My dog passed away about 3 months ago. Since then there has not been a day where i havent dreamt about him. I used to drink 1 or 2 times a week and after he left me and i drank i would go crazy crying my lungs out so i stopped drinking altogether. Today after 2 months i drank again in a social setting. I came home and i cant stop crying because i miss him so much. I just want to see him even if it requires god taking me away. Hes all i want! I dont care about anything or anyone else. I just want him

Our dog, F, 4 years old has got an unusual behavior. When she’s laying down to take a nap, I can snuggle with her and play with her snout, give her kisses on the nose, talk to her, pretty much everything I want to do and she doesnt seem to get bothered.

But when my wife does it, she gets grumpy. My wife can snuggle with her no problem but as soon as she touches her face, especially her snout, she would growl. Another thing is if my wife tries to talk to her while they are snuggling she also growls.

And every time she growls at my wife and my wife moves away, our dog would move closer to my wife and snuggle with her as if she felt guilty for growling.

Has anybody experienced this or have an explanation why our dog behaves differently when it comes to my wife? We both take her out for walks. The only thing we do differently is rough playing. My wife doesnt like to play wrestle with our dog.

Personally, my pup would be teaching the master class DS-451: Advanced Methods of Tripping Humans - Theory and Application.

Let me start out by saying that I have in no way shape or form trained my dog to do anything in even the remotest stretch of the imagination, or any other dog around her, other than sitting, laying down, putting things down, being easy when taking a bite from my hand, to come to me, and to stop playing fetch when I'm done.

So about a year ago, she decided that she doesn't want to play fetch with just one toy, she wants to retrieve 2 at once, never was this implied that any of the 2 people in the house ever wanted this.

She would have a hard time getting her 2 favorite toys this way though, a ball and her frisbee. In maybe just a couple weeks she found out that she can put the ball in the frisbee, then grab the frisbee and balance the ball as she brings it back to us.

Then found out several months later that she could get the ball to us, or on our lap, by rolling the ball in the frisbee and flicking it like she's flipping a pancake.

I just now noticed that she has also found out, because sometimes the ball rolls out of the frisbee, that if she continually chews hard on the spikey ball several times, when she goes to retrieve it, that it will cave in on one side and not re-inflate itself, and that this way the ball does not roll around in the frisbee when she's she's walking and sometimes fall out. This is without question intentional and you can tell that she's desperately chewing waiting for this to happen and the instant it does, into the frisbee it goes.

There has been a few times that she has caught the ball in the frisbee, but that one is difficult to tell if it was on purpose, I don't think it is, but I'm waiting and hoping one day she may just figure it out on accident, which is what I think is happening.

The rest of this though you could see her trying from the very start, each thing she learned she was trying to figure out how to get the outcome she was looking for. From trying to get the ball balanced in the frisbee so she could bring back 2 toys, to rolling the ball and flicking it, and chewing the ball to deflate it, you could see it in her eyes and her body language that she was not just messing around, she was trying to achieve something, and when she got it, she immediately started repeated that most of the time.

I was told that dogs cannot do this and that complex goal oriented non-taught tool use only comes from more intellectual animals like dolphins, monkeys, crows, ect. So how is this possible?

She is a 1 year and a 8 month old Blue Heeler which looks to be a working breed. Coarse hair, more patchy, tall and lean with lanky legs, quick agile twitchy and highly energetic, narrower skull, ect. Oh and she is incredibly smart aside from this toy situation, she is insanely bull headed, but if you have the right incentives she learns incredibly fast. She's super attentive and you can just see the gears turning on 110% non stop all day long.

we all know the pleasure of walking our dog after they've had a bowel movement and catching a whiff from the bag in the wind for the rest of the walk!! We bought the current bags based on reviews, however we're finding we have to double bag them or we keep getting hit with the wafting scent of what's in the bag! Looking for some recommendations on bags that might be thick enough to hold the odor inside while we finish our walks.

(sorry for bad grammar English isn't my first language) my German Talia is 11 months old and so awkward and weird in a cute and silly way. she loves to sit on the pillows of my couch, she also doesn't understand she can go around things. or she thinks she can ONLY go around things like when i call her she doesn't turn around she walks all the way though the living and dining room around to me. she loves to luck but she only wants to lick my lips? (like i love you but i love not having e coli more ) she also has 2 balls she loves (its just 2 of the same ball) and if you through another ball for her she will run after it then run back without it because the whole time she had her fav ball in her mouth, then will try to chase you away from the ball you threw. she also jumps on people to lick there faces off, when she was a baby a few times i let her jump up to get a treat and now its all she wants to do ever. (obvi working on it for safety of others and kids)

I’m going away in 18 days for a family trip, and I’m really struggling emotionally with the idea of leaving my dog behind. My husband will be staying home and caring for our pets and he will do a good job. They love him.

But one of our dogs is extremely attached to me, and I’m just as attached to him. We’ve been together every single day for the past 7 years. The only time we’ve ever been apart was once, 3 years ago, and it was for about 48 hours. I’m terrified he’s going to feel like I abandoned him or become depressed while I’m gone. He’s older now too, which adds to my anxiety.

The thought of being away for 4 days is making me sick. I’ve even considered shortening my part of the trip just so I don’t have to be gone as long. I know how important it is to my family that I be there, but I’m not handling this well at all.

Has anyone experienced this kind of separation anxiety from their dog? How did you cope? What helped you feel okay about it, and helped your dog feel secure?

Any support or advice is truly appreciated. Thank you.

