When I got my boy at 2 months I fed him his meals in the crate (door open). During the day any time he went in the crate on his own he got a special cookie (don’t shut him in let him go in and out). I only crated him at night for bed but that ended up making him become crate trained during the day as well. I found the easiest way to do it was to have the crate directly next to my bed and I’d sleep with my hand down so he could smell me. He did cry the first three nights and then he never cried again. It’s important those first few nights not to give in. I had to stick with it because I knew I would be leaving town and putting him in boarding when he was 6 months old and I didn’t want him to be terrified (though he ended up getting a suite and not a kennel lol). I walked him at 11 and then took him out again at 3am (at this time do not talk to him or interact with him at all just put the leash on, go out, come in, go into the crate, get a cookie). Those first few nights are horrible. I cried with him. But I told myself he’d never been alone before and that helped me to be more understanding ❤️

Probably some! I adopted him I’m not sure what he is. They found his litter with no mom. Listed him as a shepherd mix but I know most shelter dogs have some bully/pit

This is the cutest picture ever😭

Can I ask how you keep up with that? How often does he need a bath😅 I want my boy to be like this

🙋🏻‍♀️my boy was a perfect puppy. The only think I could complain is how nervous he gets in public. His anxiety gives me anxiety sometimes. But I try not to let that bother me anymore lol

My boy will randomly get this. It’s happened twice I blame it on him laying in the grass lol every time it happens I just wipe the area down nightly with the douxo s3 antifungal wipes and it goes right away

This! My boy eats the salmon version! He does not do well with chicken🤮💩

I’ve seen this happen before. They are driving until they find an opening in the mangroves and then they plan to park the car right there on the walkway and pull their chairs and shit out 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Florida snow🤣 your dog is beautiful ❤️

My boy (not a golden) does this with his chuck it ball. The other night he dropped it and it was like a scene from a move how quickly that thing rolled all the way down the street🤣

No. She said the breeders name was Helen something. Helen Keller I think?

This is a female. If she was a male she’d have a shaft and a weenie near her belly🤣🤣

Yeah we’ve cut back her amount but she LOVES food. If you’re in the kitchen she is glued to you🤣

I feed my boy 3 times a day because he just turned one (still a puppy) but my parents older dog eats at 9am and 7pm and she’s the biggest fatty and seems to do well with that🤣

Craziest thing I was about to say Heidi bc that was my childhood dogs name and she kinda looks like she did🥺❤️

No but close! Humane society Tampa❤️❤️

What the heck do you feed him??? He looks amazing for his age!

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Close second! This is after his first pup cup🤣

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When somebody walks by with a wawa sub🧐

Her brindle is so pretty. My boy has a sister who has brindle!