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I took desensitizing my now 7 month old puppy to things very seriously because i heard this breed is prone to anxiety problems. He does fine with extremely loud noises,grooming, other dogs, babies/children, strangers, cats(working progress lmao) we also live in a high traffic area with lots of cars and commerce . And he’s completely unbothered, however. I dont drive and live in a very accessible city so i overlooked car rides.

He will shake and cry and refuse treats. He has no negative experience with cars? When we brought him home first he literally slept for 7 hours straight in the car(photo is him in the car 3 hours in), but now even entering the car makes him act very scared. I think he may be getting motion sickness. I tried giving him treats in the car but he shows zero interest his whole shakes violently i’ve never seen him act like this with anything else and i’m a little lost on what to do

Does anyone have any tips to make car rides better for him? I do live in a walkable city and 3 minutes away from a vet clinic, honestly he rarely needs to be in the car . But id like him to at least not be scared of it if theres ever an emergency

How long did your puppy take to learn to calm down around cats? Mine is now 7 months and he tries to chase him and everytime i tell him no and redirect, praises when hes calm and all that. But he keeps doing it and luckily my cats are very chill so they dont really hit him. But theyre clearly annoyed by how much hes in their space.
My cat used to cuddle my boxer (last pic) and i wonder if this will ever happen with my puppy

I guees the question is when did your dog get calmer and stopped being such a little shithead😭( i love him but hes such an ass as a teenager.)

His bangs outta control lately

My boy is a puncher. Is this normal for the breed or does he hang out too much with my cat😭
I used to have a boxer before this. Raised by cats so im not complaining im used to this behaviour im just curious lmao bc these other dogs were extremely confused

I just spent abt 9 hours straight making this today might as well share 😅
i still see things i could make better if i were to make another one but thats the perfectionist artist in me lmao

I’m in a horrible nearly year long art block rn. I’m hoping that if i start sharing my work that will cure it somehow 😭

I dont think ill ever finish this..i feel i fumbled it by painting the canvas

Was looking at pics from the day i got him i cant believe how tiny he was. That jacket doesnt even fit him anymore 😭😭

I asked a bit ago if i should get my dog a harness or a collar and the majority convinced me to go for a harness and im glad.
I was walking my dog today, downtown in my city near my home. ( literally a sunday the place has many children and people theres no reason any dog should be unleashed here.)
And these TWO Bernese mountain dogs. Unleashed. And as tall as me literally started jumping on me barking and trying to get my dog. I had to yank him towards me and hold him over my head and get away. As the owner moved at a snail pace and went “theyre just playing.” 😐

Anyways puppy tax. He is ok he got over the scare the second we rounded the corner and a baby tried taking to him

I see most people here use harnesses , i recently made my boy a puffy martingale because finding harnesses in my country that fit him and dont chafe and arent ugly has proven very difficult 😭 so im just wondering if theres other people here that wear collars without any problem, or if i should try my hand at making him a harness too

(He has never choked while wearing the collar. He is a bit of a puller sometimes but we are working on it, he just gets excited sometimes)

I cant wait until the rest fall off hes being such a little monster lately 😭 his nose big ass hell i think he was a borzoi in a past life

Hes turning 4 months in 3 days they grow up so fast