u/Lucky-L

Hi! I got 3 month old iggy, and at the moment we are struggling with loose stools and vomiting. We visited the vet and are trying to find out what could be the cause of it (we still need to do a test for Giardia), so at the moment there is no clear cause.

But this makes me wonder (I bought my dog as show/sport prospect and depending on future competition results and health testing, I would have him as a potential stud dog): if it ends up that he has a food allergy or sensitive stomach, should I use him for breeding?

Hi everyone! Last week we got our 10 week old puppy. It is going fine, although pottying is a bit hit or miss. But the biggest problem I have is with my neighbours dog. Whenever he sees my puppy he starts barking at him and puppy gets really scared and runs to the entrance/into his playpen if door is open. Our house's entrance is directly in sight of the neighbour's dog, so it is really hard for us to get our puppy to go outside by himself (and I wish to teach him to be independent so I do not have to literally carry him to the potty spot). And when I try to take puppy for a walk he scares him again, and it is really hard for me to walk my dog.

I am afraid that he will become scared of all other dogs in the future, which will be a REALLY big problem as this would be my first show and sports prospect.

I googled a bit for solutions on how to lower his fear, and one of the things I tried was giving him a treat when he hears a dog, but he shuts down and does not even register it in front of his nose!