r/PawChampClub

So basically I adopted my dog a little over a year ago. He is such a good dog, but since I’ve gotten him, he is OBSESSED with people. Like has no concept of personal boundaries and is on top of everyone all the time. He is 70 lbs, so not an ideal lapdog for everyone.

ALSO: I HAVE TWO ROOMMATES AND HE SCRATCHES/BARKS/CRIES AT DOOR UNTIL HE CAN COME BACK IN. HES A VELCRO DOG SO CVILL ON ME

That said, I was wondering if anyone has ever had issues with your dog being very invasive during intimacy. It makes dating so hard. He jumps on the bed in the middle of intimacy, and it’s so hard to get him down. I have to stop a handful of times to get her down. I literally don’t know what to do and it’s an awkward thing to get training for. Has anyone experienced this? If so, any tips PLEASE

What’s one thing your dog did that you thought was “just dog stuff”, but later realized it was actually a sign of something else?
For us, the tricky part is how normal some things look at first. Licking paws, whining, barking at nothing, destroying toys in 4 seconds, following you everywhere like tiny security staff.
What was your “oh wait, that’s not normal?” moment?

Be honest… how many of you kiss your dog on the head like it’s a daily ritual?
Because same 😅
But I recently started wondering if dogs even understand this the way we think they do. Like, we see it as affection, but for them it might just be a weird human putting their face too close.
My dog sometimes leans in and seems chill with it, but other times he turns his head away or just looks mildly uncomfortable. And now I’m overthinking every interaction.
I’ve also heard that when dogs lick your face, it’s not really “kisses” either. Could be attention, habit, or just… they like the taste of your skin (not sure how I feel about that one).

My dog keeps licking his paws all the time and I can’t figure out why. It started as something small, but now I notice it mostly after walks and before bed. His paws look a bit red sometimes, but I don’t see any cuts or anything stuck there. I’m trying not to panic-Google myself into madness, so wanted to ask here first.

A while ago, our walks were a mess. Pulling, sudden stops, random lunges at things I couldn’t even see. I came home more trained than my dog.
What helped most was not some genius leash training trick. It was realizing my dog was too overstimulated outside to just magically walk nicely because I wanted that.
The biggest shift was slowing everything down. I stopped treating walks like we had somewhere to be. For a bit, the goal was just calm walking, not distance, not speed, not trying to prove we were a functional duo.
Another thing that helped was me finally noticing how often I was rewarding pulling without meaning to. Dog pulls, dog gets to the smell. Very solid business model from his side. Once I got more consistent and stopped moving when the leash stayed tight, he started getting it.
Also, timing mattered way more than I expected. If I waited until he was already locked onto something and pulling like he paid the bills, I was too late. It worked much better when I caught the moment earlier and redirected before his brain fully left the chat.
And honestly, shorter better walks helped more than long chaotic ones. I used to think a “good” walk had to be long. Turns out 15 calm minutes are way better than 40 minutes of public embarrassment.
We still have off days, but leash training made walks way calmer and way less annoying for both of us.

Has anyone here used PawChamp for more than a few weeks? I’ve seen mixed stuff online, but most PawChamp reviews are either super short or sound like they were written after 2 days of using the app.

I’m more interested in the boring real-life part: did you actually keep using it? Did it help with basic obedience, leash walking, barking, or puppy chaos? Also, how is it after the first month? Still useful, or does it become one of those apps you forget you’re paying for until your bank reminds you?

Would love to hear from people who tried it properly, not just opened it once and judged the universe.

We see a lot of posts here like “my puppy is biting too much”, “won’t stop barking”, “destroys everything”, “goes crazy in the evening”.

And yeah, it feels like a problem when you’re living inside it.

But here’s the uncomfortable part: a lot of this is just… normal puppy behavior that got accidentally reinforced.

Puppies bite because they explore the world with their mouth.

They chew because they’re teething and bored.
They bark or whine because it works.
They jump because it gets attention.

None of that means you have a “bad dog”.

What usually happens is way simpler: you react, sometimes you engage, sometimes you don’t, sometimes you laugh, sometimes you get annoyed and the puppy just learns “okay, this works sometimes, let’s try harder”.

That’s how small things turn into habits.

Also, a lot of puppies people call “problematic” are just:

• overtired
• overstimulated
• or don’t have a clear routine yet

(yes, puppies can be chaotic just because they need a nap)

We’re not saying “ignore everything and hope for the best”. But trying to “stop the behavior” without understanding why it happens usually makes it worse.

What’s something your puppy did that felt like a huge problem… and later you realized it was actually normal?

We’ve been seeing more dog owners trying apps instead of booking in-person classes right away, so wanted to ask this properly. What dog training apps are you using right now, if any?

Could be for basic obedience, leash walking, barking, puppy biting, reactivity, recall, whatever your dog has chosen as their main villain era.

We’re especially interested in what actually keeps you consistent. Not just “nice design” or “lots of lessons”, but the stuff you open after a long day when your dog has already tested your soul twice.

A few things I’d love to hear:

1. What app did you try?
2. Did you stick with it?
3. What made it useful or annoying?
4. Do you prefer videos, step-by-step plans, chat with trainers, reminders, progress tracking?

We’re obviously PawChamp, so yes, we’re biased. But this isn’t meant to be a sales post. I’d genuinely like to understand what people expect from the best dog training app now, because the bar is higher than “here’s 40 articles, good luck.”

What’s been worth using for you?