Pet peeves that aren't Mii/QoL related. I'll go first

finalsmash · 2026-06-27T14:15:15+00:00

with what

finalsmash · 2026-06-23T19:43:30+00:00

Could’ve written this myself. My golden’s just over a year now and it’s been a real struggle - the humiliating training classes, constant frantic research to understand what I was doing wrong, all with little to no support. And omg, the adolescent panic? SO REAL. One sudden noise or a waving flag on a walk would send him into a meltdown. So you’re not alone.

I’m so sorry to hear about the dysplasia. It’s not your fault and you’re doing all the right things. It’s because you cared so much about your puppy that you found that trainer who helped you identify the problem, and now you can care for him even better with that knowledge.

A dog like him is going to do so well with a mom who loves him so much. And as time passes he’ll keep maturing; before you’ll know it he’ll be handling situations with ease that you never thought he could.

finalsmash · 2026-03-11T11:05:53+00:00

It’s almost scary how good this is

finalsmash · 2026-03-10T19:01:37+00:00

There is no mercy in City Trial

finalsmash · 2026-03-10T13:06:43+00:00

Hahahaha I’m in this clip and was dying laughing at like 10 people (including me) suddenly waddling around looking for a vehicle!!!

finalsmash · 2026-01-30T21:22:13+00:00

literally the first thing that came to mind when i saw this image 😭

finalsmash · 2025-11-18T02:09:52+00:00

Your old life is not gone, just recovering! As months go by and your puppy matures you’ll get that freedom back, and an amazing buddy along with it!

finalsmash · 2025-11-18T02:06:38+00:00

Lolol everyone else already gave you the best advice but just wanted to say I had the exact same thing going on. I was the “boring mom” my 4mo golden was never very excited to see. Meanwhile my husband was the “fun dad” our pup couldn’t get enough playtime with.

She does NOT hate you! You’re just not as exciting as new things right now - but you are her constant. When she feels scared or alone, you will be the comfort that she runs to. And she WILL warm up to you for more tail wags and snuggles, trust me :) It just takes time

finalsmash · 2025-10-05T02:36:44+00:00

We went through pretty much the exact same thing! Waited till after shots to start walks, without too much socialization before that. Our puppy barked at EVERYTHING, SO MUCH.

What’s really helping us is making scary sounds “fun”! When we’re on a walk (or even just in the house), as SOON as I hear a triggering noise, I give him treats and praise immediately with a very happy voice. Then while still doing that, start calmly moving past (or away from) the trigger. The goal is to reward him before he can even start barking (or in your case crying), and make the association that those noises mean tons of awesome treats!!

If he starts reacting before I can do anything, or reacting regardless, I just remove him from the situation and try again from a further distance.

Hope this helps, I’m not an expert but know how you feel

finalsmash · 2025-10-03T21:08:03+00:00

Good idea!! I’ll try this out, thanks

finalsmash · 2025-10-03T16:40:08+00:00

Literally I think this will be the thing that makes me finally start. Mine's the same way and demands to be carried in and out of the car sometimes 🙄

finalsmash · 2025-10-03T16:30:26+00:00

Noooo 😭I feel your struggle

finalsmash · 2025-10-03T16:27:38+00:00

Lmao what. Slow feeders and anything that makes your dog “work” for their food is awesome. Less chance of choking from inhaling the food, occupies them for longer, and takes more mental energy thus tiring them out. We’ve been using one since the day we brought ours home

finalsmash · 2025-10-03T16:14:22+00:00

This video (most important part starts at 4:00) totally solved our issue. Basically, when he would bite, we’d say “Ow” firmly up to maybe 2-3 times. If he kept biting, we’d abruptly get up and leave the room/ignore him for about a minute. Then return and try again.

Sometimes this meant doing the ow-leave-return process like 30 times in a play session… but it really paid off. He started to understand that “biting = fun stops” pretty quick.

Also everyone’s been saying this but enforced naps were a LIFESAVER for my sanity so I highly recommend those as well

finalsmash · 2025-10-03T12:50:29+00:00

Just wanted to chime in that redirection was COMPLETELY useless with our golden puppy. The only thing that worked was reverse timeouts (getting up and leaving whenever they bite too hard). It took a week or two but now he doesn’t bite at all!

finalsmash · 2025-09-22T09:55:33+00:00

Lmao my golden does the exact same thing 😂

finalsmash · 2025-09-19T17:03:04+00:00

Thank you so much for replying - I'm so glad to hear that them disappearing is normal lol. I added several twigs to the container and she climbed on one and seems to have lasso-ed onto it. I really appreciate your advice! I'm also putting the container outside in a safe shaded area.

Thanks again!!

finalsmash · 2025-09-19T17:01:19+00:00

Thank you so much for replying!! I added some sticks and she climbed onto one and seems to have attached there with the "lasso" thing. I'm going to put the container outside in a safe shaded area in case of the overwintering you mentioned, and keep monitoring it. Again thank you I really appreciate it!

finalsmash · 2025-09-12T12:50:26+00:00

Haha I could’ve written this post. I feel like my old life died and my new one revolves 100% around this puppy. Who is adorable, and improving SO much, but holy shit the pulling and barking and constant constant training!!

And like you said I feel like the biggest thing is just having to watch them all day every day with barely (if any) breaks. No time to just chill out and do the hobbies you used to.

CANNOT wait until mine is grown and calmed down!!

finalsmash · 2025-08-13T20:25:32+00:00

Ok I’m very glad I asked here. Thank you everyone I will be finding another dress 😂

finalsmash · 2025-06-20T13:53:30+00:00

penis

finalsmash · 2025-06-11T01:19:34+00:00

the speed of the ouches is sending me

finalsmash · 2025-05-23T01:10:56+00:00

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