Puppies suddenly uninterested in normal activities

“she plays with them for all of about 30 seconds before losing interest. i suspect it’s just teething, though i still can’t help but feel like i’m doing wrong by her. i’m hoping maybe the guilt will subside once she’s vaxxed and i can take her on walks rather than giving her toys she doesn’t seem to enjoy. any advice on how to make playtime actually fun for her? how to get her to play with her toys? submitted by /u/burnerprincesslol [link] [comments]”

“Hi all, my husband and I have a 6 month old golden retriever who will often stand, sit or lie down while on walks. It's usually connected to him wanting something, e.g. he's seen a dog or he's picked up a stick that he'd like to stop and chew. Usually we can coax him on with toy or a treat, but increasingly one of us has had to carry him for at least some distance until he's forgotten why he's stopped. He enjoys being carried and I'm worried that I've inadvertentl”

“I adopted a chihuahua mix puppy about 2 months ago. She’s 6 months old now. I’m her primary caretaker as I WFH and am single, but I do have 2 roommates. I keep my puppy’s pen in my room and work from my office on the other side of the house. Puppy does perfectly fine with this setup. She might cry for a minute or two if I come into the room to go to my bathroom, but generally does well. My roommates love her and sometimes if I have chores to do around the house they will kindly watch her in my r”

“my 8 year old shihtzu is suddenly acting weird and distant for the past few days. she isn’t active anymore, lays in a corner, doesn’t want to go to anyone. she’ll occasionally be happy on walks and drives but otherwise, she’ll just lay in a corner and sleep or zone out. we took her to the vet and got a blood test done: her BUN is high, monocytes are high, RDW-SD is low, and her platelet count was very low but they’ve taken a retest. she’s also had kinda loose stools and wasn’t eating proper food”

“I’m struggling to figure out how to keep my 16 week old mini aussie occupied independently for short periods of time while when she is awake. A lot of the usual suggestions seem to revolve around food enrichment, but she just isn’t that interested - I’ve tried things like lick bowls, food puzzles, stuffed kongs, and frozen carrots filled with things like peanut butter, chicken, yoghurt, sardines, mashed pumpkin, blueberries, a small amount of cheese, her wet food etc... She might investigate the”

“I’m posting on behalf of my friend in Brazil because she doesn’t have a Reddit account. Her dog is a 7-month-old puppy . Right now my friend is staying awake beside her because the puppy is extremely drowsy and weak, barely moving, and keeps drifting off to the point that it looks like she may be passing out. She is breathing, but her breathing seems slower than usual. I’m hoping the vets here can give us some insight into whether her current condition could be related to the medications she has”

“My 5 month old puppy has always disliked walks (ie trying to get home the moment she leaves the house) but has slowly been coming around to the concept. She’s quite lazy/indoorsy for a puppy (honestly has rarely struggled with settling) but has learned to enjoy it more recently. However, she still dislikes rainy days and refuses to leave the house when it is raining. I’ve chalked it up to the sensation of water hitting her and having to walk on wet floors. because she has also historically disli”

“I have a 6-7 month old pug and have had him since he was 2 months old. He has never been a super motivated eater but it has recently gotten worse? I feed him in the morning when I leave for work around 9 and when I get home at 5 the food is almost always untouched. He will eventually eat it later in the night around 6 or 7 which makes it awkward when I go to feed him dinner. I feed him dinner before I go to bed and that is often uneaten when I wake up (probably because he eats his breakfast so l”

“We have had our puppy for about a month now, she has been energetic like crazy. Starting last night she started to seem uninterested and tired in things. For example I tried giving her a frozen cup with her dog food in it but wasn’t interested (normally jumps and gets excited) but would eat the food out of the bowl as normal. When I came home she normally starts barking wanting to come out of the crate but it was silence and I checked the camera and she was just sitting patiently. I let her out”

“I've wanted a dog for a while. I worked from home, have a house with a garden in countryside, active outdoor lifestyle and friends with other dog parents. We finally took the plunge this spring. I have spent so much time, effort and money on this pup. Took time off work to spend time with her, help her adjust, do the vaccinations, read some training books. My life revolves around her for last 4 months. She's great, bit insane (energetic breed) but I love playing with her and taking her f”