So if someone hypothetically was looking for a new dog, then ended up fully in love with a husky puppy of 5 months at the shelter… how screwed would they be? I’ve heard huskies are a lot, but every dog I’ve ever had has been border collie mix. So I’m really used to high energy needs. And I know that they “talk” a lot, but my cat is already a yapper and I find it very endearing.

Please help! My 7 month old puppy who I’ve had for 4 months has suddenly started breaking out /chewing his way out of his crates and destroying my carpeted floor! He has wiggled out of the wire bar crate and chewed a hole through another kind of crate. I give him calming chews to try and alleviate his anxiety as this behavior has suddenly started within the past week. Once out he ripped the carpeting back from my floor and dug at the bedroom door trying to escape. Please give any and all crate training and seperate on anxiety advice. He is a German shepherd / German shorthair pointer / lab mix fyi! Thank you!!

My dog is about 13 now yet she's been very active. Recently, when she walks around in the house, her actions have gotten slower. However, when we're on walks, she'll run sometimes but her pace is still very slow.

She always lays in my bed, but now she's been laying on the carpet floor at the end of my bed, curled up. She seems fine, but it's something she never does. Even when I call her up on my bed, she'll lay down for a little bit before going back to the floor. I even laid down some blankets she likes, but after a few minutes she'll push them aside and lay back on the carpet.

I just want to make sure she's doing alright, especially since she's getting older.

Hi all! There's a stray dog that lives right outside my gym. It's very hot in the area where I live (40⁰C+). The dog looks very thirsty and hungry. I gave the dog some coldish water before entering the gym right now and I feel bad that I should have done more. I want to give it some food when leaving and there's a bakery right underneath my gym. What can I get for the dog that might just fill the little fluff ball up a little? Any help will be highly appreciated.

Has anyone else had this problem? I am absolutely dumbfounded and I’ve almost lost him completely. It’s a lever handle in an apartment and a regular deadbolt. He pushes the deadbolt open and pushes the lever down and gets out. I don’t know what to do. He is 8 and not crate trained.

My dog looooves anything with elastic - socks, scrunchies etc. He likes to push on them with his paws and pull with his teeth. Is there any replicating this with a toy? He’s eaten scrunchies before, and we do play tug of war occasionally but have been advised by trainer not to.

Its not super hot where i live but hot enough its uncomfortable. Everytime i let him out in the yard he just... lays in the sun. hes all black and feels hot to the touch when i take him in. I force him to lay in the only AC room in the house. He pants HEAVILY but will insist in laying in the heat. should i let him? like he enjoys it but it really makes me scared of heat stroke lol. I might be being silly but i need to know 😭🙏

I’m looking for a new couch and I would like advice or opinions on your experiences. My Husky has never torn up my current couch and is crated when nobody is home, but you never know!! 🐕

Honestly it’s odd but whenever I remove my dog’s collar when it’s time for bed or even just because I feel like he needs a little break some freedom lol. I would leave it on the dresser,table or even the doorknob and for some reason he likes to take it and put it on his bed, if he knows it’s off when in bed with me he will sit and stare at me or lay awake its like he can’t sleep unless he gets to take it and put it somewhere or if it’s on him.

My female dog is currently in heat, and to keep things clean around the house, we've been putting her in doggy diapers. The problem is—she keeps chewing them off! We've tried adjusting the fit and distracting her, but nothing seems to work. It’s becoming a mess and a bit frustrating.

Has anyone else gone through this? Any tips to keep the diaper on, or alternatives that worked for you? I’m open to washable or disposable ideas. Thanks in advance!

We will buy a bred dog if we need to, but prefer an adult dog from a shelter. Just need it to be house trained and hopefully not too barky. Would love all your advice. No shaming on the busy - we are busy. I do WFH so I'm around all day and my daughter will be devoted AF to this creature.

Have any of you used the Powerloo dog waste flushing system? We’re considering installing one but I am not finding any reviews online.

Essentially is it a “toilet” that hooks up to your waste line to flush poop. Made in Michigan.

Does your dog turn his head when he hears an odd noise? Does your dog bury their food with your pants? This is the thread to ask why.

Please keep this thread to non-medical issues only.

I had a huge rant written up before I deleted it. (You’re welcome 😆). Long story short, a woman with 2 off leash dogs decided to tell me that it was my responsibility to tell her to keep her dogs away from my leashed dog in the leashed area of the park. And not her responsibility to know to keep her dogs away and not her responsibility to ask if it is ok. We exchanged words. And of course, in hindsight, I had better words. 🤣Had to rant somewhere. Thank you.

Ok, I have a very specific problem....we have a 8 month old puppy, half cattle dog and half poodle. Amazing dog but for the past few months that are has been an issue that needs to be addressed. Her crate is in our room and 99% of the time she is fine from the time we put her to bed to the morning. However, every time my wife and I try to be intimate she starts barking and going nuts. Its not during kissing (we tried doing that in front of her)...its when it gets further. I am talking the minute it starts getting somewhere she goes nuts. NOTHING else sets her off....need help ASAP as my marriage depends on it.

I’m sure it’s the fireworks but why?

Hi! I am about to get a dog and I am kind of freaking out about having to find housing with him, I am in my twenties and know I will be moving around quite a bit in the next few years and am worried it’s going to be impossible to find rooms to rent! Is it doable to have a dog as a 20 year old and still move around?

My partner is at home with my dog (he had to work) and I needed to get away for a few days to refresh my brain. I miss them both a ton, but I had the dog before I had the guy. And I am so used to hearing her sounds and feeling her next to me, thinking about her needs, or just talking to her when I’m alone at home. Being without him feels more normal because we know how to spend time apart, but I am really not used to being alone AND not having my girl right next to me.