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....
I need outside eyes on this because i feel like im taking crazy pills. Juno is a 4.5 year old border collie, we have had her since she was 9 weeks. She has been alone in the house for 4-6 hour...
We brought home Otis (yellow lab, now 14 weeks) six weeks ago and i have entered the part of new puppy life where i can finally see straight. Wanted to write this down because everything i read before...
Throwing this at the wall because i feel like i am going in circles with our regular vet. Pickle is a 4 year old french bulldog, neutered male, normally a brick at 24 lbs. Six weeks ago at his annual...
Writing this up while it is fresh because i spent honestly probably 30 hours of research before this flight and most of the internet advice was either out of date, way too anxious, or scammy. We flew...
Looking for advice from anyone who has been through a sudden crate regression. Our lab mix Otis was crate trained from 9 weeks old. He has slept in his crate every single night for 6 months without a...
Posting from my phone on a bench because i just had to sit down halfway through a walk. My vizsla is 14 months old, 52 lbs, and walking him has become the worst part of my day. He pulls so hard the...
Sharing this because we couldnt find much real information when we googled. Daisy is a 10 year old toy poodle mix, 9 lbs when we got her. She came out of a hoarding case where 47 dogs were pulled from...
His name is Walter. He was at the shelter for 8 months because he is 11, has heartworm history, and a benign tumor on his shoulder that looks scarier than it is. They told us he had been at three...
So i went back to the office for the first time in like 14 months yesterday. We got Banjo as a covid puppy and ive been wfh basically the whole time hes been alive. He does fine when i run errands for...
Bear is 13 and a half. About 18 months ago his arthritis got bad enough that walks became 5-10 minutes max, and even then he would limp by the end and need to lay on the cool tile for an hour after....
Our yorkie Olive is 4 and shes been miserable since around September. Started as just licking her paws raw, now its full body itching, ear infections every 6-8 weeks, and these little bumps that come...
Six months ago today we brought home Pepper, a 3yo lab mix from a local rescue. We already had Ranger, our 5yo shepherd mix who is the most chill dog on the planet but also has zero history with other...