I just got a new puppy from the animal rescue and he is 4 months old but he pees when I pick him up?

leobaby003 asked: It is only when he has been in his crate and I let him out to go outside. I have to pick him up to bring him down the stairs, because he is still too little to walk down them and he tinkles little drops everywhere. He is a shepherd and [...]

Opinions on why rescue groups buy dogs at auctions and puppy mills?

gigi asked: Some rescue groups go to dog auctions and buy dogs there, others buy puppy mill puppies and retired dogs. In this way they’re saving the lives of the dogs they help, but what about the others??? Do you think they’re helping puppy millers doing this??? It’s a morally conflictive situation no??

Should You Adopt Your Dog From A Pomeranian Rescue Group?

It’s a sad thing in this world, but not every dog finds its way into a perfect home and high energy dogs, like Pomeranians, often need rescue from a mismatch. Some families simply aren’t home enough to provide a good environment for a high energy, inquisitive dog like a Pomeranian and the dogs get into [...]

My rescue dog won’t go use the dog flap without my permission. I’ve tried obvious things. Any ideas?

Meryl C asked: My dog is an 8 year old mongrel . She spent her first 6 years hardly ever going out so she’s reasonably well behaved at home. She then spent almost a year in a rescue kennel, being restricted to a small area. She doesn’t go through or push open [...]