Puppies Won't Eat, Won't Potty Train, Won't Crate

“Hey everyone, looking for some clarification and advice on a situation with our new puppy. She is a 3-month-old German Shepherd mix. My dad, who isn't really a major dog person, suddenly decided he wanted a puppy. He's trying, but he has moments where he yells at her for mistakes that could easily be corrected with a simple, calm "no." He also tries to force her to lay down and sleep, physically holding her even when she clearly wants to get up and walk away. The biggest issue”

“My wife and I got a female 8 week old whole ass husky almost 4 weeks ago. And it has been almost 4 weeks straight of the puppy blues. Thanks to coccidia diarrhea, a tweaked back, and for some reason - not remembering how brutal having a puppy actually is. We said goodbye to our 12 year old husky golden retriever mix - who we got as an 8 week old puppy when we were 21 years old - about a year and a half ago, and had kept our 6 year old second dog (malamute x German shepherd x Pomeranian) - who we”

“I have a 5 and a half month golden retriever puppy. He has been crate trained since I got him at 8 weeks. Struggled for the first week or two but since then he’s perfect in there. As soon as I put down the cover he knows to go straight to sleep and sleeps through the night and naps whilst I’m out of the house. However, the issue is getting him in there. I’ve had to coax him in since the very beginning even though I tried all sorts of training techniques. He hates me closing the door behind him a”

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“This is Nothing he is a 16 week old GR BC and heeler mix I’m just gonna say how screwed am I lol. He is WICKED smart and not in the cute “I can learn a trick in 2 minutes” kind of way the “I figured out how to unlatch a gate and then proudly bark at the front door” kind of way. Mind you I’ve worked with smart dogs including heelers DS’s and BCs but this little crotchgoblin is on another level. Do you know how long it took for him to master his basics consistently without reminders? 2 days. 2 dam”

“So we recently adopted a puppy who is now 9-weeks old. We also have a 16(!) year old Yorkie Pom in the household. We have a pen set up in our living room for the pup that has a bed and a few toys in it so he can go in and relax/play. We also feed him on this pen. Recently, our older dog has been sniffing around the pen and when the pup sees this, he starts growling and chomping the air at the older dog. We're concerned he will become too aggressive with the older dog and we want to do what w”

“Hi all! So I cant stop thinking that I will be having my own golden retriever puppy in a month. Its still a lot of time to wait, but I thought maybe during this time I could think about the puppy trainings. Basically the question is: how to choose a training program for a puppy. I know there are even so many youtube videos. But I wouldnt mind paying for the information in one platform. If its not against the rules - you can even recommend some a channel/program/website on where to look at. One o”

“I just got a golden retriever puppy who is almost 9 weeks. She’s been a super calm puppy, besides when she gets tired and gets the zoomies or becomes mouthy. So far I’m not experiencing puppy blues at all. I often see people talk about how chill their puppy was then they became a crazy, energy, velociraptor, land shark. I know this is all normal puppy behavior, but did any of you have a chill puppy and that was just their personality? Include breed and ages! submitted by /u/Lost_Cant”

“We brought our now-17 week old standard poodle puppy home last Sunday, she has been a dream pup other than being a bit timid, but of course it’s her first week away from mom so it’s to be expected. She is practically potty trained and was doing so well with her crate. She doesn’t like it, but we mostly use it at night and she whines for ~5 mins before settling down. She would usually wake up once per night but would go back to sleep if I sat outside her crate for 5-10 minutes. I was hoping to bu”

“Hello, my dad recently got a puppy from his brother's dog's litter. He's German shepherd mixed, although I don't know what the other parent is. I also don't fully know how old he is, he was old enough to be taken from his mother safely without needing to still feed on her when he was given to us 2 weeks ago. I've had dogs a lot growing up, but my dad usually trained them and he didn't do it very well. Now he's pretty much unofficially left all the animals in the h”

