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I've had my dog for a year and a half now and in that time she's definitely stopped digging outside as often. Our yard is paved so she can't really dig there but she used to dig on walks and at the park. She doesn't really do that anymore occasionally at the park if she finds a smell she's...

Yes, it's yet another "can I leave my dog(s) home alone" thread. I would normally just consult an existing thread, but it seems every one I find has some critical difference in circumstances that renders it invalid for my case. I'm in the process of getting a dog, or rather, in the process of...

My big boy, Naches, is part Australian Shepherd and Chow. This is great because he has his lazy moments and his hyper moments. However, we just recently got him and he is really bored. We cannot trust him outdoors without a leash quite yet but we take him out as often as possible. Anyway, he...

So, I'll try not to give my dog's entire life story here but I feel like I need to provide backstory or something. So, bear with me. My dog has seemed rather depressed in the last few months. She just turned 4 years old and I heard that is around the age that dogs begin to mellow out and...

Hello all, I have an almost-2 y/o mix-breed who LOVES to chew. During the day while I'm at work, I normally crate her to prevent destructive chewing, but when I come home, she's full of so much pent up energy that I can't possibly exercise her enough. Because of this, and because I don't feel...

My question is if puppy's exercise needs typically increase when they hit adolescence? Is puppy exercise a positive feedback loop (i.e. the more the puppy gets, the more it needs)? I know it takes more exercise to tire me out when I'm working out regularly than when I'm more sedentary. When do...

Every once in a while (every 2 weeks or so) my dog's entire body looks very red, almost as if he has been bitten all over his body. To make things worse is he stratches himself constantly causing himself to bleed. The scabs then ich some more resulting in an endless cycle of stratching and...

I have a 14wk old Jack Russell, he has a puppy kong, I stuff it with sandwich pastes like chicken or beef, he seems to be able to empty it in about 5mins! How do I make it last longer? Or does he need a different size? Thanks

I just adopted a 2 year old dog, probably a lab/pitt mix. He's actually shockingly well behaved and trained for a shelter dog, but there are still some quirks about him I haven't quite figured out. One of them being that I'm not sure how to effectively occupy him while he is alone. So far, it...

Hi! I have an 11 month old Black Labrador who I absolutely adore. He is crossed with a cattle dog, so he looks just like a small Lab. The problem I am having is this. He is digging up our yard, barking at everything that moves when we are not home, and generally being a little terror. Only when...

Hi all, I have a four month old border collie named Finn. He's generally really well behaved and has been so easy to train...except with barking. He barks in the morning when he's bored and I'm still trying to sleep (after we've been outside and he's had breakfast) and when my roommate or his...