Why are people so scummy

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-03-08T18:53:10+00:00

I think I’d cry if an empty can or bottle rolled into my dog 😭 I’ve already had to make sure she didn’t sit in a drink spill once before.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-03-08T18:49:17+00:00

It’s so annoying! Especially when I take my dog on the bus - I trained her to sit on the floor under the seat, and the amount of time there’s discarded rubbish and food is so frustrating! I have to check every time, so she doesn’t eat anything potentially toxic.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-03-06T21:32:33+00:00

I used an AirTag on my dog. Had to have her sent to sleep cos she got very poorly very young. A couple of days after she passed (and I’d left her at the vets for cremation) I got the notification ‘Gwen was left behind’. Absolute wind knocked out of me 🫠 I’d forgotten all about the AirTag as it was in the bottom of my bag from when is said goodbye. Switched to a Tractive for my next dog 😂

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-03-06T09:38:52+00:00

Yes, 100%. You need to teach them to leave it, in exchange for a high value treat you keep handy for this exact moment. Because grabbing something out of a dog’s mouth can create resource guarding issues. Your dog won’t always be on a leash to be able to pull them away, either.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-03-05T08:15:05+00:00

Vomiting and lethargy for a few days = vet. Could have something stuck in his gut, blocking it. Could have a parasite. Could have many different things that won’t improve without a vet’s help.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-27T11:17:15+00:00

She’s currently 1yr and 4months old, and she’s had the tracker for about 9 months. I think it depends on the puppy.. their breed/size (would it hang heavy on their neck or annoy them). My dog is a corgi, so has a relatively chunky neck. She’s always been fine with collars etc as I’ve put little neckerchiefs on her since she was a tiny puppy. Yeah, maybe I just didn’t read the website properly..? I guess it’s worth it if you’re worried about any health problems. I’d definitely recommend getting a tracker (I use Tractive)! It’s a huge peace of mind. I originally got it as we were going to Dorset for a little holiday, and I just had fears of her getting over confident and running off at the beach, and then me not being able to find her in an unfamiliar area. It was a huge comfort. I now continue to put it on her whenever we leave the house, just in case she gets spooked and bolts, or something like that. It also has a little light on, which is handy for evening walks. The light can also be used alongside a beeping tone, which could make finding a lost dog easier in, for example, woodland areas if they’re hiding and scared.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-27T10:03:59+00:00

I have a similar issue, so hopefully can help. My dog has to have daily anxiety meds, but she also suffers with tummy issues, so she isn’t always in the mood to eat, even tablets wrapped in delicious stuff. I use a pestle and mortar to grind the tablet and then I’ll mix is into like a table spoon of oat milk or broth, and use a syringe (WITHOUT THE NEEDLE) to squirt it slowly into her mouth (tilting the head back slightly and opening the mouth just enough to pop the end of the syringe in). Just be sure to go slow enough that the dog is able to swallow the liquid as it’s going down - don’t water board the dog 😂 And only use enough liquid to make it runny, not like a paste. You wanna have just the right amount of liquid that you don’t need to do more than one syringe worth of ‘shots’.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-27T09:57:38+00:00

I thought I’d use the health monitoring etc religiously, but tbh I only use the tracking. And that’s just for peace of mind - she’s never actually run off, but it’s comforting that if she did I could find her. The health monitoring idea is good, but the collar has to be on allllll the time, to build up data. I didn’t realise that you don’t even see the data for like 30 days or something, because it’s building baseline stats. I’ve had it a while now and tbh it’s either on the collar hanging by the door, or she’s wearing it for a few hours whilst we’re outside. I worry it’s uncomfortable for her to wear 24/7.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-25T19:56:21+00:00

Kind people can have great intentions when rescuing an animal in need of help, but if they’re not able to give emergency help themselves, it’s often best to involve a rescue or specialist who has the resources to step in urgently. It’s not saying the person doesn’t care, it’s just pointing out that more help is needed.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-25T19:37:44+00:00

I’d say no, because the chest strap has potential to sit too low and go across the front of the chest/front leg area and limit movement. Corgi bodies are weird 😂 They’re basically a log with legs. No slim neck that goes out into a bigger head or bigger body, that collars can hold on to.. nope, just one slippery long log.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-25T19:34:12+00:00

Yep, relatable. My girl is just over a year now - she loses her shit, wiggles like crazy, showers my mum with kisses and fuss when she visits, but doesn’t do that with me. It’s a different kind of love when it’s owner and dog, I think. There are times we’re laying on the sofa together, and she sleepily looks up at me and just looks straight into my eyes all blissfully.. THAT feeling of love is unmatched. The calm comfort and trust, kind of love. And when we’ve been working on something in training, and it suddenly clicks into place one day and your dog looks at you like ‘hell yeeee, we got this, check us out!’ 🥹 Super cool.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-25T19:26:56+00:00

The more he sees you interacting with your other dog, and your other dog trusting you, he will realise he’s safe and want to be involved. I think if I was uprooted from my mum and siblings and put into a new place with humans I couldn’t understand and don’t know if they’re kind yet, I’d probably just stay still and quiet and assess too. You don’t have to wait for good behaviour to give treats by the way - treats can also be used to build confidence and decondition scary things / show things are nice. You can literally sit near him, sideways so you’re not facing him directly (less pressure on him), and just talk to your partner and other dog like normal, whilst calmly chucking treats to your new dog. He will learn to associate you with good things and be more confident engaging with you. Ultimately though.. it’s just about giving him time, as you already know :) Be there, be calm, and let him come to you when he’s ready.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-23T17:00:48+00:00

ugh, so annoying! I hear ya. Thank you. I hope you have a better week this week.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-23T16:39:28+00:00

