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  1. 9:12Loose stools three days now. He's eating fine otherwise. Should I fast him?
  2. 9:14How old is he, and did anything change last week? New treat, new water, travel, anything.
  3. 9:15Almost 4. We drove down on Sunday, so different water.
  4. 9:17Then don't fast him. Travel gut usually settles inside 48 hours. Keep water going and put him back on his normal food, not boiled rice.
  5. 9:21Same thing happened to mine after a trip. Two days and it passed.
  6. 9:23Okay. That's a relief, honestly.
  7. 9:24Post again tomorrow if it hasn't turned. Someone here is always up.

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Open the door on Telegram

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A free, private Telegram group for dog parents, professionals, and anyone raising a dog and running out of people to ask. It is a room, not a broadcast. You can talk in it the moment you walk in. Here is the whole room first, if you would rather look before you walk in.

The room, from above

7 areas · one floor

Seven things happen in here, and they are not seven separate rooms. Everything opens onto the same floor, which is why a gut question on a Tuesday turns into a walk on a Sunday.

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Plate I, the room, from above
  1. The open floor

    Ask anything, at any hour. No question here is too basic, and nobody gets told to just be firmer with the dog.

  2. Gut and bowl

    Loose stools, itchy skin, a blood report nobody explained to you, a feeding doubt at eleven at night.

  3. The walk

    Reactivity, pulling, lunging at other dogs, and how a walk gets built so it settles a dog instead of winding one up.

  4. The gear shelf

    Harnesses, long lines, bowls, beds. What actually works, what is marketing, and what to stop buying.

  5. The photo wall

    Your dog, on the days worth keeping. The first walk after an illness, the small wins, the ordinary afternoons.

  6. The street door

    Walks, socials, and adoption camps in Pune. They get posted in the room before they get posted anywhere else.

  7. Lost and found

    A dog goes missing and the room moves, sightings, shares, and the people who will drive out and look.

How the room works

Before you walk in

Nothing here is enforced with rules and warnings. This is simply what the room is like, so you know what you are walking into.

  • Ask like you would ask a friend

    Half-formed questions are fine. So are the ones you think you should already know the answer to.

  • The advice is aimed at you, not the dog

    Calm humans raise calm dogs, so most of what gets worked on here is your routine and your reaction.

  • Instinct first, science to check it

    What the dog is actually doing comes first, and where it matters the answer gets checked against published work.

  • No dominance talk

    Alpha, pack leader, and corrections are not the language here, and nobody is shamed for having been taught them.

Crossing the threshold

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Three steps, and the third is the one people skip. A room only works for you once it knows you are in it.

  1. Step 1

    Get Telegram

    Free, on any phone or desktop. If you already have it, skip this.

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  2. Step 2

    Open the door

    One tap on the invite. The group is private, so it will not turn up in a search.

    Open the door

  3. Step 3

    Say hello

    Your dog's name and age, and the one thing you are stuck on. That is the whole introduction, and it is what gets you answered.

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