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Any dog trainers or any dog behaviourists would love to hear your input on this! In the past few years my dog has been doing this thing where she comes and lays on my chest. Like if I’m on the couch watching TV she comes and just lays on my chest and wags her tail when I talk to her 😩 or if I’m...

Coming up to 3 months of having my dog now, she’s 22 months and previously lived with my Grandma… Gran is still alive and well, but after 18 months she had agreed the dog would live a better life with me, f##k knows why she thought a puppy was a good idea (she’s 76 with mobility issues)… the dog...

My dog is almost 2 years old, weights 19-21 pounds and is fairly short in my opinion. That being said, Air Canada's carrier dimensions are 55 L x 40 W x 27 H cm. 27CM seems way too small for him to be able to sit up and turn around. If the bag was open from the top he could sit up but otherwise...

Hi there, I have brought a new dog home on a trial basis, H (female age 3), home as of yesterday. I have a resident dog P (female age 8) and a cat (female, age 2). I am not concerned about my cat at this time, but my dog, which I didn't anticipate. There have been some issues in the last 24...

I have a 9 month old Belgian Malinois. We are training in I.P.O/ schutzhund. We haven't even come close to decoy work or sleeve. We have only worked on out commands when it comes to toys. I was just working his "Sit stay" and right when I was about to release him he lunged at my arm and bit it...

I have an 11 month old puppy. He’s always barking when I’m at home. My fiancé works from home and says he pretty much never barks until I walk in. He’s not barking aggressively. He literally will just follow me around barking and wagging his tail and smiling. At first I thought he just wanted...

So I'm hoping someone on here can help me with this, as I have been unable to find any information on the issue online. I have a 1 year old Chihuahua Terrier mix who reacts very strangely to specific toys and treats. He will start running around, whining loudly and shaking. He gets very...

My 2 yr old dog just won’t stop jumping up. I’ve tried the whole turning around, giving no attention and not petting till he sits but still nothing. I just don’t want him accidentally hurting a guest. Also gets jealous when I hug my partner. How do I train my doggg 🐕

My niece is going on vacation for 3 days and wants to crate her 2 year old pitty and 7 month old puppy the whole time. She thinks it’s okay because she will have someone drop in every 12 hours or so. I don’t think this is acceptable and am trying to convince her to board them. She wants me to...

So I just moved across country - yes, I know, probably a big factor that my pup and I have been on the road for over a week - to move in with my SO and kindergartener. We have been together almost 3 years but spent the last year living apart, which is when I got my pup at 2 months old. My girl...

a couch pillow (rescued in time) a shirt (taken down from a hangar in the closet) a signed edition of a paperback book by Craig Childs the same couch pillow the same couch pillow a disposable razor (don't even know where she got it, i don't use them) a Star Trek Christmas tree ornament (rescued...

First of all, I will preface my saying the following; this is noy my dog, I have no legal ownership of or obligation to do anything with this creature. So going forward, we'll start in the beginning. My mom, M for short owns a heeler. We got him from an animal shelter, he is a mix breed heeler...

I've had this dog since he was 5 weeks old, put him through obedience training and akc good citizen training and he's mostly a good boy, until he wants to sniff something or someone or he wants to lick the cats butt. It's gotten so bad that she won't come down stairs to eat if he's downstairs...

Howdy guys. I've posted before about my (now) 3 month old corgi puppy and some of her issues. Here I am weeks later and not much has changed. Except the advice I received for her bite inhibition has helped tremondously. She primary two issues that no training is resolving: She doesn't have a...

I have a boxer, she's around 5 years old, she's not my first boxer, but she is the first dog I've ever had that acts in this fashion. She has 0 personal boundaries, you push her away and she's right back at it. She will NOT get out of my face, constantly at my face. If I'm sitting down...

I've been reading a lot of conflicting information about how reliable GSP's are in general off leash for hiking, (in legal off leash areas). I understand it can vary from dog to dog but looking for a general census. I'm not interested in doing any type of shock/vibrate, etc. collar use that...

Hello! I have two dogs, both rescues, both about 20 pounds, definitely both part chihuahua. They came from different places but are both around 9 years old. One of the dogs (C) is a perfect gentleman 24 hours a day. Always has been. The other (B) is an absolute delight during the day, super...

"Dilute six cups of apple cider vinegar with 4 cups of water, add a dash of sea salt, then spray directly on to dog's coat." It's for fleas. And so far we have a few dead ones but, the question stands as: is it safe to add into dog water bowl (big bowl for 3 dogs)?

I currently have two older pups who are very good dogs, but not necessarily "trained." One of them can sit/stay/down/come, and the other can come (both are crate trained, non-destructive, walk on a leash, etc). I am getting a puppy this fall, and I want to practice and improve my training...

My approximately 10-month-old pitty mix is gentle, sweet, and generally chill. The only exception is when we're on a walk and she has to potty. She takes F O R E V E R to potty when we're outside (another issue for another day). And at any indication we're going home, or if she gets distracted /...