behavior

Hi all, My husband & I just moved into a house share, where previously we lived in an apartment alone with our dog. Our dog is a 5 month old poodle mix, and she L O V E S people -- she wants to say hello to everyone. However, one of our new housemates is afraid of dogs, and doesn't enjoy when...

I have a 6 yr old goldendoodle and we just adopted a new puppy goldendoodle that is almost 1. Both are males. When the dogs lay down, the new puppy puts his mouth on the older dogs side. Doesn't bite hard, just grabs some fur in his mouth and stays there. What does this mean? Should the...

I adore my dog, she's the best cuddle buddy and is the sweetest little girl when she wants to be. As a puppy, I joked that she had no voice since she never barked. This has all changed. I'm half in need of emotional support, half in need of a vent! (I have an R+ trainer but there are none within...

Hi, I brought home last week my first puppy, she is a 15weeks old spanielxbeagle. I work a full time job but I spend with her a couple of hours in the morning (1 and 1) 1hour lunchtime and all the evening usually she’s awake for 2.5/3 h before I put her back in the crate to sleep. I check on her...

My acd is absolutely out of his mind bonkers let me tell u. He genuinely kills an animal a day, AT LEAST. It’s spring where we are now, moving into summer weather, and since it started warming up and all the animals are back out, I’ve had gifts daily. He’s older too which blows my mind and...

I just wanted to share that it’s nearly been 3 months since I brought home my shelter dog. I have posted here before on how fearful my dog was to riding in cars, going for walks everything! I splurged on 4 private lessons with a trainer and have worked diligently with hi daily. After 3 months...

So, my 4 year old GSD female dog just met my girlfriends 2 year old female chihuahua mix at her house. My dog was super calm but the chihuahua was growling the whole time. My GSD was sniffing the house, minding her own business, never growled back at the chihuahua. At one point, my GSD touched...

My cockapoo turned five months recently and started peeing inside occasionally after having no accidents for several weeks. At first, I assumed it was potty training regression. But then on our walks I noticed he would stop several times in different spots to pee, which was new. I realized he...

My rescue, Bowie, is ~14-15 months old. According to the DNA test I got he’s about 1/3 ACD, and he’s the light of my life, but he’s also been pushing me to my limits recently. We’ve been working closely with a trainer since he was about 5 months old and have made SO much progress, but I feel...

Hello all. I recently adopted the above dog and have seen nothing but excellent behavior in almost all aspects. Although, the dog has immense separation anxiety. One day I left him for about an hour in my room with the door closed. Came back to carpet ripped up under door and scratches all over...

So long story short both of my ACD’s go ballistic when they see a squirrel. I’ll use their names to keep track of the behaviors lol. If they notice separately, Tramp seemingly starts to try and stalk up on it, before rushing it when he feels he gets close enough. Koda won’t really react unless...

8 m/o puppy showing slight food aggression Hi all, today I was feeding my dogs breakfast like normal. My puppy, 8 m/o hound mix, placed himself in his crate when he saw me coming with his bowl. We did the typical sit, wait, feed, method that we do every meal time. I hadn’t stuck around and...

my 3 year old beagle has always been friendly and easygoing, though with occasional destructive tendencies when he gets excited (running off with shoes, chasing feet, tearing up his doggie bed) and excessive barking every now and then. we recently got one more dog, this time a female one. when...

Not sure how to keep it short and simple but I'm seeking help on how to proceed. 8 year old ACD mix. We got him as a 1 year old rescue. Immediately had issues with socializing and was your typical 100 mph non stop ACD. After a year or so, we started training. 2 failed trainers later and we...

I read this is an age thing but I’ve been working my tail off with exercise, enrichment and training and all of a sudden the last two days it’s like I taught him nothing. He won’t lay in bed or place without whining immediately and he’s back to whining over absolutely everything which is pretty...

I have 5mo old red heeler boy. I recently got him his first puzzle recommended for puppies

Does anyone else’s ACD have these similar quirks? My boy is just over a year old. Food driven, loves treats, but scoffs if you try to feed him in a bowl. He prefers to be challenged with enrichment food puzzles and gets bored of getting the same ones in a row, so naturally we have 5 different...

Our dog was great in her crate for years and years but in the last few months we got somewhat out of our routine and she ended up spending many nights in our bed. Now we’re trying to get her to sleep in her crate again and she won’t. She cries from the minute we put her in there and doesn’t stop...

I’m hoping this subreddit is kinder than the Facebook pages. People are so annoying on there because they feel like every cattle dog is the same 🙄 my dog is truly a “lazy” heeler. I’ve talked to several other heeler owners who say they have a “lazy” Heeler. My pup is 9, he’s still plenty hyper...

My puppy doesn't like walks. She likes when people say hi to her, she loves saying hi to other dogs, she just doesn't seem to like the walking part. I think part of it (most of it) is the harness. She doesn't like to putting on despite me trying to make it a positive experience, at least now she...