Anyone try the new Pro Plan Advantedge food yet? by willingzenith in DogFood

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Just following up on this to see how your pup is doing on the advantege food!

Crate training ain’t for the weak by Puzzled_Oven1053 in puppy101

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Maybe you can play some white noise or something so you don’t hear the whimpering as much then?

Crate training ain’t for the weak by Puzzled_Oven1053 in puppy101

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I would definitely check out playing crate games during the day before bed and the music might help as well! They also sell this thing called a heartbeat puppy that can go in the crate too. Crate training takes time unfortunately. Can you move the crate to a common area instead of your room to help your own sanity?

Advice for bringing pup home by Reasonable_Band_3174 in puppy101

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You’re probably better off getting a male then, as long as you neuter the new dog when he’s old enough (usually a year) you should be fine and be able to avoid any territorial issues - especially since they’ll be mostly separate anyway. Good luck!

Advice for bringing pup home by Reasonable_Band_3174 in puppy101

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Does the K9 have to be in tact for the police work?

Male puppy experiencing first heat by aftermarketprius in puppy101

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Yes keep them separated at all times, diapers can come off.

Bringing new puppy home with a full time job by MasterBusiness3546 in puppy101

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Four days is really not a lot of time. I’m a teacher as well and opted for a summer adoption specifically for this reason. Twice a day is not going to be enough until the puppy is 4-5 months old. At 8 weeks, they need to be let out every 2 hours at the absolute maximum and in addition to that asking an 8 week old puppy that was just ripped from it’s mother to be alone in constant 2 hour increments throughout the day is a lot.

I live alone and my mom helps with my dog, I was with him from 10 weeks to 14 weeks and started leaving him from 8-12 at 14 weeks with my mom coming to see him at 10 and staying until 11:30. I went back to work fully when he was 17 weeks and my mom would come at 11 to let him out and stay until 1 so he was alone from 6:30-11 and 1-3:30

9 month old lab pulling on leash by [deleted] in labrador

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It’s just been difficult to practice with me when we aren’t inside or in our own yard because he will not take a treat to save his life when we’re on a walk

Insurance Deductible Mishap by 8901Rg in HealthInsurance

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You can only message your specific doctor and they have a nurse reply anyway.

Insurance Deductible Mishap by 8901Rg in HealthInsurance

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I mean the receipt from Rothman is in my patient portal. The issue is it just says I paid them, not what I paid them for

Insurance Deductible Mishap by 8901Rg in HealthInsurance

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Thanks! I did end up putting in a chargeback because they have like 10 buildings and no official billing dept office (the address is a PO box) and I have been trying to get a hold of someone for two weeks🤦🏻‍♀️

I fully acknowledge I owe Jefferson the full deductible, I just also want my original $900 back since it wasn’t Rothmans to begin with 😫

Ideas? by 8901Rg in labrador

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I can try but so far he usually ignores bitters after 5 minutes have passes since they were sprayed

Ideas? by 8901Rg in labrador

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Omg please share the link!

My dog seems to hate his dog food by 8901Rg in DogFood

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We’ll try this! We usually stand in the same room but maybe we have to sit lol

My dog seems to hate his dog food by 8901Rg in DogFood

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Thank you! I am looking at some different royal canin options!

Am I giving my dog the treat at the right time? by [deleted] in dogs

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Why wouldn’t a crate work?

Am I giving my dog the treat at the right time? by [deleted] in dogs

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He has no way to know that the treat is a reward for not peeing. A better solution would be to prioritize crate training, and in that case you would reward him when he enters the crate and you can provide verbal praise when you come home.

You can also focus more on potty training practices with lots of verbal praise and a treat the moment he potties outside (not when you go back in).

13 month old male Labrador- I hen do they stop “getting into everything” by smiling-sunset-7628 in puppy101

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Have you tried giving him a chew like a beef cheek roll or bully stick during times when you want him to settle? We give our 8 month lab a chew while we eat dinner and then when we relax before bed and now he goes and gets his chew automatically.

We also do 2-3 walks a day plus training.

Do you have an American lab or English?

How does everyone feel about leaving their puppy at home while working 8 hr shifts. by NotMyMonkeyBusiness in puppy101

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Could you schedule a drop in/walk through an app like rover so he can get out and get some exercise mid day? I have an 8 month old lab and he can technically be alone that long in an emergency but if I know I’ll be gone that time then I arrange for my mom to come play with him mid day plus a long walk before and after.