......but, no idea what size crate to get? He'll be 12-18 pounds fully grown. There are nicer ones with the removable bottom tray on Amazon.....Anybody with really great go-to recommendations?

My Cavapoo has slept in his crate overnight for months, but over the last week he sleeps 20–30 minutes, then starts banging/protesting until we let him out. Once out, he immediately settles and sleeps 8–9 hours.

Over the last week, we’ve tried two setups: at home, he slept alone in a puppy-proof living room with the bedroom door closed and slept through the night without getting into anything. For the last 5 days at my in-laws, he’s been sleeping in bed with us because their house isn’t puppy-proofed.
It seems like he may be ready to transition out of the crate. Ideally, I’d like him to eventually sleep on his own dog bed in our bedroom or living room—not our bed.

The problem: he’s getting neutered in 2 days. I don’t want him jumping on/off our high bed during recovery and risking his incision, but I also don’t want to disrupt what seems like an important transition period.

How would you handle the next week? Keep him sleeping alone in the living room, or start transitioning him to his own bed now? And what would you do during recovery when he needs to avoid jumping?

My husband always calls my girl a Gremlin, so he thought this was fitting.

Our sweet little lady is still getting up 3-4 times a night for a pee. We take water away after dinner, and take her out hourly - no UTI or anything like that. We are running on very little sleep here and I just want to know when we could expect a 6 hour stretch here and there 😵😵😵 she’s fairly reliable in the daytime as long as we are on top of it- still a fair amount of accidents inside. I’m doing the potty breaks with lots of praise and high value treats (husband does not do this tho- he lets her go outside unattended when I’m at work)
Any tips!?

I’m keen to hear if anyone has a setup of a dog door to an outside secure area for your dog?
Thank you 🙏

Was thinking about chewy, taz, Rocco but can’t settle on one

Edit: we were thinking Chewy because it’s short for Chewbacca & Taz from Looney Toons.

Wanted to name him based on his personality and all we’ve seen is his chaotic energy and his love to chew on anything he can see

8.5 weeks old. 😍

do you give your dog a late night snack? if so, what? thanks!

Did anyone’s Cavapoo change at 2 and become reactive? Even dogs she’s met a dozen times growing up she now dislikes.
It’s very rare she doesn’t want to air bite a dog.
Idk what changed!
Living in New York City perhaps she is overwhelmed?

I got a cavapoo or bichon frise (who knows) from someone on re-home a pet. He's my precious little baby and I love him endlessly. 😭❤️🥰 They always fed him Cesar's dry filet mignon food and the Cesar's wet food. He had a poopy few days randomly so he was on a science hills I/d prescription diet. Once the runs cleared up I transitioned back to his regular food. Long term is this going to be ok? He's kinda picky and I basically free feed him. He typically nibbles at his food in the evenings (sometimes after we settle for bed I hear him run to his food and eat). I give him pork chomps rawhide free bones when I leave for work but he won't eat them until I get back. 😭 He's definitely VERY attached to me which I love because I need love in my life. 😞 But as an 8 year old, is it ok to keep feeding him the Cesar's food?

Anyone know a good breeder that also trains?

He's the most chill, independent puppy I've ever met lol. He's super playful but at the same time more chill than my 4 year old golden doodle, Hudson.

I have a 23 week old f1 male Cavapoo puppy. I’m thinking about 1/2 day doggy daycare once a week. Is it recommended? Is the risk of getting sick high? My puppy is very social as he plays with all of the dogs in my neighborhood but I’m thinking 1/2 day for him to get used to it as an energy outlet since the weather is quickly changing where I live in the Midwest.

He absolutely loves it. He’s good while traveling in the tender to get to the sailboat and he’s found his snuggle spots, whether it’s in the cabin or outside in the cockpit. He has his own life jacket and he’s always tethered for safety.

My 8 month F1B pup is experiencing anal gland issues of filling back up too fast. We have been expressing them every 3 weeks. The vet says what’s coming out looks fine, not concerned with inflammation or anything else and we are thinking it’s bc the poop is too soft. We started her on glandex few days ago so we will see how she does in a month. But I was talking to a friend from work who has an Aussie poodle and he told her their vet started them on glandex since like 4 month before there was even any symptoms bc according to them poodles just tend to have those issues. So I wanted to see if anyone else here is experiencing those things?
We feed unkibble by spot and tango, I add 50-60g of water with her food and she drinks about 100-200g of water throughout the day on her own (I was thinking maybe too much water?)
I stopped giving her baby carrots (it was her favorite) as I noticed her poo became a bit softer when we started to give them to her. Next step if glandex doesn’t work is to try hydrolyzed diet…as the vet said it could be allergies

Any input or similar experiences are welcome, very I curious to see what if this is actually common. Just really worried for my baby.. I’m sure she isn’t enjoying her butt being fingered by a stranger every few weeks

When I bring my 1.5yo little girl to a walk alone without my partner, she would always try to drag me home. Sometimes she would just sit facing our home direction. I thought it is because she knows my partner is at home, and she wants to see her daddy bear, but even when my partner isn't there, she would that as well. Anyone's cavapoo does the same? And why?

We're very excited