Hey everyone so Akira is now 14 months old and is still very mouthy mouthy. I have to admit she was taken a bit too young. The story to that was that her birth date that they told me from when i booked her was not the same with what her birth certificate showed. She is my first dog so i had made...

We've had our girl Popcorn (Poppy) for about a week - making her 9 weeks now. She had her second (first real) vet visit today to get her booster vaccine and when the vet was palpating her she growled when she was by her head. She did it a couple times, only by the head, and at one point lunged...

Hi everyone my adorable 13 week old puppy is in her biting stage. She is biting anything and everything. What bones/toys do you recommend to help them teething and keep them biting/chewing for a long period of time. thanks in advance!

Hi all! This is my families first golden retriever puppy and she is currently 10 weeks old (we got her when she was 8 weeks) and she is an absolute love BUT we need some advice. 1. whenever she is outside she eats EVERYTHING (mulch, grass, leaves, sticks) and when we try to pick her up to move...

Hi, As per the one should NEVER let the puppy nip or bite you. I understand that it is a very natural urge for them to playfully bite us. What i follow is the following approach: I let her bite my hand. However, as soon as it gets hard i tell her "NO" and pull my hand away. This is also what...

Hi! I have a 9 week old golden boy. I have had him for one week. He loves to bite things which I know is normal. He will bite my steel table, my clothing, shoes, my cupboards, pillows, blankets, literally anything once he is bored of his toys! Which I try to switch his toys up somewhat daily...

Hi, I am a first time owner in the sense that i have never kept a puppy as an adult. We had a dog when i was aged 8 till 14. My wife and my elder daughter (13 years) are petrified of dogs and its only because of me and the younger daughter (8 years) that we got a golden 4 days back. The breeder...

Hazel is 4 months old, we got her home a month ago to say she has been a lot of will be an understatement. I’m not sure if these are normal behaviour of something to be concerned: 1. she eats her poop. We will in an appartment and we will keep her in her pen and watch her like a hawk to remove...

hey everyone, so Akira is now almost 9 months old and she is my first dog so Im learning everyday from her behaviors. I wanted to know will the nipping ever end? She never mean to hurt people but the way she invites people to play may be concerning to my guests. She nips people which can get...

Hello! I'm new to the forum and a new Golden Retriever owner, so I have some questions regarding my puppy's behavior and whether or not anyone else has experienced this. He's almost 4 months old now, and he definitely has normal puppy play biting behavior, but sometimes he gets a little over...

I’ve got a 4 month old golden retriever who I’ve been taking to the dog park to socialize with other dogs. He is good with big dogs generally, but when small dogs get up in his face he gets aggressive and starts biting. Today a small Frenchie was riling him up and biting and my pup calm for the...

Hello, we have a golden who is 10 weeks old now. A few more issues that have come forth and I have trouble wrapping my head around it. 1. He growls at me when I say no, and seems to protest everytime I scold him. It seems like the no word has no value to him. 2. He does not do this to my...

Hello, we got our 10 week old girl on the 6th June so she has been with us nearly 2 weeks now, I love her to pieces and she has a wonderful temperament, the fact my husband trained her to sit within two days was a testament on how clever golden retrievers are! My only worry/concern is that she...

Hello, We have a beautiful and healthy 11 week old male golden, Benny. He is extremely smart and is overall doing so well with crate and potty training and has mastered 'sit' and 'stay.' We know he is teething, but he seems to be biting and showing more aggressive behavior towards myself and 10...

Hi, All - I really appreciate all of the info I've received on this forum over the last month and a half since we've had our puppy, Max. I've used it extensively to research food choices, socialization, and our puppy's diarrhea (which is thankfully over!). Max is 14 weeks old and we picked him...

Hello! I am looking for some guidance on how much time my puppy should be spending in his crate vs. play time vs. quiet time out of his crate. Our pup is almost four months old and is house broken/crate trained. He is doing great with training, learning basic commands and etiquette, and has not...

Hi everyone! I have a quick question about some behavioral issues with my 10-week old puppy, Maya. I am concerned that she is beginning to demonstrate some aggressive behavior towards my husband and myself. Over the past week or so, she has begun biting our legs, pants, hands, and clothes. While...

Greetings everyone! I am brand new to posting on this forum (first post here), although I have been following for about a year now. This has been such an amazing community in terms of finding answers to my questions, details on finding a reputable and ethical breeder, questions to ask before...

can anyone recommend boots? are there any other methods to get him to stop biting at his paws?

Hi I have my first golden named Ace and he is 13 weeks old and a huuuuge mouther. He actually tries to play tug with our body parts the growls and all. Any suggestions to really stop mouthing? He starts puppy preschool next week for anyone who suggests training.