depression

We lost our wonderful dog, Reese, to Congestive heart failure last winter after about 8 months of watching him decline rapidly. He was on many pills by the end and losing him caused us much heartache and money spent. We are empty nesters and my husband is out of town with his job for weeks at a...

My neighbors have 2 dogs, both unknown breeds(mixed), and they leave quite often because their jobs call for it, so instead of hiring a professional which costs an arm and a leg, they hire me. My neighbors are gone for 2 weeks, crazy amount of time to leave a dog who is basically a part of the...

I got a 12-week old puppy yesterday who is very well behaved (For a puppy) so must have had good foster care. Whines a bit in the crate but doesn't bark. A couple minor messes inside but she gone outside too. Was happy to bring her home & play with her yesterday but found myself extremely...

Hi Everyone Me and my bf just got a 11 months old dog (A new breed called shortybull, old English pitbull and French bulldog mixed) around 2 weeks ago and she is a total sweetheart. The first few days we got her she is behaving so well that we were both so AMAZED. She have been with her former...

Hi there, I have a 1 year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier x American Akita who is coming to the end of her first season. For the past few days she has seemed really depressed and just not her usual self. She's usually very happy and full of energy, she loves her walks, playing fetch or tug of...

2 years ago, i got a new puppy named Coco. I already had another dog for 12 years. My puppy was rasied around the other dog. Coco always tryed playing with my other dog, even though she was old and cranky and never wanted to play. They got along most of the time. Sometimes they would fight over...

I actually joined this site to talk about my depression. My husband and I didn't get a puppy though, we got a 5 year old, but I still feel super depressed. I feel so overwhelmed at how life has changed. I feel trapped and smothered by her. I really don't like walking her (and 4 times a day...

Hello everybody! I'm new to dog forum, but I wanted to start a thread asking about puppy blues A.K.A PPD (Post Puppy Depression). I had been preparing to get a dog for almost 2 years! Looking at different breeds, and tips for training and researching EVERYTHING. I first wanted a Welsh Terrier...

Hi All, I'm posting here as a last resort. I'm 21 years old and just graduated college. The past year I've been preparing for a GSD puppy. I bought the crate, an xpen, treats, toys, and countless training books. Literally my idea of fun was watching positive training videos on YouTube. I...

We just adopted a rescue puppy. A very young nine week old husky mix. She's really sweet and just doing what puppies do, but my anxiety went through the roof! I have some anxiety in my life, but it's never been this bad. I'm crying uncontrollably at night and I haven't slept well in days (the...

Hello everyone. I have had severe depression all my life and at times have been in and out of the hospitals due to it. In the past 2 years I have been doing great. One of my dreams when I had depression was to get a pug named Wilbur (my dog had passed away a few years after my first...

Has anyone experienced kennel cough and pneumonia lasting more than 2 months? My poor dog has been in and out of hospitalization, this being his longest at 2 weeks. He's been on 5 different medications now, with his recent being administered via an IV catheter. There has been no improvement in...

My mom recently "puppy sat" for me for two days while I was out of town. So today, before I got home, my mom said she'd drop off my puppy so that he would be here at my house when I got home. (She lives about 10 minutes away and sees my dog maybe once a week.) Well, when I walked in the door...

My 7 1/2 year old Boxer bit someone out of fear about a week ago. I had to remove him from my home because my landlord will not let him stay. He has lived with me all of his life and with my other female dog. I work as a home health aid for a single woman who has 24/7 care out of her home and...

My relative produced a litter of english bulldog puppies 12 months ago and I bought one. About 3 months ago someone had returned another puppy to him because she was "attacking her other dogs". And I adopted her. It has been almost 3 months of her living with me, but she still seems to be in...

I got a beautiful maltese/shih tzu puppy ( Troy) 8 days ago. Having a dog is something I have dreamed about for my entire life so this was really a dream come true. However, the first few days after I got him I found myself suffering from absolutely TERRIBLE post puppy depression- completely...

My husband and I adopted a 2-year-old Akita from our local shelter last week. She is an incredibly sweet dog and (mostly) well behaved. She stays off the furniture, doesn't beg for food, (sometimes) listens to commands, and is always ready to cuddle with her humans... and this is after just a...

Ok this is a big one and an unhappy one so if you dont wana be sad dont read :( We work for a rescue and transported a dog called Ronnie (Bull Terrier) to a home but when we got there the people weren't right for the dog he got really stressed so we took him home. We didnt want him because we...

Hi Guys, I'm new to this forum. I just joined today. I got to work and started looking online for any info on the "puppy blues". This morning i started crying. It hasn't been my first cry fest. I've been so depressed and stressed and anxious since my husband and I got our puppy (samoyed) on...

I have a 4 year old pure bred chihuahua who has been living at home with me in the country, along with his sister and two unrelated dogs. He got along very well with these dogs and was active and absolutely loved walks and playing. However, last year I moved to NYC and had to take my dog, while...