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Hello, My family just welcomed our new Dorgi male named Kevin to our family over the weekend. Looking for any tips or tricks on seperation whining/barking? Chewing? Potty training? We are off to a good start but any tips and tricks from others would be awesome.

Hello, I have a 7 month old Belgian malinois. Currently, when I leave him in his crate to go to work, about half the time I come home to him having peed inside his crate, and today I came home to him having completely destroyed the plastic floor to his kennel. He’s just started doing this a...

Hi, I have a two year old Gordon Setter that I rehomed about a year and a half ago. He wasn’t very well socialised with dogs and people by his previous owner and was very nervous of new people and overly excited by other dogs. Started sending him to a doggy daycare once a week, about 6 months...

Hi everyone - first time poster here. We recently adopted a kelpie x ACD from a shelter at 8 weeks. He's very clever and was able to pick up basic commands like sit, down, stay, lie and spin very easily. He's very confident and friendly with people and other dogs. He is now 13 weeks old. He is...

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...

Hello, I brought home my beautiful red labrador 5 days ago. She's great, has had hardly any accidents indoors, learnt to sit almost instantly and is loving and gets on great with my housemates dog. However, crate training is not going so well. I only want to crate her when she needs to be left...

i no longer have breaks in my job so i'm gone for 6 hours everyday. heres my routine from the morning- to the time i get back: 7am - walk 7 WEEK old puppy, then feed her a few minutes after. 8:15am - go to work 2:30pm - arrive and feed her keep in mind while answering my question, that she's...

We adopted a mini poodle x bichon frise (2-5 years old) named Archie this past March. Archie's a great little guy but he spent about 2 months in a California kill shelter, before being flown up to Canada, where he spent time in a foster home, before coming to us. We knew to expect separation...

My staffie puppy who is 8 weeks won't settle at night or when I leave she loves it during the day but at night I put her in her crate in her bed she has my t. Shirt , toys and her puppy poo mat is at other end of crate we go to bed when she's asleep lock her gate but 2 hours later she's wailing...

Hi everyone! My name is Corrine. I have had my dog Luke since he was a puppy (he is now 9 years old). He is a sweet and adorable Maltese. I actually came on this site to ask for advise however. Luke has a case of Separation Anxiety, and we are thinking that it is pretty severe. For a bit of...

My sister's dog had a litter of 1/2 Bloodhound 1/2 Basset Hound puppies and as my graduation present, I was given one. I got her at 8 weeks and 3 days, now she's 16 weeks and a day. If I leave her, for even literally 30 seconds, she will bark and whine as loud as possible, and whenever I return...

Looking for others who may have had similar issues as my dog. I have 2 dogs...one is a 5 year old Miniature Schnauzer who is as even tempered and sweet as they get. My second is a half shihtzu/half bischon. He is 4 years old and has THE WORST seperation anxiety I have ever heard of. I brought...

I have a bigger mix breed dog (about 65 lbs and is over 4 yrs old). He is a wonderful dog. listens well, behaves himself, and is just great with our little daughter. But he seems to get separation anxiety really bad. When I leave it is like he goes crazy. he tears things apart, goes to the...

Alright, I am a first-time independent dog owner. In my family I've owned several different dogs over my life [Rot/lab mix, rhodesian ridgeback/boxer] & have never had issues with housebreaking a dog or dealing with chewing. Now that I have a dog all on my own, I'm experiencing everything...

Hi. I want to make sure that I am doing thr right thing with my new puppy so I thought I would ask some experts - you guys! I have 3 main problems/concerns with my new puppy. They are: 1) Whenever she is alone she wails, cries and very seldomly, barks. By alone I mean that if I walk away from...

So we brought home our new puppy on Tuesday and she has been a blessing. However it feels like when we're home she always seems so bored, or sad? She has adjusted to us quite well, and seems to be picking up on stuff really quickly. We have yet to have an accident (though I know it's still...

Hello everyone! My name is Melanie. 1 month ago I finally talked my fiance into letting me get a puppy. My little mini dachshund is now a little over 3 months old (14 weeks) and I am running out of ideas on how to help with his anxiety (if that is what it is). I am out of school for the summer...

Hi I've just joined this forum as I'm desperate. I have 2 boxer bitches (litter sisters) who I've had since they were 8 weeks od, they are now 2 years old. Muffin is in pup and due this weekend she is now and has always been a darling she is very quiet and placid whereas her sister Poppy is a...

I have two 9 month old Husky mixes. Trapper and Emma are brother and sister and we've had them since they were 6 Months old. Originally we did not crate them because they were not destructive when left alone during the day, but recently they began chewing cords. We purchased crates large...

I have a 3 month old beagle puppy that I have had for about a week. I bought her from a family that had gotten her from a breeder about a month ago, but they decided that a puppy was too much work. So, I brought her home and she is the most loving dog I have ever seen. She is super cuddly and...