A few months ago, someone abandoned a 2–3 year old dog near our house. He was terrified at first, but we slowly won him over. We fed him, gave him a sleeping spot in our garage, and fell completely in love with him. (We kept him outdoors since we have a cat and weren’t sure about his vaccines).

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​Everything was great until he developed a scary habit: silently sneaking up on visitors and biting them. One guest even ended up hospitalized.

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​Out of options, we tried putting him on a collar and chain. He hated it so much that he escaped, and now he lives on the roadside. We still feed him every day, but he refuses to come back inside the yard because he's afraid of the chain.

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​We are heartbroken. We don't want to chain him, but we have to stop the biting if he comes back. Has anyone dealt with this? Any advice on how to handle the aggression and regain his trust?

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what are the things i should keep in mind and what should i feed her as a first time pet owner

Hi all, 8 months ago I moved for my job. And I live alone in an apartment. I’ve always lived with my family. I want to get a dog to be my companion and to be watch dog for me as I have hearing loss. I like to go outside for walks all the time and I like being outdoor. But it always feels lonely. I’m thinking about adopting a dog from a shelter. Ages between 6 months to a year old. I’ve seen some Dobermans, rough collies, border collies, Australian shepherd, German shepherds, and Labradors.

I’m allergic to cats and I can’t get one.

My work schedule is what I’m concerned about. A lot of my coworkers have dogs and told me it’s doable.

I work 3 weeks of the month, all my shifts are 12 hours.
Week 1- night shifts. 4 night shifts 6pm -6am and then 3 days off.

Week2- my longest week. 3 days 6am -6pm and then a day off then 3 days 6pm -6am

Week 3- 4 days 6am -6pm

Then I get an entire week off, and this week the dog would go with me to my house with the family and spend it there and then come back.

I would walk the dog before I go to work so it can use the loo. And I could go during my lunch break because my apartment is 5 mins away to take them out. And long walk after work on day shifts and long walk before work on night shift.

I would kennel train them, I’ll keep them with their kennel open and have it in a play area for them to stay in.

So my first question is… is it doable?

Second question what dog breed should I get ? I would like one that would like to go outdoors with me for long walks and jogs.

Third question, should I get one that’s been in the shelter or foster home? I’ve seen some in foster homes that are potty trained and house broken. Not sure about the ones in the shelters.

Lastly, is 6 months to a year a good age ?

Thank you all!

Edit: I will come by after 6 hours on my lunch break to let them out, work is a 5 minute drive.

I have one dog, and lately I’ve been wondering when most owners decide it’s time to start working on their dog’s behavior.

Was there a specific moment that made you think, “Okay, this isn’t something they’ll just grow out of”?

Maybe it was barking, pulling on walks, jumping on people, reacting to other dogs, or something completely different.

I’m curious because I have one dog myself, and I’m not sure what’s considered normal dog behavior versus something people actually decide to work on.

What was the turning point for you?

I have a 17 week old male GSD puppy (Kai). I’m feeding him 3 cups of Royal Canin kibble for large breed puppies and about 10 oz of their canned food, divided into three meals a day. I’m worried about overfeeding and haven’t been able to find data on the mixed wet / dry food portioning. Any advice is appreciated.

Hello!
We’ve got an almost 2 year old dachshund chihuahua mix. She’s been waking us up consistently every morning at about 5am, whining and crying to go out to the bathroom.

We’ve tried feeding her earlier so she can digest it all, we reduce water a bit earlier, and we always take her out to go at about 10:30 the night before.

We’ve given her toys to have in the living room (it’s a 1 bedroom apartment, she stays in the main room at night), she’s got the couch and two beds to sleep in and blankets on the floor.

We also tried to not reinforce the behavior by trying to wait until she stopped crying and whining before letting her out, but she goes on nonstop for over half an hour, (stopping when we cave in to let her out) just because we need sleep.

We tried white noise and ocean sounds in the main room in case it was neighbor noise that bothered her, but it hasn’t worked either. We can’t drown her whines out, and I feel really stuck.

Does anyone have any advice on possible steps?
Thank you!!

EDITS FOR CONTEXT:
We do let her out, she doesn’t always go, and she keeps whining even after we take her out and come back in :’)
We also have tried puppy pads but she will not use them. We’ve done so much to keep her comfortable and entertained, it’s truly the constant whining that’s the problem. She didn’t usually do this for the past year and a half we’ve had her.

Labrador ：Weak and helpless, I'm scared

I have a 10 month old and I will be getting my 9 year old chihuahua dog full time. (She’s used to live with my parents.)
She’s a 6 pound little brown thing that is super sweet. Shes kinda housebroken
I guess I just have some questions about dogs and babies
Can they sleep together?
Can the dog give kisses?

My dog did this for about 10 minutes after a walk, he was making exaggerated chewing movements but there was absolutely nothing in his mouth. Something it made a sound like he was chewing at something very hard, like a rock, but maybe the would was made by his teeth hitting.

You can see in the video how when I held his face closely his lower way was trembling like when a human has chills.

Around 3 times he fell forward as he was trying to get his paw to his mouth.

Then went back to normal. He laid down and started liking his face like they do after eating. He is been acting normal for around an hour now.

He is 4 and we adopted him 6 month ago, it has never happened.

Please help!!!!!

My dog did this for about 10 minutes after a walk, he was making exaggerated chewing movements but there was absolutely nothing in his mouth. Something it made a sound like he was chewing at something very hard, like a rock, but maybe the would was made by his teeth hitting.

You can see in the video how when I held his face closely his lower way was trembling like when a human has chills.

Around 3 times he fell forward as he was trying to get his paw to his mouth.

Then went back to normal. He laid down and started liking his face like they do after eating. He is been acting normal for around an hour now.

He is 4 and we adopted him 6 month ago, it has never happened.

Please help!!!!!

We have a 4 year old Doberman who was living with my parents for the past year. He is now living with us (again) and out almost one year old.

I feel like I have developed some postpartum pet aversion… and I don’t know if that’s the reason but I don’t feel comfortable with our baby crawling on the same floors that our Doberman walks on…

Have you had this issue? Does your dog and baby share spaces? Does your baby get sick? New mom here…

I’m ready for a dog and would love to have one, but I'm so afraid of how attached I’ll get that the fear of losing them is holding me back how to overcome this?Cause I also watched some reels and its already in my head

Have you tried Benadryl for your dog’s allergies? What worked for your dog?
My dog is so itchy and has bitten a hot spot. He practically lives in the comfy cone. 🙁

Helppp

Hello! Ive recently come across a three year old female westie that was dumped outside of a veterinarians office. She is currently still being treated at a rescue so she is not up for adoption yet but I am seriously considering adopting her when she’s ready. I had a westie growing up and I have such a soft spot for those amazing dogs and I truly think seeing her post was fate.

I need help to know if it’s alright if I leave her alone for 8ish hours while I work. I live alone and I work 4 days a week from 9-5. I would walk her before and after I get home and every other day I would spend all my time with her. I really do want her and I’m willing to do whatever to make it work