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Ciao a tutti, mi scuso in anticipo se il post è un po’ lungo ma mi trovo un po’ in difficoltà con la mia cagnolina, una meticcia di 5 mesi che io e il mio compagno abbiamo adottato ad aprile.

Quando l’abbiamo accolta a casa mangiava crocchette natural trainer pollo puppy, mischiate ad un po’ di umido della stessa marca (sempre puppy, ovviamente). La scelta è ricaduta su questa marca perché era quello che mangiava al rifugio e la nostra veterinaria ci ha consigliato di non cambiare subito. A maggio si è beccata gli ascaridi (esperienza traumatica sia per noi che per il cane) e, sempre su consiglio delle veterinaria, siamo passati a umido gastrointestinal. Non ci ha indirizzato su una marca in particolare, e quando siamo andati da Arcaplanet il commesso ci ha detto che il migliore fosse quello di Hi Diet. Lo ha mangiato molto volentieri e quando si è rimessa siamo tornati a Natural trainer crocchette e umido. Andava tutto piuttosto bene finché a luglio ha avuto diarrea per giorni. La veterinaria ci ha di nuovo detto di dare gastrointestinal, ma crocchette, senza specificare la marca. Su consiglio della nostra addestratrice abbiamo comprato la linea Vet Life di Farmina, anche stavolta crocchette mischiate con un po’ di umido. Non le amava, ma per un mese ha mangiato regolarmente. Quattro giorni fa, di colpo, ha iniziato a rifiutare il cibo, si allontanava proprio dalla ciotola. Mangiava a stento una volta al giorno e solo se le aggiungevo una notevole quantità di umido, ma di crocchette non ne voleva proprio sapere. Tra ieri e oggi ha vomitato e ha avuto difficoltà ad evacuare. Questa mattina l’ho portata in una clinica veterinaria diversa (siamo in vacanza a casa di mio padre in un’altra regione) e la dottoressa ci ha detto di passare ad una dieta di solo umido gastrointestinal per almeno una settimana e poi di reintrodurre gradualmente le crocchette. Ora mi chiedo quali crocchette dovrei darle una volta finito il periodo di gastrointestinal dato che la veterinaria che la visita regolarmente non si espone mai sulle marche. Vorrei comprarle delle crocchette di qualità, anche se il prezzo è alto, e ridurre gradualmente l’umido fino ad eliminarlo dato che porta alla formazione di tartaro ed è difficile da trasportare quando siamo in vacanza. Avete suggerimenti? Grazie mille!!

Edit: aggiungo che oggi il vomito era composto esclusivamente da succhia gastrici e secondo la veterinaria la causa era proprio il digiuno (per questo serve assolutamente che ricominci a mangiare regolarmente)

Hi everyone, I really need to vent because today I went through an experience that 100% traumatised me, and I need to talk about it with someone.

My puppy is 5 months old, full of curiosity, and has absolutely zero sense of danger. We're currently staying at my dad's place. Earlier today, he went outside to take out the trash and left the front door slightly open. I was in another room grabbing her collar when she slipped out, ran across the street, and made it to the sidewalk on the other side of the road. Luckily there wasn’t any car in that moment.

The moment I realized she was gone, I sprinted downstairs grabbing just her leash (she wasn't even wearing her collar with her ID tag). When I reached the sidewalk and tried to catch her, she thought it was the best game ever: every time I moved toward her, she bolted away playfully. I felt pure terror, my heart was in my throat, and I was consumed by the feeling that things could turn catastrophic at any second.
By absolute stroke of luck, she paused for a moment to sniff another dog, and I managed to clip the leash onto her.

Right now, she's fast asleep right next to me on the bed, completely fine. But I'm still feeling totally drained, on the verge of tears, and my brain won't stop replaying every worst-case scenario.

How tf am I supposed to recover from this? I feel miserable thinking I was about to loose her. Also, any advice on training an emergency recall? We’re working on it with a trainer but outside the training sessions she doesn’t come at me when we are not at home.

Hi everyone,

I already posted this post on another sub regarding puppy I received only negative answers. I just stumbled across open dog training and I would like to ask for a second opinion. This is my situation.

