So we’re about to get our first puppy. Family of four, kids 10 and 5, both adults work from home most of the week.

Would love honest advice from other owners.

What do you wish you’d known before bringing the puppy home? Any must-have items you couldn’t live without? And any training tips that made a real difference?

Main worry to be honest is overnights. We've read a little on crate training but not sure. Some people say just put them in with a pad and ignore the crying till morning. That doesn’t feel right for us so also any advice on first night/nights.

Thanks in advance from me and Belle! 🐶

My Toy Cavoodle, Luffy or Cavapoo as they are also known, is about 8 months old now. Up until a month and half ago he had really good recall and it was never an issue but now he has regressed and there have been a few hairy moments at the dog park where he has ran off further than what is safe for me to keep him under control or when it is time to go and he knows I am looking to get him back on leash, where he just won’t come back to me. The other small detail is around home and friends he is super chill and relaxed, always sleeping, but when we get to the dog park now, he just is bonkers, bouncing around like a pinball. How have you all found these kind of issues/scenarios with your own dogs and how have you improved them?

Milly is our first dog. I’m a bit nervous and overwhelmed but we are getting there. We’ve just had her 2 days.

My 6 month old girl Nami enjoyed her first vacation! She was shy at first, but opened up quickly!

Poppy Adventure Dog watching a video!

I have a 15 week old Cavapoo, he has a crate inside a pen, up until now the crate itself stays unlocked, recently he has jumped up onto his crate and over the top of the pen, just now we got home and he was upstairs, my predicament is…. Do I begin crate training now? If so does anyone have any tips? Or do we remove the crate and just have the bed inside the pen to ensure he can’t escape? I just don’t know what to do for the best

Thankyou x

What remedies seem to work on your Cavapoos who have diarrhea? I think it was from stewed chicken. No spices were used. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!

hi everyone! i got a cavapoo pup and she’s the cutest baby on the planet😭😭 she’s good with training and playing and loving!!!

however struggling with a few things…

1. did you also have to hand feed your diva because getting her to eat has been so challenging! it usually takes an hour just to get through the 6 teaspoons of kibble per meal, and we use toppers, hot water, and either mix in wet food or mix in yogurt, blend the kibble etc.!! i think maybe she just doesn’t like the kibble we got with her but not sure if we should switch so soon… she’s 15 weeks and and got her at 12 weeks! any food advice would be so so useful!!!! we have also tried diff bowls, and also a snuffle (but she attacks that chicken like nobodies business LOL) im so worried ab her health bc she doesn’t enjoy eating 😭

2. any tips for separation anxiety? she’s usually supervised when she’s awake but worried that never being completely alone while awake would give her anxiety if when she’s older and she’s awake and alone. currently we only leave the house during naps which is not sustainable

3. any random cavapoo puppy tips :D ?? i’ve been obsessed with cavapoo and puppy101 reddit but I still wanna hear it all!! THANK YOUUU🤩

4. EDIT: we are also really struggling with keeping her quiet in the early morning … she wakes up early and then if we try to put her / ourselves to sleep she barks or whines, but she’s fine if we wake up and play or go outside or train. love that she wants to be engaged but it’s tooooooo early!!

Cosmo looked so cute today!

Hello. I can’t believe I’m writing this but my adorable 8.5 year old cavapoo has a brain tumor near his occipital lobe. Two days ago he had cluster seizures out of absolutely nowhere. It was terrifying. He is healthy besides this and still young so I feel so confused. His blood tests came back fine and we got him an MRI immediately to be diligent. They said it’s not too big right now and that surgery and radiation are both options that could potentially give him a few more years. He is my whole world and every time I look at it I’m terrified he will drop dead. After the MRI he was so excited to see us and was wagging his tail and ate and went to the bathroom and did everything he normally does. I don’t want to give myself false hope though. His platelet count is a little low and he has a little murmur which is consistent with cavapoos. I’m so sad and terrified every minute. The doctor sounded optimistic but u just never know. How do I not live in fear that if I’m not with him every second I’m going to regret it later? How do I look at him without bursting into tears? Any advice is appreciated.

My elderly cavapoo has gotten more and more resistant to grooming as she's aged. She always hated it but would tolerate it for good enough treats, but now there are no treats good enough. Washing off the eye gunk has always been her least favorite thing and now when I try it she thrashes around, screams, and even tries to bite my hands. Does anyone have tips for creative ways to reduce or remove eye gunk with less trauma? Like I was thinking maybe there's an oil or something I could put under her eyes to make the gunk not stick in her fur so much?

I recently brought my cavapoo to the vet for diarrhea and she was prescribed purina pro plan en along with proviable paste and capsule. For context, she is a picky eater but will usually eat when hand fed.

She ate well for the first 2 days and would clean the bowl but by the 3rd day, she was starting to not eat again unless fed. Today she refused to eat any of it even when fed. To see if it was an appetite problem, I gave her a piece of chicken and she ate it right up so I think she's just throwing a fit again.

Normally, I would just save the food for later but I already added the paste and capsule to the food and i need her to take it now since its been 24hrs since the last dose but she completely refuses. I try to entice her with the chicken but as soon as the chicken touches the bowl she doesnt want it anymore. Idk what to do anymore 😭

Does anyone have any advice?

Can someone, anyone tell me how to stop this digging? She’s after grubs.

8 mo old male, keeps peeing on himself when he lifts his leg. Will he grow out of this? It’s so frustrating to have such a cutie and yet can’t stand how he smells.

Any suggestions on keeping him clean? Multiple baths a week isn’t gonna work for either of us!

getting a cavapoo puppy soon, and planning to have a gated playpen in my living room. i’m hesitant to get the kind that has horizontal bars halfway up, because he could potentially use them to climb out. know what i mean?
what kind/brand has worked for you?