Hi all, new here and just need some help if possible!
So, in short, I inherited a Dutch shepherd from a family member who is going through a divorce and could no longer keep her. She is 9 years old and has gone through training, but still has some bad habits (digging in my back yard, counter surfing). I thought that I could take her on, as I have a husky and a Sheltie and I walk them daily and live a very active life, but I am a single parent and work as a nurse (I confirmed with the prior owner that long work hours are ok). This poor dog has shredded my yard and had numerous accidents in my house, including peeing on my bed and pooping anywhere without warning. How do I even proceed? She is a great dog, just a horrible fit for my life seemingly.

I'm finally done lurking here and can start posting. After a couple of years of planning and researching I finally have my very own dutch shepherd puppy. We picked up Fitz a few days ago at 14 weeks old and he's an amazing little boy. He's super affectionate, learning fast and surprisingly well behaved.

First photo was after us spending an hour and a half eating at a restaurant, and he chilled at my feet the entire time (second photo).

Third photo: His new fur sibling cats are still quite concerning but everyone is adjusting fine so far.

Fourth: cuddles!

Took my girl to a fun fast cat run which she didn't do well at (lack of focus due to not much socialization) but at least the photographer got some cool pics! Introducing my Mystical!

Hi all,
My 7 old months female puppy recently is having in the evening pretty intense zoomies followed by a very hard bitting. I’m trying to immediately cut the behaviour and stop her, but I do wonder what could cause that? She gets enough rest plus mental stimulation. My trainer suggested to immediately take her to crate to isolate her, but she’s resisting so much and I don’t want to ruin our trust and relationship, any advice will be highly appreciated! Thanks

Both of my girls after about 2 weeks getting to know each other 😁 I think they’re getting along

Our boy is 3 years old in the blink of an eye!

Grow is legal and licensed, we get by with a little help from Beasy. To

Here is my boy Baku!

I’ve been puppy sitting this guy, going to miss him!

I guess I never thought going through the fence was an option.

Daisy has always snuggled under the covers with us from day 1. Her habit is to grab a mouthful of the underside of the blankets with her mouth for a minute or two after getting under them. We use a duvet cover on our bed, and there was a section that was so shredded from her teeth (it was older fabric, so a bit fragile), that I had to put a bunch of interfacing and a big patch over the spot! Anyone else have a dog that uses the blanket as a pacifier?

Hex just turned 8 months old. He’s earned his S.T.A.R. puppy certificate recently and we’re working on his skills to earn his Canine Good Citizen next. He absolutely loves to learn and is so much fun to train with. 💚

Five-month-old Yuki, thankfully I brought some hotdog to distract her and let lizard escape. Of course, she released the lizard very reluctantly.

I hope my husband will never find out this .

We started her training to become a search an rescue dog a couple weeks ago and she enjoys the additional training sessioins on top of the regular dog school very much. I am amazed how confident she gas gotten since we got her, sometimes i think she doesn't even know what fear is anymore lol. Proud dog parent here for sure!