I have a crate; I don't know about "denning instinct" but he'll stay put in the crate after a little squirming.

I don't know; I guess crate training is what I should do. I don't see how much more of an effort it would take.

Our new puppy is growing up beautifully; he's about 4 months old now. We've had him since he was 2 months old, but up until this point we haven't had the time or means to housebreak him properly. From what we've noticed when we've "tried" to houseb...

he's a shiba inu. is it that strange to want to play with a puppy in the manner that he wants to play? i don't know, i guess i kind of saw it as a thing where the chasing could be turned into something along the lines of running with the dog as a f...

so we've had our puppy for about a month now and he's about 3 months old. we've discovered he's a VERY mouthy puppy, especially when he's happy or excited. he'll gnaw at my hand when he's happy to see me or try to bite at my hand when i go to pet h...