Recent content by Vicks2023

Hi all, I have an 8 month old shih tzu who recently started attending daycare one day per week. He is a very sociable dog who has had no other issues settling into daycare - he has only done three x 2 hour sessions. It was meant to be increased but the lady advised she wants him to do another...

Thanks Judy. V helpful. I never considered stressors but could be the case too. He’s very confident, loves people & dogs, he likes routine which we keep and nothing has changed at home, it’s just me, my partner & him so he has a lot of 1-1. Can dogs be stressed but still seem themselves? Though...

Thank you for the advice, very helpful. A few have recommended neutering between 6-9 months as he is a smaller breed being a shih tzu. He’s coming up to 8 months, so are smaller and bigger breeds similar in terms of neutering age? He has a lot of marking behaviours which does not matter to me...

Thanks Judy. He is having his teeth removed 26th which was due to be same time as neutering but I think you’re right re going back to vets. It’s still quite a long time away given he’s not eating properly and may be worth them checking before GA rather than on the day

Hi all! This is my first post and looking some advice. I have a 7 month old shih tzu puppy whom has always loved food but there over the past 5 weeks there has been ongoing difficulties with ‘burying’ and not eating. 5ish weeks ago he was sick 3-4 times overnight, next day he wouldn’t touch...