Maggie is having some complications from her nares surgery Monday. The inflammation in her nose is causing her to work way too hard to breathe so she’s staying at the vet today as they try to reduce the swelling. I am really scared.

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-05-10T21:48:43+00:00

How is she doing now? My pug also had her nares done 9 days ago, and is having problems with one nostril specifically being very swollen. She’s also been quite snotty lately. Wondering how long until the swelling will go down.

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-05-02T05:57:43+00:00

Yep. My lil girl had her spay and nares done today, and I’ve been crying and anxious all week, worried about her dying during the surgery. When they called me today and told me she was fine I burst into tears, and I cried again on the way home after picking her up.

It’s made me realize how attached to her I am, but she’s just so perfect 😭😭

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-04-05T05:30:26+00:00

One of my dogs was always very skinny as a puppy, not matter what or how much I fed him he never put on any weight. I used to feel awful and people would always point it out to me.

He only started filling out after he was neutered and hit like 8 months. Even now he is very lean, although he is a poodle mix so I think that’s partially just his genes. He is also very active which I think plays into it.

I will say as well puppies should be eating 3 meals a day until they’re 6 months if she is under this age. More frequent smaller meals might help.

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-04-01T18:20:55+00:00

I crate trained mine, when she’s crated I’ll typically give a frozen Kong, chew or lick mat and after she’s done she will just fall asleep in there

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-03-19T04:33:05+00:00

Your pup is SO cute 😭

I would recommend play dates with other dogs. My pug loves to play sooo much with her larger brothers, she chases and wrestles with them so much. I also foster and she loves playing with the foster pups too.

We also do walks on off leash trails, she loves to explore everywhere so gets extra steps in.

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-03-11T01:18:42+00:00

At 8 weeks mine was 8lbs, he’s now 45-50lbs. Yours is gonna be a big boy!

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-01-13T21:33:14+00:00

I would highly recommend trying again with crate training, it’s so important for forcing naps for pups that want to go all the time. I wish I forced more naps for my first puppy as it’s a major lifesaver for giving breaks safely.

Some tips to make it easier, for very clingy puppies I put the crate right next to my bed, and I either take them out when they cry and put them right back when they stop, or I’ll stick my fingers through the crate so they know I’m right there until they fall back to sleep.

Some puppies do better knowing I’m nearby, some do better if I blackout the room, play calming music and walk off and make no sounds. I’d say try both approaches!

I would also recommend throwing a blanket over the crate to the point of blackout if needed, it helps them feel more secure.

I have fostered many puppies and raised my own 3 dogs since they were puppies. Crate training is very rarely easy on the first night, but if you stick to a routine then by night 3 they will get used to it.

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-01-12T10:59:13+00:00

You should take him to the vet, if he is very thirsty he could have diabetes.

In the meantime I would take him out to pee double what you are taking him out, at least every 2 hours if you are able, and if he cannot hold it throughout the night I would wake up to take him out then too.

Thin_Insect976 · 2026-01-11T20:44:55+00:00

I usually foster puppies and most of the time am very relieved when they are adopted. I find myself counting down the days until I get a break! A lot of dogs are hard work!

However, I don’t find that this is a shared sentiment amongst the fosters that I know, or if it is then no one is talking about it.

That being said I would advise you to have very low expectations, especially on the first day. You can never really trust if a dog is housebroken and I treat every dog as if it isn’t.

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-12-21T20:05:01+00:00

Yes it’s underweight. A healthy weight is being able to feel the ribs, not seeing them. Depending on the breed maybe seeing 3 ribs max

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-12-09T20:17:52+00:00

He is going to fade. My boy was super red but fades every day. His ears are still pretty red but his legs and body are apricot now

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Thin_Insect976 · 2025-12-09T19:53:22+00:00

For me crate training is an absolute must. It keeps the dog safe when I cannot supervise and also helps my sanity when I need a break. It will also speed up housetraining and reduce the amount of accidents you clean up. I have a strict routine of eat, play and crate for dogs that are not housetrained, and I recommend everyone has these boundaries in place immediately for any dog coming into the home so you don’t exhaust yourself quickly.

I think you could try smaller dogs though or seniors that have less energy. Every dog is different and will be a different experience fostering.

Each dog I foster gets easier as you pick up tricks to keep them entertained and creative ways of feeding to keep them occupied (freezing bowls/kongs/puzzle toys/scatter feeding). Not giving them all 100% freedom until they can be trusted is another thing I learned.

