I can’t seem to find the posts anymore.

Anyone did a recent travel bringing pet back home to US and went through different airports such as SEA or LAS?

I have 2 dogs One is is 10 and the other is about 9 months…… the younger one goes outside and from what it looks like he goes to the dry urine spots and sniffs… when he picks his head up his mouth is chattering like crazy … its like hes addicted or something. It drives us crazy bc sometimes he gets distracted by this instead of doing his business.

Anyone ever had this issue or know anything about it? I know dogs are going to be dogs, but its the chattering of teeth and fixation that im wondering about.

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.

I'm looking to upgrade the back seat cover for my two dogs from the flimsy kind to one with a solid "floor." But I can't seem to find any that also have a solid walls or side panels. Which one do you use and would you recommend?

So I have been giving food and water to a street dog in my lane from last 1 year. He also stays in my building and sleeps on terrace outside my house gate. Off lately he has been too much attached to me and my partner and follows us while we are walking. When I’m not at my home he goes to my partner’s house and starts knocking and barking there late at night. This is creating a problem for and for us also since people have started complaining now. I am really concerned and I don’t want the dog to face any repercussions. How do I handle this? Please help. I really am worried

Update - Thank you so much everyone, as much as I want to take him with me I am still unsure about my future/ where I will be living after 6 months. I am from India and indie dogs do not very easily get used to indoors. I am definitely not abandoning him and there are some other people who feed him as well. For now I just want to change his behaviour of barking when I am not around. He also tries to chase moving cars/bikes which is very dangerous for him. In general what can I do for changing his habit so that it doesn't create a problem for him later on.