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Why is my dog behaving this way?
My dog is fine with us when we are in the house. He doesn’t growl or bite us but when we go outside to go to the car or get the mail or whatever when we go back inside he growls aggressively and goes ...
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Why does my dog hold his poo and drink his urine even though we let him out when he asks
We have a rescue who has been with us for 4 months. I'm home all day so when he asks to go out, I respond quickly. The problem came with him so to speak and I thought he would have relaxed enough by ...
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Question About My Border Collie’s Play Behavior
My dog is a 6-year-old spayed female Border Collie. When she plays with other dogs, she tends to grab their neck fur and makes a soft growling sound, but she doesn’t actually bite them. This behavior ...
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How do I teach my dog that it isn't just a suggestion to come when called?
My 4-year-old Great Pyrenees is not very good at coming when called. In other regards the dog is pretty responsive: She's obedient and well-behaved.
When we let her out in to the fenced in back yard, ...
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maltipoo and kitty [duplicate]
I've recently got a new kitty after two or three weeks of close door sniffing and viewing our vet gave us the go and we started doing face-to-face with a leash my dog is more interested in food than ...
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First dog is being aggressive towards new puppy. How do I fix this behavior?
So my fiancé had a dog before we got together, he’s almost a two year old Rottweiler mix who hasn’t been fixed (he’s getting neutered July 23rd). Two days ago I got a puppy (4 month old husky mix) for ...
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Is it normal for a retired show dog to pull on the leash?
I visited a Cairn Terrier breeder who claimed a dog for sale, 1.5 years, was a retired and trained show dog. The dog does not respond to the word sit and pulls on the leash while walking, even on ...
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When to reintroduce a cat and dog after fight?
My fiancé's dog (rowlf) and my cat (Nala) have been best of friends since day 1 of meeting each-other. Never had any issues when we started living together and were the best of friends.
However, about ...
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What are the possible causes of my dog drinking his own urine [duplicate]
This is more of a kudo than a question . Under this topic and the the final answer edited by DogMumbler.
My husband's 10 year rescue shipperkie, Whisky" drinks his pee, every time inside. He's ...
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How risky are rocks for dogs?
I was hoping someone could help me understand some general questions about risk levels for my new puppy (male goldendoodle, 13 weeks). We have various sizes of rocks, from pea size to lemon size. Some ...
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We adopted a rescue dog that we are pretty sure was abused. After about a week hes started peeing on my daughter
He doesn't seem afraid of females or kids. About a week after we got him he started walking up to my adult daughter and lifting his leg and peeing on her. He doesn't seem afraid of her so I wonder if ...
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Rescued dog doesn't walk unless 2 persons come [duplicate]
I adopted a rescue dog 6 months ago, and she still doesn't walk unless there's 2 people with her.
She stops walking as soon as she exist the building and realises she is with 1 person. I tried ...
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My dog is obsessed with getting inside my home
My Belgium Malinois recently got extremely ill after, what we suspect, being bit by a spider. He recovered quickly after getting the right antibiotics. He is now obsessed with getting inside the house....
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Why can 3 or more dogs fight to death so easily? What makes them different, in this respect, from wolves? Or do wolves behave the same way?
I've recently assisted to 3 dogs (not blood borthers, but they live, eat and play together everyday) fighting in a way that in my opinion was clearly leading to one of them being killed by the other ...
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My dog won't let me sleep at night and it's driving me crazy
It's 4:30am as I'm writing this. I'm very sleep deprived as a result of my dog and as you might be able to imagine, it's wearing me out.
My medium/large male German Shepard mix dog stays inside the ...
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How long will my dog associate my disinterest in him with his serious mischief?
My dog made a "serious mischief" this morning.
Now I am blatantly ignoring him to show my anger and disapproval (obviously after having seriously grounded him immediately after the act). ...
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Young dog has begun persistent attention-seeking behavior in the evening
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I have a ~16 month old rescue dog. He's a mutt (great pyrenees/coonhound/husky/"supermutt") For the past 8 months we've had a pretty good routine going, with 2-4 mile walk in the ...
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why my puppy pee and poo inside only when he is home with my partner
my puppy 14 weeks house trained never have a accident when I am home. but when I leave to work few days for week he is alone with my husband and he pee and poo inside the house.
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My dog ditches my husband while walking, if he knows I'm at home
Every time my husband takes the dog on the trail off leash, he turns around and comes back,if he knows I am home. If I am gone, he walks off leash just fine, and doesn't run home. My husband can be ...
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What is going on with my dog
Details about dog:
•Female
•Rottweiler Mix
•5 years old
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Has never had anything like anxiety, has only lived in one place, was raised by my aunt (so not abuse or history of abuse), no changes ...
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I accidentally elbowed my dog in the mouth
I was putting my dog's frozen treat in freezer and my dog was following me. The freezer was the swing door type under the fridge. So I thought the close was closing on me but instead I elbowed my dog ...
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Can dogs *actually* kiss? Not lick, but kiss
Do dogs (or only specific breeds) have the physiology - both muscular and neural - to be able to to kiss? I don't mean contact of the lips or "kissing" that is actually licking - I meas ...
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Dog screaming help stop it
I have the same problem. I have three female dogs 4 year old and two 2 year old sisters. My 4 year old dog screams bloody murder loud as hell when I go to take my other dogs outside. Even if she goes ...
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Growling spayed female
I have 5 year old spayed female English Bull Terrier - not a bad bone in her body. Getting along with all sorts of animals and any human she meets... but...
Few years ago (she was maybe 2yo) she ...
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My dog who is other wise very gentle has started hunting and killing and eating baby rabbits!! How can i stop him? [duplicate]
My dog is one of the gentlest dogs I have ever met. Up until a couple days ago I wouldn't think he could hurt a fly. That all changed about 3 days ago when I heard a animal scream and I ran to see ...
