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Hello, This is my Dutch Shepherd Cross puppy. He is 19 weeks old and is 12.5kg. I feel him Eden dog food. The vet says his condition is fine. But I'm worried he is too lean. I found a sibling of my pup who is 4kg heavier than mine! My pup did have gastroenteritis for 8 days. They don't know what...

Hi all, My border terrier is now 8 months old and he seems to have hit the wonderful adolescence stage! I was wondering if anyone had any tips on getting through this time? The main issue we are seeing is toilet training regression. He was perfect before, however recently he’s decided to go...

Hi all could really do with some help. We've just had a new puppy, a GSD cross Husky whose 11 weeks old. He's been with us for a week now and seems to be settling in okay except with our kids. They are 10 and 11 years old. He's very timid around them and prefers to hide. He has recently started...

I am a new Saint Bernard owner and joined this forum for a bit of advice and hopefully gain knowledge from other owners. Philippa is currently on Beta Large Breed food that the breeder recommended - but after reading a few reviews on here it does look very good - any recommendations would be...

I was wondering if anyone can offer help. I’ve had my 8 week puppy home for 3 days now and he will howl to high heaven and won’t settle unless I am in the room. (In a crate) I try to leave for short bursts and reward him when he stops and come back in but I’m unsure of how to handle this at...

Hi all, our pup is 18 weeks old and up to about 3 days ago was a fab little eater. He’s on wet food and has been really enthusiastic about it previously and eaten all his meals when put down at meal times. A few days ago we put down the same food he’d been eating as normal and he didn’t touch...

Hi everyone, urgent advice needed please! We’ve been looking at getting a dog to join our family. We’ve found one and had a visit with her tonight… we’ve been told that she is an XL bully. These are the photos on the advent and the ‘mum’ and ‘dad’. They were very nice people who have 4 other...

Hi all, My pup is 13 weeks old and can be left for around an hour in her crate while I go to the shop or run errands. I have a camera set up and after an hour she wakes up from a nap (I put her in her crate once tired and sleepy to leave) and she sits and cries/howls. Is this normal for the...

So I recently got a new pup last week he’ll be 11 weeks on Friday. I’m just wondering about what I can do when I’m at work. So at the moment I’m crate training him, he’s doing ok so far at night. I am back to work next week and work sleepover shifts, my partner works early starts so my kids go...

Hi, We have a 12 week old puppy, she is great however she’s recently got into the bitey stage. I was wondering if anyone had any different techniques to curb this? For some reason once my pup starts she gets very excited very quickly. Ive tried yelping, distraction toys, training to sit or lay...

Hi, please help any advice really useful. I have an 11 week old puppy, he’s ok sleeping in his crate at night but if I go to put him in there in the day with his play pen he cries. I’ve had him since he was 8 weeks old and have been able to leave the house without someone being there yet...

Hi all, My 8 month old girl is a basset hound x cocker spaniel and is generally an absolute dream, however in the last month she has started picking up everything off the floor on a walk and I don’t know how to stop her. Obviously she is a scent hound so is very good at sniffing out food...

I recently got an Australian Shepherd puppy who is now 6 months old she ways about 25 pounds now, I also have a older Yorkshire Terrier who is 4 years old and weighs about 4 pounds. The puppy isn’t aggressive but she always wants to play and she’ll take her paw and push on the older dog, the...

I have a border collie puppy that is 16 weeks old, he is fine in the garden and house but absolutely terrified of our front garden. He won’t leave the house to go to the front garden and if I do pick him up and put him their he will run home and if I close the door he will whine and shake!! He...

Hello there. Do you have any tips and advice on what to do about puppy blues? I took on a puppy 3 weeks ago, and the puppy is now 11 weeks old. Ever since I got the puppy, I have been experiencing considerable puppy blues, and I feel very low all the time. The puppy is lovely, and is loved...

Hello! I'm Rebecca, I live with my 8.5y/o Hungarian Vizsla and 10 week old Weimaraner. I've joined to get advice and support on various things relating to older dogs, and younger pups.

Hi I wonder if anyone could give me some advice. I recently bought a puppy from an ad on a reliable website online. I drove to to awhile to get her, paid deposit over bank transfer and rest in cash as requested. The breeder seemed lovely, said he just wants the puppies to go to loving homes...

Hi all, I’m just looking for some reassurance really….we have put a deposit down on a pup it’s nearly 5 weeks old and this morning I have a message from the breeder that he’s really ill. They found him groaning and retching. He has been taken to the vets, it’s not Parvo, they hope it’s...

Hi all, first time puppy owner, really want to make her feel happy and safe so read I should be crating her at night. We have the crate right next to our bed and close it up - but she doesn’t like being shut in and has been crying, she does sleep too and is good at waking me for a toilet trip...

Hello. This was my first time breeding. My girl had 5 puppies on 10th May, 2 which I kept and 3 I sold. The first 2 puppies went to their new home at 8 weeks and all is well with them. The 3rd puppy to sell, his owners came and paid the deposit on 20th June but they asked if I could keep him...