r/DogAdvice

My dog Maggie ran away Thursday evening. We had just moved into an RV that day and she was very stressed. We were moving stuff in when she pushed passed us and ran out. Friday morning she was sitting outside in front of our car and we called her but she took off running. We got one of those cage traps so we might be able to catch her but no luck. This morning I opened the door and she was in front of our car again but she took off again. I don't know how to catch her. I don't know how long I need to keep trying before I just have to let her go. Any advice would be helpful

I posted here recently about my collie who became incapacitated. She cant walk, stand, etc rn. We have puppy pads under her and are currently rehabing her the best way we lnow how.

My question is, what is the best way to clean her? Our Vet used a spray and towled her down. We don't know what mixture it was and they havent returned our calls in 72 hours. We dont want to just use water but since she cant move, she obviously soils herself on the pee pad.

We have a spray bottle and would like to use a safe disinfectant spray like they had but dont know what to use. Does anyone have any idea?

please no guesses. We obviously considered using dish soap and water or doggie shampoo and water but dont know if thats the wisest move. Would prefer to know if anyone's gone through this.

Just noticed this on Coco's stomach today? Anyone know what it is?

This grew on my dog's head within 2 weeks. When it started smelling bad we took him to vet. Vet did fine needle aspiration, report took a week, still didn't tell us what kind of round cell tumour is this—mast cell, histiocytoma, lymphoma. Apparently treatment options are different for each kind. Went to second vet to determine if the cancer has spread to his internal organs. It hasn't, but the treatment plan is still not clear as the vets seem confused themselves. My dog is on pain medication right now. That's it!

should i be worried or really worried? ^*mammaries*

concerned new puppy mom. She’s 9 months old unspayed, supposedly has not has gotten her blood yet/no heat . Up to date on shots. Doesn’t seem to bother her at all but was not sure on the look of then.

Hi! I work at a shelter and recently we began acquiring puppies from someone who had 2 accidental litters around the same time. I have always said I want a dog, but I never considered taking one home until I met Pansy. When I first saw her with her 4 siblings, she was unlike them. They were rambunctious and loud and energetic. Pansy wasn’t, really. She wasn’t introverted, but she was quiet and sleepy. I know now that it’s because her guts were full of worms, but that’s not the point. My boyfriend of 6 years told me “if you wan’t a dog, you need to stop asking. Just bring one home.” So I did. I got permission from the appropriate managers and brought her home that night, just for a sleepover since she was getting spayed the next day.

Upon seeing her, Boyfriend fell in love immediately. She was still laid back that first night, and I kept her away from my other pets for everyone’s safety. She got spayed the next day and I decided to sign the adoption papers while she was there. The next day, I chickened out and panicked at the responsibility of a puppy, especially one that’s only 8 weeks old. I took her back. She was transported to another shelter that day, and I bawled when I took her back to the shelter to be with her siblings. However, my boyfriend took it harder than I did, breaking down after he got home from work today and admitting he loved and missed her. I’ve contacted the shelter she’s at, and I plan on going to pick her up again tomorrow — for real this time. No take-backs.

Here’s the thing I’m concerned about: my 3 cats. The oldest (11F) will get used to her, I know. The youngest (5M) already likes being around her (though probably because it means more food for him to steal). The middle kitty (6.5M) however, did not take too kindly to her those first days. He stopped eating and cuddling us in the living room or, really, at all. This is the main reason I panicked and took her back; I want to do right by them. They are my whole world.

For further context, we currently live in a relatively small 1bed apartment with plans to move in 3 months to the lower level of a house.

Here’s why I’m worried: Will Middle Kitty ever cuddle us again? Are we needlessly stressing him out with this? Will he get used to it and go back to himself? Are we being selfish by bringing this dog back and ruining our relationship with him?

Please tell me if it’s a bad idea or if everything will be okay. Puppy tax in photos. Thanks in advance!

*update* Thanks everyone for your comments, it's so appreciated. I did suspect it was probably fine but it's always better to be safe than sorry, so I'm very grateful indeed for the reassurance. We didn't grow up with dogs and they're first dogs for both of us, so it's very much a learning curve!

