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Hello. This is long and rambling and nobody is obligated to read it. I posted this also in /reactivedogs but I posted this here too because although I may get hate, I haven’t really heard many stories like mine, and maybe this will lead to compassion for people who are forced to make these...

I looked for other posts regarding this particular topic, but couldn't really find any, so I'm going to see if anyone can help in this specific situation. Adopted older male dog over 1.5 years ago, he was pretty classically timid, slow to warm up to people, but just very sweet. Was initially...

Hello all, This is a condensed version of a post I recently deleted due to length and lack of response. In January 2023, I adopted a (then 6 y.o., now 7 y 2 m) beagle/coonhound mix named Larry. In November 2023, I started dating my current boyfriend, "J," and when he spends the night, he...

My (22,F) dog (1.5 years old Lab mix, M) has always been an aggressive dog, and has bitten me and my (his) family members several times. Our vet suggested us to get him sterilized, to lower his aggressiveness, and we did as asked. My dog is especially aggressive towards me, and I've read that...

My family has a young mixed breed, predominantly a shepherd mix named Roxie. She’s about a medium sized dog. I’m not really a dog person, but I do love them! I just don’t understand their behaviours. I don’t discipline her or mistreat her in any way. Typically we just leave one another alone...

it’s one of those things with little bean things in it you put in the microwave and it heats up right? and he is crazy about it and he will cry and cry and cry if i don’t give it to him when i’m using it for muscle pain😭 i have no idea why he does this, i’m beginning to think he has a weird...

I have a large breed mix, X, who is about 5. Last year, we adopted a dog, Y, who was also about 5. Long story short, shelter lied to us and Y had severe resource aggression and for our and X's safety, we put Y down. We have reached a point we feel ready to try again and adopted Y, about 6 months...

I 29F have a 6 month old female gsd mix(about 45lbs). We live with my mom and my stepdad and I have had her since she was 2 months old. She currently sleeps in my room in her play pen, but my mother says I need to make her an outside dog. I need advice on how to make this transition for both...

Hello fellow dog lovers! This is my first time posting here. I adopted Echo, a female mutt who has lots of active breeds in her according to Wisdom Panel (German Shepard, Great Pyrenees, boxer, lab, and beagle, to name a few) in August 2020 at 12 weeks old. She is the light of my life and I...

Hey y’all, so for a little context I have a 5 year old ACD/GSD Mix. We live with my parents on a 1.5 acre property but both of my parents will be moving abroad for work for at least 2 years and they’re going to rent out our house, so me and my dog are moving out. There’s absolutely no way in...

So for the past three days or so now, my beagle (Henry) has been not feeling well. His energy levels were in the dumps, he was peeing inside the house on accident, and was hiding from me because he peed (I was not upset at him, he's my boy). He is also 11 or 12 years old. He is generally...

My fiancé "F" and I adopted a then 11 week old beagle/lab mix whom we named "N". F and I already have a 6 year old golden retriever, "L", whom I purchased from a breeder and subsequently raised to the age of three before F moved in. I assumed, having been through puppyhood with L, that I was...

Hi all, My partner and I adopted a 1 y/o feist 1.5 months ago and love having him. He bonded very easily to us and is super cute, especially when he’s tired and calm. Unfortunately, he is very rarely calm and can go from 0-100 in a few seconds. He has a lot of energy. We live in a city and...

I am looking to get an Australian Cattle Dog, ideally rescue/adopt a 1-2 year old. I am an active 30yo Male, who's grown up with dogs my whole life but this will be the 1st dog that is "mine". I have submitted two applications so far that have both been rejected - because I don't have a...

Hey everybody. I’m in need of help. We just adopted a Rottweiler puppy at 3 months. She’s on the timid side. Our problem is that she is more concerned with getting our Pitt’s approval than ours. We’ve tried separating the two of them and doing basic obedience training so Rotti can focus, but...

I used work a 100% work from home job. So I got to watch my dog all the time. But I recently started a new in-person job with a dog friendly office. Today was the first day I brought him in. I thought he would love sitting by my desk. But instead, he starts barking every time someone walks by...

He has had this since he was 6 months, I’ve tried to do things like bend at the knee and pet under his chin instead of on top of his head. But it doesn’t matter if he’s excited enough to see me he pees. It gets on my shoes or clothes sometimes, and he does it to my friends too. It’s become a...

EDIT: turns out this really was just a “ride it out” situation. My puppy is now nearly six months old and hasn’t had any problem being in her crate for the last couple of months. The first few weeks of puppyhood are really hard and it’s hard to see that things will get better, but it really...

Okay! So I came across this Facebook ads about this dog training device and I was wondering if this will work or not? If any of you have bought it or a similar device, please let me know your experience. This is what I am talking about -...

We have been wanting to get a dog for a while and both my partner and I have experience with dogs of different breeds. We rent a house, with close neighbors and have another loving dog that would benefit from a friend. The dog we get next would be mine so I want to make the right decision. My...