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Just for some background, I(female) rescued a male Great Pyrenees puppy from a “breeder.” He is not purebred but very close to it but I have no clue what he is mixed with. I’m assuming he was about 4 months at the time I got him (he is around 8 months now). He was extremely malnourished, lived...

Hello! A couple months ago I rescued a Jindo mix (we adopted her through an organization that had saved her from a Korean meat farm). We think she’s mixed with a spitz, because even though she has the face of a jindo, she is very small. Smaller than our Alaskan Klee Kai. She is our first rescue...

Hi Everyone! I am new to this community and am very excited to be here. Last week, my husband and I adopted a 1.5 years old Pomeranian/ Terrier mix from a rescue/sanctuary. He was a stray found wandering the streets. When we first met him, he warmed up to me quickly, but was very nervous of my...

I would love some insight and help on addressing problem behavior for a rescue that has been a part of my family for 3 years. We have a 6 year old Shepherd-Chow mix that we rescued and understood to have some "anxiety towards men". He bonded closely with me but has always been a very jumpy...

My neighbor's dog Gertie (Gertrude, Plott Hound mix, 3 yrs) has a sort of general identity crisis. She started out as a fairly normal puppy, but around 6 months became terrified of men (with no apparent cause), which then developed into general hyper anxiety. She is unable to be home alone...

Hi all, I've got a gorgeous new rescue dog called Lola, 5 year old Podenco Orito. I've had her nearing 3 weeks now and she's been brilliant. The only problem I'm having is her fear of men, specifically my male housemate. Whenever he moves near her or reaches for something near her she'll...