Background. Pickle is a 7 month old standard poodle, my first poodle ever, and i had no idea what i was signing up for coat-wise. I have been brushing him daily since 12 weeks (mostly) and i thought i...
Marbles is a 3 year old french bulldog, BOAS corrected at 18 months (stenotic nares plus elongated soft palate), generally a healthy frenchie by frenchie standards. Last june we took her on what we...
Background. I had a dog growing up and one in my twenties, both puppies i raised, both lived their full lives with my family. I am 41 now and finally in a stable enough place to have a dog again. I...
Lottie is a 3yo aussie who was fine with sounds until last july 4th when a neighbor set off mortars at 11pm. She went from normal to panting, trembling, hiding in the bathtub, refusing food for 18...
Rosco is a 3yo german shepherd mix we adopted at 7 months. He was leash reactive on day one and we did not understand what we were looking at for the first six months. We thought we had a "stubborn"...
Pesto is a 2yo lab and i am a 39 year old engineer who has never done anything athletic in my life. I signed us up for agility because he is high energy and i wanted a structured thing to do with him...
I need real help, not the "use higher value treats" advice, because i have done all of that. Hugo is a 2yo intact male vizsla, neutered six weeks ago (vet recommended waiting until 2 for growth...
Background. We had Bodie, a 7yo lab who is the worlds easiest dog. In may 2024 we adopted Pickles, a 3yo corgi mix surrender, because Bodie was clearly bored and we had the space and the time. Six...
Need to lean on the people who have actually done this. I am 33, fully remote, and im moving from a small house with a fenced yard to a midsize city apartment in three months because the rent on this...
Louie is 7. She is a beagle. She has been a beagle her whole life, which means the food obsession is genetic and not because we are bad parents, but for years i let myself believe the food obsession...
Penny is 5, golden retriever, been with us since she was 9 weeks old, no major health issues other than the standard golden ear infections every spring. She went in for her annual last tuesday and the...
For anyone who finds this two years from now in a panic at 1am like i did, i want to tell you that the puppy you are crying about is in here somewhere. I posted in this group at 14 weeks asking if i...
Background. I have been day hiking with Banjo since he was a puppy. He is 3 now, australian shepherd, 48 lbs, in great shape, has done 12 mile day hikes without breaking a sweat. I had been telling...
Hi all. Tuck is a 2 year old frenchie, neutered, otherwise healthy. Since around november he has been licking his paws raw, scratching his face on the carpet, has had two ear infections back to back,...
Setting the scene because every "kids and dogs" article online has been useless to me. Murphy is 4, yellow lab, about 78lbs, has been our only child since he was 9 weeks old. He is the chillest dog...
Biscuit is a 13 month old cavalier and until two weeks ago she was peeing in the house roughly twice a day, every day, since the day we brought her home. I am not exaggerating, my wife and i had a...
Backstory because i think it matters. I adopted Pip when she was 7. Shes a cocker mix, came out of a hoarding situation, was scared of everything for the first six months and then turned into the most...
My cocker Maple is 9 and just had her senior wellness done. Bloodwork is mostly fine, kidney values are at the high end of normal but not in disease range, vet called them "early indicators." She...
Murph has been going to the same neighborhood park since he was 4 months old. Hes 3.5 now and we go almost every morning at 7am, weekday mornings only, never weekends, never afternoons. Same crew of...
Quick context for anyone scrolling. Got a german shepherd from a working line breeder at 9 weeks. Did everything right. Puppy class, socialization, mental enrichment, the works. He was a dream puppy....