“I have an 11-week-old golden retriever puppy, we got him at 8 weeks and he’s seemed to have adjusted well the last few weeks but the last few days he has been a terror. Went from sleeping in his crate from 1030pm-6am to wanting to be up at 4am to play. Barking non-stop, biting everything. He has so many toys, and I work from home so I’m with him all day and we constantly go outside and play with toys and practice our training but the second I sit down it’s parkour time. We started doing forced n”

“I have an almost 11-week-old Shih Tzu puppy, and I’m mostly looking for a little advice, reassurance, and solidarity from people who have been through this before. 😂 First of all, she is SUPER adorable , and I am completely obsessed with her. ❤️ I’ve only had her for about five days, so I know I’m probably expecting a lot from both of us already. I just really want to set her up for success and do everything I can to help her become a happy, well-trained little dog. I brought her home Sunday, a”

“Mixed breed, 9 months old, have had for a little over 5 months. Hello, so far my puppy has been a great dog and has worked through his issues well. Though he is currently 9 months and starting to go through what i think is a regression/fear state? I live in an apartment and am having trouble bringing him on walks because he is so scared of everything (noises, groups of people), to get away from stuff he has been pulling backwards on his leash and trying to “escape” his harness. Any ideas on how”

“I have an 11-week-old golden retriever puppy, we got him at 8 weeks and he’s seemed to have adjusted well the last few weeks but the last few days he has been a terror. Went from sleeping in his crate from 1030pm-6am to wanting to be up at 4am to play. Barking non-stop, biting everything. He has so many toys, and I work from home so I’m with him all day and we constantly go outside and play with toys and practice our training but the second I sit down it’s parkour time. We started doing forced n”

“This is my 6th day with a 9 weeks old golden retriever and I am on a verge of crushing. He wont sleep in his crate, cries like there's no tomorrow. We've set up a pen with a blanket, cooling mat, his bed next to our bed in a bedroom, did not work either. We are currently sleeping next to his crate on a mattress in a living room and we manage to sleep 5hrs however puppy was constantly in and out of his crate. Can someone advise anything? Help, my anxiety is over the roof. submitted”

“Hi yall, so I need some advice. When we got our male Aussie puppy at 8 weeks old, we got him the famous SnugglePuppy. It helped a TON with his nights and naps, he slept very good, and it truly was doing what it advertised. He absolutely adores his SnugglePuppy. And wellllll, that's kinda the problem. He loves SnugglePuppy. At 13 weeks old, he spends more time having affairs with the plush than sleeping. I'm not kidding. Yes I know he is very young, I've done research and apparently i”

“Hello! My best friend and I adopted a 3 month old lab/retriever mix (at least they think he is) named Rick and we got him 2 days ago. He’s been great but we have been having issues that I would like advice on :) 1- he HATES going outside. Every time we put his harness and leash on, we have to literally DRAG him out of the apartment. He’s using puppy pads indoors (which he’s still trying to 100% learn) but we want to start training him to use the bathroom outside. He was dumped on the side of the”

“I taught my 12 week old Boston terrier puppy spin. She’s got it down!! But now I’m trying to teach her “sit” and she tries to spin every time :/ obviously I should’ve taught her sit first but it’s too late now. Any tips to teach sit and distinguish it from “spin”? submitted by /u/linguinechicken [link] [comments]”

“I’m getting a 10 week old puppy very soon, I’m looking for advice on the first few days. The puppy will be flying here, it’s not a long flight but I imagine it’s going to be stressful nonetheless. I plan to just relax for the first three days and not go out or have anyone over to let him relax after the transfer and get used to my apartment and his new place. Im fretting about making it as easy as I can for the puppy — is there any advice on how to make this as easy as possible for the animal? &”

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“I have a female golden retriever puppy, she’s almost 10 weeks old. - she is pretty much crate trained, sometimes need treat motivation to get in. - potty training, she does go outside because I take her out 10 million times a day but sometimes she has accidents in the house. ?? How often should she be going in the crate? ?? How long should she be in it? ?? She loves to bite my toddlers, how do I stop that? submitted by /u/curvytattooedwoman [link] [comments]”

