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because i spent honestly probably 30 hours of research before this flight and most of the internet advice was either out of date, way too anxious, or scammy.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...
Took my 5 year old lab Bailey for her annual yesterday and walked out of there with a $640 bill and a recommendation list i didnt ask for. Dental scaling under anesthesia ($800), prescription joint...
Did my first proper overnight with our 4yo aussie mix Soren up in the Cascades. We've done plenty of long day hikes but never camped together and i wanted to share what worked and what didnt because i...
Genuine question from a slightly defeated husky owner. Koda is 18 months old and we do an hour of off-leash time at a fenced field every morning, plus a 45 minute walk in the evening. He still loses...
Bit of a happy post today. We adopted Juniper (3yo cattle dog mix) last September and she came to us with zero recall and a strong prey drive. First few months in the backyard she would just stare...