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Toffee is around 18 months old and I adopted her from my local humane society 8 weeks ago. I taught her sit, stay, lay down, no bite (to get rid of rough play biting), bye-bye (to go to my car directly), inside, and outside. She gets excited around guests, but calms down after she has been pet...

Thank you all for your input. Her age is definitely shaky. First, I was told by the humane society that she was 8 months old. Then the vet under the humane society told me that she was 2 years old. My vet told me that she's closer to 14-16 months old. I go with my vet and say she's 16 months old.

When I adopted Toffee from my local humane society 7 weeks ago she was incredibly malnourished. You could clearly see her hip bones, spine, and ribs. The vet weighed her in at barely 45 pounds. I've had her on a local dog food brand with no grain and high protein. I give her 4 cups of food a...

One of the dogs Toffee plays with, the doberman mix, is a bit smaller than her and is submissive. When she rolls over on her back, exposing her tummy, Toffee will nose her a bit or lick her tummy then move on. For really small dogs, like chihuahuas or yorkies, I let Toffee sniff them and be...

Toffee plays the same way with her doggy friends! They're a great dane, doberman mix, chocolate lab, and akita mix. There's lots of chasing/being chased, boxing, head-in-mouth, and rolling around in the grass. With dogs that are the same size or larger, I wouldn't worry about it as much as him...

Still having trouble... I keep trying to get Toffee to accept her crate, but she simply refuses. She's not allowed on any of the furniture, and all of her blankets and toys are in the crate. I've tried putting treats in the back of the crate, but she'll just go in to grab it then come right...

I'm trying to break Toffee of play biting as well, because she's older and can get pretty rough. When she opens her mouth to bite, I grab her mouth shut with both hands while firmly saying "No! No bite! Bad!". When she calms down, I let go of her mouth. I've been doing it for two days so far and...

I've been letting Toffee stay out of the crate with her blocked off in the living room, and so far she's been doing really well. I'm still working with getting her to see the crate as a "happy place". I put her special blanket in the crate along with her chew toy and praise her when she goes to...

I used a crate with my last dog when I left the house for a few hours. She took to it no problem and would run right in when I said "Get in your box". Toffee absolutely refuses. I have to pick her up and put her in the crate, even though she's a year old. The second I leave her sight, she begins...

I have a similar problem. I put Toffee in a plastic crate when I go to school in the mornings. She's in the crate for an hour to three hours, depending on my schedule. The second I walk out the door, she begins howling and barking. When I get home, she's actually moved the crate across the room...

My name is Hannah and I adopted a one year old fawn boxer named Toffee from my local humane society last week. Toffee is my second dog. My previous dog, a corgi mix named Dixie, passed away in February. Last month, I felt it was time to get another little family member. The second I saw Toffee...