“I have an option to buy a puppy in the 4-6 month range from a reputable licensed breeder of cocker spaniels. Has anyone gotten their puppy at this age and how did you find it compared to getting a puppy from 2-3 month range? submitted by /u/hemerdo [link] [comments]”

“My wife and I are having an extremely difficult time with our new 8-week-old mini Goldendoodle puppy, and I’m really hoping to hear from people who have been through something similar. We’ve had him for about 6 days now (I know that’s obviously not very long and that puppies need time to settle), but after spending basically all of our free time researching the puppy stage and trying different things, we feel completely stuck. We have a 5-year-old mini Goldendoodle who we rescued at 5 months old”

“Hello all. I have a 5 month old golden retriever and he’s just a lot to say the least lol. He can settle in his crate or “his room” (aka the mudroom that he’s taken over right off the kitchen) but the second he’s past that gate into the main area of the house or god forbid outside at all, it’s like he isn’t capable of sitting down for more than like 30 seconds. Sometimes it’s just shifting positions and he’ll settle back in for a short time before he repeats and sometimes it’s just inability to”

“Hi all, my partner and I are getting a golden retriever puppy in 2 weeks. This was a really big decision, and we have always wanted to have a puppy, but we knew that first we needed to put our work life in balance and tick some tasks we wanted to do. Now it's the time. We are ready for a puppy and found one from a really good reputable breeder. We met the puppy yesterday, and he is adorable. We had a nice time with him. In two weeks we will bring him home just after he turns 8 weeks old. My”

“My 9 week old golden has been an absolute delight and i love him very much, however training is not really working. I know hes a puppy, hes been home for a week, but any sort of training is really not sticking. Hes kind of potty trained, We take him out every hour and he does potty, but Will not tell us if he needs to go. We have bells on our door (he doesn’t really bark.) that we have him jingle before he goes out to potty, but he still refuses to tell us if he actually NEEDS to go. I have a si”

“How are y'all getting your puppies used to teeth brushing? I've adopted two husky puppies who are now 9 months (verified birthday) and 11 months (or at least that's what the rescue said. Much less sure and he could be as old as 2 years according to our vet but he seems young imo) I have had the 9mo for 3 months and the 11mo for 2 months. I've been working with them both on the basics of grooming like getting used to brushes especially a vacuum brush that saves my sanity with all”

“Hi, I have a 12 week old female golden retriever puppy (already 20 lbs!) and my husband and I have been working from home for the past two weeks to get her settled. But we both have to go back to the office. Because she hasn't had all her shots she can't yet go to doggie day care so we are trying to figure out what to do for the next four weeks. She is happy in her crate and potty trained enough to go outside in a litter box with wood pellets, but only because we take her on a regular ba”

“5 month old golden, had him since he was 12 weeks. Our pup is finally at a point where we don't have alot of big issues. He settles in his crate well, rarely bites hard, walks nicely. Except for going into his crate when asked (something he used to do easily before we moved his crate recently) he's a star. The main reason, we think, is his strict crate routine. When he's not having a nap/alone time in his crate, he's with us walking or having supervised time in an area that is pe”

“Hi all! I've recently gotten a new puppy due to a sort of family dispute, but I had wanted a puppy anyways so it all works out. This is my first dog, and I'm looking for some advice on my dogs daily routine/schedule. Validation is also nice 🥲 Notes: shes almost fully potty trained, only struggles w excited peeing, shes almost fully crate trained - goes into crate without fuss but fusses when in there for a bit occasionally, also im in college Her schedule is essentially this: Wake up 8a”

