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My puppy is nearly 6 months old and has been doing AMAZING. I’ve been socializing him since he was 8 weeks and he does great with other dogs and meeting new people. I wouldn’t call him nervous, just observant of new people before coming out of his shell. Just last weekend he met all of my in laws and their other kids and all their dogs and he did so so good. He played amazingly and warmed up to everyone so quickly.

With all that said, he’s never been to a groomer before. Now when he goes to the vet he does okay being handled, a little weary but never aggressive. I’m so beyond embarrassed! I had a mobile groomer come out to my house to do a puppy package and get him used to grooms.

She came to my door and he was standing between my legs, just looking at her. He’s a mini Aussie and 30 pounds btw, and doesn’t really love to be picked up. Anyways, she bent down to greet him. He was smelling her hand and she asked if she should carry him to the trailer. I told her maybe, if he doesn’t follow on the lead. She reached and started to pick him up like you would a baby, and he BIT HER IN THE FACEEEE.

He bit her chin and drew blood. I was horrified and beyond embarrassed, I could literally cry typing this out. I apologized profusely and ended up carrying him myself to her trailer.

Her mom was in there because they groom together, and she gave him a treat and was able to pick him up in a scooping motion to groom him. It’s currently 9:25 and he should be done at 10. I cannot believe he did that. He’s never done that to anyone. I was going to have my breakfast while he was groomed but I lost my appetite, I feel horrible!

Does anyone have any reassurance or advice? He does leave on Friday to live with a trainer for 21 to do confidence building. At first I was feeling guilty sending him away, but this solidified how good this will be for him. Has anyone ever gone through this before? I’m literally mortified.

Exactly 100 days ago I posted in here about my at the time 9 week old mini Aussie. I was sleep deprived, frustrated, and regretting my decision. Now flash forward, my Dunk man is nearly 6 months old and such a joy. His training is going amazing, he’s able to settle in the house, he’s potty trained, he’s great with other dogs and people, he loves his walks, he does great in the car, he’s crate trained, he’s perfection! Now with all this said, it didn’t happen over night and it didn’t happen on its own. It took a few months of consistency, training, and time. But it’s really paying off. I see so many posts in here of people ready to give their puppies up after a few weeks because it’s hard. It IS hard. I was miserable for at LEAST the first 3-4 weeks. But my goodness. He’s my best friend, I take him everywhere and anywhere with me.

Obviously sometimes it really just isn’t the right fit, but more often than not I just see a lot of super overwhelmed posters in here who just want nothing to do with the puppy anymore. I PROMISE YALL. It does really get better. Just a little update for anyone struggling❤️

Hello all. My husband (28m) and I (26f) have been together for 10 years. He’s my best friend! We just got married in February and it’s been great. I was born and raised in Tx, my husband moved around a lot growing up before his parents settled on Tx when he was a late teen. So he’s lived around a few different states. My husband has ALWAYS said he hates Tx. Ever since I met him. He hates how crowded north Tx is, he hates how expensive it’s getting, he hates the brutal summers, he hates how flat and “ugly” it is. Pretty much everything you can dislike about Tx, he dislikes lol. He’s also never been super close to his parents and really only sees them 2-3 times a year for holidays. I on the other hand am EXTREMELY close to my family and see them every week. My husband said he’s closer to mine than his own.

With all of that being said, he wants to finish out this year with his current company and move out of state. He hasn’t decided exactly where, he just knows he wants to. I thought it was coming from a place of hating our area, so I told him we should move to east Tx because I love it out there. But no. He just wants to leave Texas completely. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of stuff I don’t like about it either, but I’ve always loved Tx and never planned on leaving it😩

On the other hand, we’re young, no kids (unless you count our puppy lol), I’ve never lived anywhere else, and my dad has always told me the story on how he left Alabama at 21 and moved all the way to Tx and that I should do that too and go where we want. I get what he’s saying, but I’m also so sad thinking about it. I love my support system, I don’t know how I could go a couple months without seeing my parents or siblings. I don’t have many friends so I’m not really worried about that, but I’m worried about leaving HOME😩

Has anyone ever been through this situation and maybe has some words of encouragement to face my fears lol? At the end of the day, I love my husband dearly and will go where he goes, but it’s a very daunting thought. Thanks in advance!

Idk what’s happening. I thought it was a one off. My now 5 month old puppy has been sleeping through the entire night since he was about 12-14 weeks. He’s now 5 months and it literally feels like I’m back to potty training him like I was at 8 weeks. Wednesday night he was up every single hour between 10-4, and I finally gave up at 4am. Last night same thing. He sleeps fine during his naps, which is usually between 8-10 after our walk, and another between 1-3, sometimes 4. But I never let him sleep past 4pm, and he has a bedtime between 9-10pm, just depends when he falls asleep.

Nothing has changed in our routine, his diet, if anything we’re doing more during the day since he has a bit more stamina and is fully vaccinated now. I’m just so confused what’s happening, I could cry. I was going to contact my vet to rule out a UTI, but he sleeps fine during his nap time and doesn’t pee excessively during the day or anything. It’s only at night. Help!💔

Hello! I made a post in here a few days ago about how crazy my 15 week old puppy goes in the crate. About 5 days ago I upgraded him from a travel/plastic crate into a wired crate. I’ve never seen him go so insane. It got to the point this morning that he freaked out SO badly he pulled a puppy tooth out after attacking the wire. He does cry and whine when going into the plastic crate, but he always settles and sleeps well. I noticed it went from 10-15 minutes before settling in his plastic one to 45-1 hour before passing out in the wired crate. I keep seeing a wire crate is better for at home, but why? My puppy literally hurt himself on the wire crate and can’t seem to settle in one. I switched him back to his plastic crate this afternoon and he went to sleep just fine in it. Is it wrong to be using a plastic crate all the time? He truly hated the wire one and I don’t like that he hurt himself in it :/