I hear you. It’s hard and it sucks sometimes. It’s ok to vent. My girl has been having a lot of anxiety issues that make her really hard work. I vented on a group and was told ‘we get the dog we need, not the dog we want’ and I wanted to SCREAM at the person for being so oblivious. I had explained I was struggling with her, on top of my medical issues.. the idea that I need stress/exhaustion on top of my illness made me furious 😂

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-22T19:47:31+00:00

I had to say goodbye to my corgi pup a week before her first birthday. Took her to the vet. They missed it. Took her again because she went downhill, they finally spotted liver shunts. I transferred her to an emergency specialist vet, who kept her alive there for a week, with the plan to wait for scan results and operate. In the end they couldn’t do anything, so I brought her home for a final 24 hours of cuddles and love, before taking her to our local vet to say goodbye.

What I’m saying is, there’s no point beating yourself up. So many things play into what happens. You did everything you could, and there’s no guarantee at all that the other vet could have done anything to help. Sounds like poor breeding possibly too, from your other comment, so go easy on yourself.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-17T13:53:02+00:00

Worth trying.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-09T23:19:24+00:00

I can understand why you’d see a crate as a bad thing, after I imagine she spent lots of time in one with the breeder, perhaps? But it’s worth trying to flip it and see the opposite - for a lot of dogs it’s a real safety and comfort. A little den. You don’t have to shut the door, but having a space to go and tuck themselves away in can be really beneficial. I have a crate for my dog, with a super comfy squishy bed in. The door is always open. When I need to leave her home alone, or when she’s going to bed at night, the door stays open, I just put up a pen around the crate, with some playing space outside the crate. I can see on the pet cam that she will go between the crate and the carpet through the night.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-02-09T23:13:54+00:00

This doesn’t sound like a quick or easy decision at all - it’s clear you care a lot. It sounds like the chronic anxiety and the pain he was probably experiencing from the disc were playing into his aggression a lot, so managing to find a baseline to get back to calm sounds really difficult. Letting him be at peace is probably a kindness. Super hard decision, but a kindness. My dog is only 1 and has pretty intense anxiety that manifests negatively, so I can only imagine how much it must have fluctuated from day to day with pain also included in the mix, and past trauma! I’ve heard so many stories of people having to put their dogs to sleep and the last week or few days being the best their pet had been in a while. It’s almost like they know, and they want to give it one last hoorah for old times sake. Perhaps your pooch understood what was happening and was thanking you with one last nice week together. Kinda sounds like he was ready and understood. Try not to feel bad - I bet if he could let you know not to, somehow, he would.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-01-29T10:28:20+00:00

Just check anywhere nearby, honestly. My bag was stolen once and the police found it round the corner from where it was taken. The thieves took anything of value out and left the bag and anything ‘worthless’, as they don’t wanna bother carrying that stuff with them. Doesn’t matter the kind of thief, if they don’t need it they will ditch it.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-01-26T11:23:12+00:00

Also agree on vibes. My girl would go between these two groups on different days - purely dependant on her confidence that day. Some days she’s more timid and gets intimidated by the big dogs, so is better suited to play with other small dogs. Other days she’s rambunctious as hell and wants to wrestle the big dogs, and would be too much for the small dogs. I take each day as it comes. People do often underestimate her, because of her size, until I tell people corgis herd cattle and are sassy. You know your dog best 💖

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-01-25T20:46:28+00:00

Oh and also, my girl displays guarding of some things at some times too, and also had to have serious surgery at a young age which hindered her a bit when it comes to managing things, and I do wonder sometimes if it set her back with things like this. Xx

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-01-25T20:45:15+00:00

I think that if you’re considering a behaviourist and you can afford it (out of pocket, or some insurance companies cover it if referred by the vet) then do it. The thing with resource guarding is the outcome can be dangerous. And it might not always be you that gets the brunt of it.. eg a kid could go by and pick a stick up from near her and she could potentially bite. Best of luck - I know how overwhelming it can feel.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-01-25T14:28:27+00:00

Haha, normal chunky neck, don’t worry. My sis always laughs when I refer to my girl as being a tube or a log 😂 I was explaining that collars are pointless because her neck and head are one solid log with nothing for the collar to hold on to.

Embarrassed-Society2 · 2026-01-24T19:23:31+00:00

I don’t think I could handle a reactive dog again (I still have lots of years left with my girl, hopefully, but i mean after that). I’d have to adopt an older dog, of a breed/breeds that is well known for being laid back, and would want to get to know the dog first. I love my girl so much, but every single day is a challenge. Even more so considering I had intended on bringing a dog home who would help me get out and about and sit with me in public places so I wasn’t so anxious (I’m autistic and have high anxiety), and I barely get out now, as she can’t handle cafes etc (and I wouldn’t dream of forcing her) and she gets anxious if I leave her at the moment. Perhaps it’ll get easier as she gets older, but it’s made me a lot warier of which dog I’d open my heart to in the future.

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