“Hi all! I’ve got a 9 week old golden retriever puppy who I’ve had for just over a week now. I’m wondering if there is an exact age that we should be training certain commands etc? From a quick google it says to teach commands like ‘sit’ around 12 weeks old - which to me seems a bit late? I’ve previously had a dog, but got him as a child so i didn’t do much of the training so still figuring out how/ when to train. At 9 weeks we have been working on the following: - toileting - he gets the idea, k”

“I’ve had a puppy for about 6 months now. She’s a 9 month old Maltese . Whenever I take her out on walks (or try to) all she does is try to just turn around and go home. I’ve even tried to pick her up to a halfway point so she can walk but nope she prefers to run home. She sniffs a bit when we’re leaving the house, but once we’re like 10 feet away she kinda just halts and tugs to go back inside . I’m not sure what to do or if this even normal I’m not too worried about her exercising or anything.”

“Hello there! I have a 3 month old mini poodle. She is a very good girl, very smart and sweet. We got her when she was 10 weeks and she is with us for around 3 weeks. During that time we taught her to pee and poop on a pad in her pen (where she also sleeps at night) as she could not go out for all this time due to vaccines. It seemed that she learnt to do her business on a pad in pen but we realised that she associates toilet with pen and not pad = toilet. We moved the pad outside the pen and it’”

“so i have a full bred golden retriever who is 5 months old. we got her back in may and unfortunately due to a negligent breeder, we received her too early at 5 weeks rather than 8 weeks. i cant tell if shes just being a puppy or if shes legitimately aggressive. no matter what i do, she wont stop biting/lunging at me. is she aggressive or just playing? and how do i try and teach her to stop? my arms are littered in cuts because of her and shes drawn blood on more than one occasion. my last dog wa”

“Ya’ll im about to get a Boston Terrier pup in a couple of days. He’s almost 3months old and male obv. Ik the basics to raising and training a puppy but I just wanted to post here for any advice I could use. I’ve never owned a dog before so I’m sure I missed some stuff while researching how to care for a puppy. It’s gonna be only me and the dog in an apartment. I’m gonna have to go to University for like 3-4hours 3 days a week but I have gaps through some classes, my Uni is only 3min away from my”

“hello all! i have had a 10-week old bernedoodle for one week now, and i’m struggling to leave him alone. mostly, he’s a great puppy—curious, intelligent, and loyal. but i have a hard time getting him to rest. right now, he’s set up in a room with a baby gate across from my bedroom. he has a crate in one corner, pee pads in another corner, and his food and water bowls and his toys in the rest of the room. unfortunately, i have to use pee pads—i don’t have a private yard so i can’t avoid parvo ris”

“Hello! Bare with me since English isn’t my first language. My puppy is a golden retriever and is now 16 weeks old. I’m home with him a lot during the day, when I’m not in school. He’s very good at being home alone when I’m in school so that’s not the issue. He’s an incredible baby dog and I love him to bits. The problem is in his awake hours I sometimes don’t really know what to do with him. We have a good routine of walks so it’s in between those. I have loads of frozen lick mats, I give him me”

“Hello! I have a 4 month mini (breeder said mini but i don’t think he is he’s more like a tweenie- i digress ) dachshund! I’ve had him since 7 weeks. He’s a up to date on all required shots- we are just in the waiting period of the week before we can take him on walks outside because we live in the city. He is semi crate trained. He has a crate inside of one of those tik tok pens that we have partially covered (everything but the front). He will go into his crate when he’s tired and ready for bed”

“Hello everyone, we have had our golden retriever puppy (2 months old) for a bit more than a week and whenever we want to go on a walk with him he refuses to go across our driveway. He seems scared, sits or lays down and starts taking his 15 meter leash in his mouth and pulling on it as if he wants to go back to the grass next to the driveway. When we call him and give him a treat, he doesn't come instantly but if we crouch down, he then comes running to get his treat and rushes back as soon”

“My husband and I have a small Labrador retriever mix that is about 6 months old now. We have been trying to train her to be around our studio apartment by herself so we don't have to crate her once I start uni (my husband leaves for work at 4 am and is sometimes not home until 4 pm), but she is having issues. She will always find something to tear up and destroy if she's alone for more than an hour. The longest I need to be on campus is usually only 6 hours, but I am wondering if that is”

