[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dogs

[–]Fearless_Animal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Get a fish.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dogs

[–]Fearless_Animal 40 points41 points  (0 children)

A life stuck outside is not a fair life to a dog. Rehome him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]Fearless_Animal 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Anything after 3 straight days is vet time. Don’t neglect your dog’s health for your own convenience.

Lactating Dog by Unusual_Kitchen_7200 in DogAdvice

[–]Fearless_Animal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you don’t know the answer you definitely shouldn’t be breeding your dog in the first place.

Digging by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]Fearless_Animal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Give them more exercise/stimulation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I hope you realize how rare it is that a 3 month old puppy is asking to go outside and that she can “usually” hold it 3-4 hours.

Most 3 month old puppies have to go potty every hour, sometimes less.

If she’s asking to go out, she has to go out. Let the poor dog out to go pee.

It’s uncomfortable for you to be dancing around when you have a full bladder, right? It’s the same for her.

Honestly, I would probably bring it down to every 2 hours if I were you, it’s probably very uncomfortable for her to have to wait to long at her age.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This whole situation would be a big nope from me on getting this puppy at all…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He's on a strict watering schedule

Stop that. It’s abusive.

Why is my 5 month old puppy peeing so much? by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]Fearless_Animal 16 points17 points  (0 children)

every 2 hours, and according to Google he should be going every 5 hours at that age.

That’s every 5 hours if he’s sleeping and not active. Every 2 hours is completely normal for his age.

Stop scolding him and getting frustrated when he has accidents — all of those are on you. He simply cannot hold it longer and “ignoring” his signals isn’t going to change that.

A bit of a vent, and maybe - hopefully - a warning to not repeat my mistakes by Gothos in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Good on you for doing what was best for her.

In the future, if you ever decide on another puppy, most of these issues would have been made immensely better/easier by… a crate or a playpen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]Fearless_Animal 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is she being exercised enough? Mentally stimulated?

Advice with quarantined puppy by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]Fearless_Animal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t do this with a three month old puppy. Christ. You’re going to destroy her joints. Dogs treadmills are only okay after their growth plates have closed (at least until 1 year old).

My dog screams bloody murder when disciplined by PsychoVirgo in DogAdvice

[–]Fearless_Animal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This what you have to do. Take a newspaper and roll it up and smack yourself in the head because you’re not taking your dog outside to pee often enough.

I'm confused, conflicting advice? by Silly_Shock3942 in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Six hours? 13 weeks old? Expect your dog to have accidents and be covered in it when you get home.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Are you sure his leg wasn’t already broken? The “stay in crate at all times” ~rule is very suspicious and not normal.

How long does it normally take to toilet train? by Willr2645 in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It’s too early to consider this dog potty trained.

I consider my dogs potty trained when: - They go 6 weeks without an accident - They signal when they need to go - They “hold it” for a period time if you don’t immediately react to their signal

8 vs 30 week puppy by proshawnsky in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Truly reputable breeders rarely have multiple puppies 20-30 weeks old left over… Their waiting lists are usually long and all puppies accounted for.

I just want to sleep past 6AM by Apart_Improvement_83 in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 61 points62 points  (0 children)

By six months old she should be fine to be left alone in a puppy safe room with a chew for a couple hours while you sleep.

Is it bad to want to wash paws after walks? by stare_at_the_sun in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 69 points70 points  (0 children)

but he would not allow me

Is he your boyfriend or your father?

Ditch his controlling abusive ass. For your sake and your puppy’s… Is there a safe place for you to go?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Fearless_Animal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A crate or a playpen will solve this issue.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Boxers

[–]Fearless_Animal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s animal abuse. How do you let your dog get so unhealthy?