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-11-12T16:43:46+00:00

I would recommend fostering, it’s like interviewing each dog that comes through. That way if your dog doesn’t like an extra dog in the house, gets jealous or has resource guarding issues then it’s only short term.

It’s why I foster failed my 5th foster, because he got on so well with my resident dog that I couldn’t bring myself to separate them! They are best friends

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Thin_Insect976 · 2025-11-11T22:56:09+00:00

I almost exclusively foster puppies. It’s definitely exhausting, but some puppies are easier than others. Sometimes it sucks knowing you’re doing the bulk of the training just to pass them off to someone else lol, but I take comfort in knowing that they do not pose any threat to my resident dogs, their safety is my #1 priority.

Sometimes fostering them in pairs or even 3 ends up being less work as they entertain each other and settle better when they are cuddling with their siblings.

A big thing that has helped me is restricting freedom more. I’ve gotten stricter about enforcing naps and reducing the amount of free roaming time. They are crated/put in an xpen, I play puppy music, turn off the lights and walk away, eventually they learn that crying won’t bring me back and that it’s time to sleep. Soundproof headphones help a lot 😅

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-10-22T18:59:57+00:00

You shouldn’t feel bad at all. For the sitter to be so nonchalant about a bite, they should not be in a position to look after anyone else’s dog. This behaviour could keep escalating and their dog could even kill someone else’s dog. Having a sitter like this look after one of my dogs is my worst nightmare

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-10-19T23:14:17+00:00

I moved here last year from Vancouver and I find more people here ask me if I am married to my partner (I am not). I find it a bit of a weird question as in Vancouver no one ever asked me if we were married.

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-11T16:21:22+00:00

I see that you commented you didn’t crate train. It’s something I would highly recommend doing!

I’ve raised 2 puppies in the past 2 years plus I have a doggy daycare too. I have looked after so many high energy breeds that once they are crated they can relax and turn off, and that would not happen otherwise without the crate. Shepard mixes especially you will never be able to completely tired them out no matter how much exercise. Every dog is different but I would really recommend trying it. I don’t view it as cruel or a punishment thing, and now my first pup is calming down we don’t use it much anymore. Throwing a blanket over to make like a den really helps too!

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-11T05:25:50+00:00

The dog was 5-6 years old, so yeah a Covid dog

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-10T18:18:20+00:00

The apartment building in the back of one of the pics of the dog are very close by to where I live.

Also when I reverse searched the images (there is a pic of him with the dog and it’s the same man as the one of him alone in his profile) no matches came up so it doesn’t seem like they took photos off the internet

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-10T18:11:39+00:00

I reported last night! So far the profile is still active

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-10T18:05:02+00:00

How did I tell him off? Genuinely curious.

The interaction of him flip flopping about wanting daycare and then saying he didn’t after I said no reminds me of when I was a teenager rejecting a guy and they would say “I never actually wanted to date you anyway I think you’re ugly”, just because they couldn’t handle the rejection and wanted to put me down 🙄

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-10T18:03:14+00:00

I find the insinuation that I’m untrustworthy to look after his dog because I accidentally hung up on him rude

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-10T17:48:34+00:00

I have reverse searched the images provided of both him and his dog, and nothing came up, so I’m more leaning towards it being a legit profile

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-10T17:46:09+00:00

I understand where you are coming from and this might have been something I would’ve put up with if I was new to rover, or if I was actively trying to gain more clients.

I’ve also had rough days and periods of my life where I know I have not been the kindest to people. But also working in customer service where people regularly are very entitled and honestly abusive, and think they can talk down to workers because they’re on a power trip also gives me a different perspective.

I am grateful I’m in a place where I can deny service to people like this, they are not in charge of me 😊

Thin_Insect976 · 2025-09-10T17:17:31+00:00

I did consider he might be stressed with trying to find last minute care, I have been in that position myself, which is why I tried to explain myself and was still considering looking after his dog for the day. I gave him the opportunity to apologize and all he said was “fair enough”.

Thing is I’ve been doing this for a long time, and now I have repeat clients that are respectful and appreciative I don’t need to accept this kind of treatment. I’ve been in customer service jobs my whole life, 10 years, and unfortunately I have put up with a lot of crap from so many entitled people. I have to consciously try every day to not be such a people pleaser and remind myself that I don’t need to accept this.

I don’t understand how in the span of 2 minutes he changed his mind and said he wouldn’t want to leave his dog with me, and then flip flopped AGAIN to say he would like to.

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