“Considering getting a puppy (golden retriever) but I haven’t had to train a dog in 11 years and a lot of our training was easy because my dog was small/obsessed with me. Looking to get a large breed this time around, and would love to know what Vet’s wish people knew before getting puppies in regard to behaviours, and where they wish people would start. Thanks in advanced! submitted by /u/Incrimnatinggoats_ [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone! I brought home my now 10 week golden retriever puppy last Wednesday. He is doing great in the crate, sleeps in there during meetings 8-1130, and 1-330 and even goes to his grass patch to pee and poop by himself (although if the door is closed he will go on floor, but my fault for not watching him closer after he drinks). Of course, we are dealing with the biting and teething on my arms and couch, but realize that is part of the gig and will pass. He also has been catching on well on”

“Hello, I have an 11 week old puppy for about a week now. He‘s a weird mix of independent and really sensitive. First day was hard. He would not stop crying. But gradually, he has become more open. He runs around wild. Loves stealing. Plays like his life depends on it. He‘s cuddly when tired but he will always choose play over it. I taught him sit and lie down so far. Issue is that he is very sensitive. Yesterday he met my brother. I don‘t think he‘s used to men. He growled at him but ran away th”

“Me and my partner have had our golden retriever puppy since he was 12 weeks old, he's now 5 months. He's a pure breed and both of our first dog. After the initial settling phase (getting used to his crate and potty training) we fell into a really good routine that worked well up until recently. He'd sleep in his crate and every couple hours he'd wake up for potty, play in his pen, meals etc. He'd bark a little when he woke up but was never this bad. Very recently our mornings”

“Hi all, I'm a first time dog owner. I have an almost 7mo golden retriever puppy and she's the light of my life. I adore her to bits. She's developed an interesting quirk lately... She never used to bark at all, but lately, has been barking when she's spooked or when she think I may be unaware of a threat? Here is a list of all the things I've noticed her bark at: - UPS driver slamming back of truck while a dog was barking upstairs - my brother suddenly opening my car door whe”

“We have a 9.5 week old golden retriever (she’s an English cream if that makes any difference?) And my impression of her after having her for nearly two weeks is that she is… lazy? And obviously has the attention span of a fart. 💨 She does get bitey and we have really only managed not to react when it comes to that, I think she about 80-90% knows her name (Masha like from Masha and the Bear show) But she really only listens to me as the primary caregiver rather than my husband and daughter who h”

“Hello, my husband and I just inherited a puppy from a close family member who was arrested. The puppy is a really nice breed, a red golden doodle, and is 10 weeks old. However, he was found in a very stressed out environment. Lots of noise, people in and out all day and night, no routine, and slept in the corner of some gross room. We were NOT planning on a puppy and I have two small kids. This puppy is very hyper, bitey, growls and snarls and barks at anyone except me (a woman) and my girls are”

“Hello! 4.5 month old golden retriever puppy in a 2 bedroom apartment. He’s honestly doing amazing, haven’t had an accident inside in 6ish weeks, he lays quietly beside me while I work most of the day, sleeps all night in his crate. I work completely remotely though and the one thing he can’t handle it when I’m on calls. It gets a little out of hand with him jumping up on my chair and nipping at me, biting my arms, thighs, etc and then barking. Apart from it really hurting, it’s also obviously ex”

“We got our 9 month old pup as a rescue 7 months ago. He's now about 17kg, so he's turning into a decent sized guy. We walk him 3-4 times a day, including a fairly long morning walk. I guess we got lucky with our other dogs (1.5 year old wild-born shelter rescue we got 6 years ago, and each of mine and my wife's pet dogs growing up) as we've never struggled training them. The good: - He never bites, growls, or shows aggression - He gets along very well with our older dog and two y”