I’m looking for some advice regarding my 10 weeks puppy, Zoey (for more context see my previous post [https://www.reddit.com/r/puppy101/comments/1t49bwk/biting\\\_when\\\_is\\\_the\\\_line\\\_crossed/\](https://www.reddit.com/r/puppy101/comments/1t49bwk/biting\_when\_is\_the\_line\_crossed/) ). She was separated from her mother very early, so she never learned proper bite inhibition. It has become a real issue, she has bitten my hands hard enough to draw blood. She also has a habit of chewing on and eating drywall, and sometimes she "challenge barks" at people. She's super lively and smart. She's my first dog so I'm not sure about the best way to make her a good adult dog. Since I have the impression she tends to ignore us and our authority, my bf and I decided to hire a dog trainer. She visited today and introduced the "throw chain" (or training chain) method. She says "No" and makes a sound with a metal chain in her hand and if the dog doesn't stop she drops the chain on the floor to interrupt the behavior with the noise. The method worked, Zoey stopped chewing things and bite way more softly while playing. The trainer told us Zoey was not scared, observing her hand and tail positions, even though she was acting out of character, hiding behind my legs and looking a bit confused. Anyways after a while they cuddled and played together and the dog didn't seem to be scared of the trainer.

However, I’m feeling very conflicted. On one hand, it did work, and after about 10 minutes the trainer left Zoey was back to her usual self, playing and sniffing everything. On the other hand, she looked "shut down" and a bit dull right after the correction, and I’m terrified that she will stop trusting me or become a fearful dog.

We have already tried reverse time-outs but it hasn't been very effective so far for the high-intensity moments.

Has anyone here used the throw chain/sound interruptors? Did it affect your bond with your puppy? Or are there other high-impact (but non-scary) ways to handle a puppy that bites to the point of bleeding and eats walls?

Thank you guys.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice regarding my 10 weeks puppy, Zoey (for more context see my previous post https://www.reddit.com/r/puppy101/comments/1t49bwk/biting_when_is_the_line_crossed/ ). She was separated from her mother very early, so she never learned proper bite inhibition. It has become a real issue, she has bitten my hands hard enough to draw blood. She also has a habit of chewing on and eating drywall, and sometimes she "challenge barks" at people. She's super lively and smart. She's my first dog so I'm not sure about the best way to make her a good adult dog. Since I have the impression she tends to ignore us and our authority, my bf and I decided to hire a dog trainer. She visited today and introduced the "throw chain" (or training chain) method. She says "No" and makes a sound with a metal chain in her hand and if the dog doesn't stop she drops the chain on the floor to interrupt the behavior with the noise. The method worked, Zoey stopped chewing things and bite way more softly while playing. The trainer told us Zoey was not scared, observing her hand and tail positions, even though she was acting out of character, hiding behind my legs and looking a bit confused. Anyways after a while they cuddled and played together and the dog didn't seem to be scared of the trainer.

However, I’m feeling very conflicted. On one hand, it did work, and after about 10 minutes the trainer left Zoey was back to her usual self, playing and sniffing everything. On the other hand, she looked "shut down" and a bit dull right after the correction, and I’m terrified that she will stop trusting me or become a fearful dog.

We have already tried reverse time-outs but it hasn't been very effective so far for the high-intensity moments.

Has anyone here used the throw chain/sound interruptors? Did it affect your bond with your puppy? Or are there other high-impact (but non-scary) ways to handle a puppy that bites to the point of bleeding and eats walls?

I just want to do what’s best for her without breaking her spirit.

For more context please read my previous post https://www.reddit.com/r/puppy101/comments/1sxuttq/help_with_my_67_days_puppy_biting_potty_everything/

Short context: on sunday I adopted a rescue pup, she's 2 months old and found abandoned without her mother. She's very lively and difficult to manage, plus it's my first puppy.

This week both my partner and I worked from home so we shared the burden. Yesterday however we had a lot of calls so we didn't manage to enforce naps for the whole afternoon. Plus someone had to come over to fix a blind and she got even more active and biting. She cannot control her bite yet and she focused mainly on my hands and arms, there was no way to calm her till she fell asleep at 10 pm exhausted. We were exhausted too, of course and I was really stressed and in physical pain. After this episode we decided to get in touch with an experienced dog trainer and she's coming to our place next week.

Now, the problem is that this morning my partner had to leave for the weekend for work, he will be back on Monday afternoon and I'll be alone with her. I feel tremendously anxious and she of course senses that. Shortly after he left she settled but suddenly she felt something and stared barking non stop. I switched off all the lights, closed the blinds and put some relaxing music on. After a while she fell asleep on schedule with my enforced naps programme. I just feel so bad because I know I'm agitating her with my anxiety but I cannot really get over yesterday biting and I'm so scared it's going to happen again. Of course I know it's not her fault, she's just a pup and knows no better, I feel guilty and angry with myself for not being able to give her comfort. Please I really really need help.

Edit: spelling