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How do I stop my dog barking at other dogs?
I have a Jack Russell, it's a neutered rescue and is two years old.
Regularly, when we encounter another dog outside, it will initially play with the other dog (both off the leash), but then after a ...
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Can a dog tell when their owner is unhappy?
If you've read my previous questions, or viewed my profile (Newly updated!), you may already be aware that I have a dog. I've been noticing that my dog is starting to seem like he knows when something ...
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I don't know if my dog is trying to kill my kitten or groom it
I have four dogs and just got a kitten. Three of my dogs just kind of ignore her, but my three-year-old dachshund won't leave her alone. He pins her down and pushes her around with his nose. He licks ...
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How can I keep my dog's focus and calm when he see other dogs during our walks?
What my dog likes the most is a ball he has and I usually just pick up the ball to play and he completely focuses on it. He is a crossbreed with a Portuguese breed (Podengo) that from what I searched ...
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Is there a particular reason why a dog won't eat it's food until their owner is present/at home? [duplicate]
My 7 year old dog has recently started grazing rather than eating all his dry food all at once. That isn't too surprising, but I noticed that he won't eat or touch his food unless someone is home.
We ...
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Why does my puppy like to lick my older dog's mouth (inside!)?
I have two female stray dogs, one is 5 yo, and the other one (the puppy) is almost 2 yo, and my puppy likes to lick my older dog's mouth.
And when I say mouth, I mean INSIDE the mouth, like the teeth ...
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Young dog is too excited to greet other people; what can we do?
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Young dog is so attracted to other people that it becomes unsafe. He rushes to greet them, apparently expecting reward, and we have trouble controlling him. What can we do, apart from isolating ...
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Why did my first time mom German Shepherd eat puppy #8 from her newborn litter?
I purchased my AKC registered western German Shepherd from a reputable kennel in Romania where I had previously purchased her distant cousin. This was her first litter and she’s 2 1/2 years old. She ...
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How Can I Get My Dog to Relax In the Car Again?
My dog has never been as gung-ho in the car as my last dog who sadly died of cancer much too young. The faster you went the happier she was. But I digress...I was driving with my dog, Bear, around ...
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Can Free Roaming Dog be antagonizing the crated dog thus causing her to pee in it?
We have a two year old BC rescue and adopted an Aussie rescue several months back and who will be one year old in a month. The Aussie was a bit tough to train as she instinctively needed to mark. ...
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Is a female dog licking her vulva always a sign of a problem? Or can it be just pleasure masturbation (not an issue)?
I think my dog is sometimes masturbating by licking her vagina very passionately while making humping motions while she is in heat. Can a dog actually do this for pleasure to themselves (i.e. there is ...
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Sudden behavioural changes and aggression in my dog
I have a large mixed breed intact male dog that will turn six months next week.
His father is a purebred American Staffy and his mother is a daniff (great dane x Neapolitan Mastiff). He is usually ...
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Help! My dogs are bored >.< [duplicate]
So my dogs are super spoiled. They literally had everything they wanted growing up. Got a new stuffed animal like every week till they got bored with them after a year or two. Used to go crazy for ...
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Has the behavior of dogs and cats towards each other changed significantly in the past 50 years?
When I was growing up 50 plus years ago, it was pretty much a given that dogs would chase cats -- it was almost like a chemical reaction, owners couldn't control the dog and you simply had to keep ...
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Surprise attack by Dog
So here's the situation: I have a black male lab, currently 1.5 years old. We meet many small kids while taking walk. Usually, the kids taunt my lab and call him "kukur"(literally means &...
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Shih Tzu with food aggression behavior problems
I have a male Shih Tzu dog that is just over a year old (not neutered), and he has food aggression behavioral problems. We got him when he was just a month old, and he tends to be a picky eater (maybe ...
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Help with a rescue
We got our rescue three days ago. We met him on summer, spent a week together, he was stray. He was rescued and a shelter/rescue agreed to keep him for us until we solved our living arrangements to ...
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What is the proper way to calm down a puppy that has become over excited?
I have a 12 week old Brittany puppy that overall is a great puppy; she has taken to potty training well, learns things quickly, and is very loving.
About once per day though, she gets VERY excited and ...
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Shy dog won't walk on leash
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What are some "tricks" to get an extremely timid dog, that is impounded, to walk on a leash and go outside?
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At the dog pound that I volunteer at we have a dog (Dakota) ...
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My dog's leaf obsession
I have a six year old Lab/ Great Dane mix. He is a very good dog but has been diagnosed with anxiety and OCD. He is on medication and is in behavioral therapy. For the most part it is controlled. ...
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Remedy an adult dog that was trained that it's okay to go to the bathroom inside
I adopted an adult, 4-year-old Jack Russel/Italian Greyhound mix a year ago. The previous owner would leave him locked in a small room all day at work, and the owner before that kept him outside all ...
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Should I reward or punish my dog who runs away but eventually comes back?
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Best way to train my dog not to run outside?
If my dog runs away - often scarpering when the door gives him the slightest opportunity, he often refuses to come back when ...
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Best way to train my dog not to run outside?
I have two dogs, one more well-behaved than the other.
Both of them love to run out of the house at any available opportunity - e.g. someone not paying attention while walking through the front door, ...
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Dog escapes as I am parking in the garage
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I have two dogs, one is a female black mongrel (poodle sized) that we have adopted when young (she is now ~8 months we got her when she was ~4 months), and the other is a spayed female ...
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Why do all dogs seem to have a magnet towards me?(And how do I stop it?)
Most of the time, (like 95%) when I go past a dog (when I'm just taking a walk), it starts barking and running toward me, while it doesn't do for other people. I know it might be because I have a cat, ...
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