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    Daycare Demand Barking

    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...
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    Dog Burying Food and Decreased appetite

    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...
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    Dog Burying Food and Decreased appetite

    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...
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    Dog Burying Food and Decreased appetite

    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
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    Dog Burying Food and Decreased appetite

    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...
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