“I got my mini golden doodle puppy about two weeks ago (6 months old from breeder) and he has come such a long way with leash training and potty training and he even stays in his crate overnight with no noise (I hired a trainer to set us up for success) And today I went into the office for the first time in two weeks and I went for half a day and I created him for about five hours. And I felt like such a horrible person. I took him out of his crate this morning, I took him for walks, I played wit”

“I’ve been reading a lot on here about how puppies are getting sleep regression when they are a few months old. Has anyone not gone through this? My 10 week golden retriever has been sleeping through the night for 8.5 hours for about a week. Just wondering if there are any tips to keep him comfortable and avoid sleep regression all together. Thank you! submitted by /u/More-Mango-2138 [link] [comments]”

“Hey guys! throughout my life my family has always picked up puppies at the 8-10 week mark, and we've done training at home, puppy school etc. For my first dog, I found a great breeder who does a bunch of excellent health testing, the whole works, and also has an optional training program. Living alone and working full time (I live close to home so I'll be able to come home for lunches to let him out, etc), I figured 2 months of training would help tremendously. In the past, I've trai”

“Hey everyone, so im new here and my wife and I just got a new golden retriever pup from a breeder hes 9 weeks old and hes good on potty pad training but when it comes to taking him outside over the last few days all he does is grab the leash and play with it so he doesnt actually go potty, I have my 1.5yo son to watch too so I just feel kinda stuck like idk how to get him to stop biting the leash and just go 😅 submitted by /u/Punksanta98 [link] [comments]”

“I have a 10 week old golden retriever puppy. I am not very consistent with training because of work. Im here to see if theres any advice especially for an app or YouTube channel you guys would recommend so i can be more consistent. I just dont know where to start! I am overwhelmed anf forgot the puppy stage. submitted by /u/More_Supermarket_152 [link] [comments]”

“My partner adopted(not my choice) an 8 week old mini dachshund. Obviously there’s a ton of work involved with a lot of consistency involved as well. I work about an hour away from home on all PM shifts, occasional doubles as well. My partner works from home and so has the vast majority of the time with the puppy. He’s doing well with most things. Potty training has gone pretty well. Minimal accidents now (still have to have a constant eye on him). The biggest issue I’m having is that we haven’t”

“We have an 8-month-old Goldendoodle at home and everything was great for the first 5 months or so. Now that he’s full grown (still only 18lb), we’re becoming increasingly more frustrated by the day. The main concern is the BITING. I was under the impression that once’s the teething stopped, the biting would too. I was WRONG. It’s worse than ever, to the point that my right hand is needing to be iced because of him biting down so hard. Also, the eating E V E R YTHING. Remote, hats, shoes, paper,”

“Hi all. My family recently bought a puppy from a breeder—she’s a doodle (golden retriever/poodle), and she’s approaching 16 weeks old. We got her at 10 weeks. For context, this isn’t my dog; I‘m an adult living with my parents and they ultimately have the final say on what choices are made for her. I’ve been taking her to puppy classes at our local Petsmart, and she’s done great so far. She’s very eager to learn and receptive to 1-1 training. My main concern is how she behaves around the other d”

“We got our little boy, Leo, a week ago today when he was 8.5 weeks old. We're finding it a little hard to know if we're on the right track with his training and how advanced he should be by now. He is very well behaved and barely barks or vocalizes as we have not been rewarding him and only reward calmness. He will do it for about 3 minutes when we leave him in his play pen but then he'll settle himself down. He spends time playing independently and is sleeping on his own. He has dev”

“I just got an 8 week old Aussie who I’m am very excited to share my life with! I took a week off of work to spend with her and do as much crate and potty training as possible before I go back. My schedule was recently changed at work and I will be out of the house from 2:30pm-11:30pm 3 days a week. I am extremely worried to leave my pup alone for 8 hours+ 3 days a week. My two roommates will be home while I gone and have agreed to help take her outside and play with her. I am wondering if this d”