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Hi, my brother and I are trying to get our dogs used to another - mine (the cocker) is nearly six months and is well socialised (but a puppy, so excitable). His (the mini schnauzer) is lovely around people but not at all socialised around dogs. We take them on leads a long distance apart in the park first, then off lead in the garden and then in the house. They are good around each other a fair amount of the time, especially once they've been outside. However, I really struggle to tell if they're playing or fighting. She is naturally a submissive dog as she lies down in front of every dog she meets. My instinct is that they are playing but that after a while she doesn't want to be chased, but that he has no off switch, so it veers from playing to a bit more than playing and back again. I'd be very grateful for anyone's thoughts on this - thanks in advance!

I've got a 6 month old pup, one of his teeth already has this black line in a groove with discolouration around it. is this a vet trip/something to worry about?

My dog's ear is bleeding. Noticed a bit of dried blood a few weeks ago but since she roughhouses a lot with other dogs/gets into stuff I chalked it up to a small cut that would heal. Cleaned it out with saline solution and cotton balls, very gently.

Other than occasional scratching that I gently distracted her away from, things seemed to be on the up and up.

Two days ago I checked her ear again and the blood has returned, and it looks like it's actively bleeding still. The video shows her ear today after deep cleaning it yesterday.

Overall she's not acting too different, I can touch the ear and even clean it without too much resistance from her. Petting her head/neck doesn't seem to trigger any discomfort. The inside of her ear doesn't look swollen or red when the blood is cleaned off. But she's still bleeding.

I don't have insurance for her and I'm not really in the place to pay for an expensive vet visit but I'll do anything for her so if that's the next step so be it. Hoping for some insight or info. Thanks.

My dog, Ava, (~11yo, suspected Cattle Dog / Malinois mix) has been the absolute best dog for me. I love her so much, and hope to see a lot of her personality in my next dog. She is aging well with no major health issues, and our vet agrees that we still have several years left together.

It's been recommended to me by several dog-oriented people to get my next dog before Ava passes, both to help manage my grief as well as to have Ava help show a new dog the ropes.

Ava has an assertive but cautious personality, and does best with male herding breed dogs. She is quick to correct breeds or individuals who don't understand canine communication, which can lead to minor conflict if the other dog doesn't concede.

When we dog sit a colleague's Border Collie, who has a bit of an obnoxious "frat boy" personality, she enjoys his visit for the first several days, but after that she starts to get a little clingy and seems annoyed with his presence (as do I, for the record). She is great friends with a male Border Collie collie mix, a male Labrador, a male Golden Retriever, and a female Cattle Dog, but we've never pet sat any of those dogs.

She loves my cat, and often invites her to play, which, you know, that cat doesn't really understand.

I'm trying to figure out if she would enjoy having an understudy around. Her happiness and well-being is my first priority, but I don't want to take the step of inviting another dog into the home unless I feel pretty confident that it will work out.

Thoughts?

He’s just so scared of the certain floors I don’t know why, he’s never been abused or anything he just hates floors I think he’s really anxious because when anyone in my family leaves if we’re away from home he freaks out. Right now we are at an airbnb so I guess that’s why but even at home he’s super scared of some floors

Does this look like an allergies belly? Female (spayed) dog has been itching herself on her stomach and neck recently. Where my thumb is what seems to be a slightly swollen nipple or maybe skin tag. Also a small rash under arm. Belly seems more red than normal but honestly idk. Acting normal aside from the itching every hour or so

She’s been on allergy meds before and it cleared things up for month, just finished up a few dose and she was not itchy until the final few days

Mostly want to make sure this wouldn’t be something urgent. Can’t get a vet appt until Monday. Ideally it’d go away on its own but who knows

heyo.

so my dog has a skin spot behind his ear. he's had it before when we first adopted him but it looked more like a lumpy blister. they had tested it then and it was non-cancerous and said to come back if it reappeared. never did but a similar bump/scab/dry spot did appear on the other side in the same spot. now it's back on the same original side almost a year later and it started off as just a sort of bald/dry spot and has grown to this in the last week or two. we did recently change his diet from salmon heavy to chicken heavy (no grain) but he's never shown any other reactions to chicken when he was on his salmon heavy diet. he did randomly get skin irritation while on his salmon diet too but nothing chronic or concerning.

this one is just concerning because it never showed blood initially, just a bald patch. and he's not an itchy dog/no signs elsewhere. so it is weird this one spot is now getting scabby.

ring worm?

just skin irritation?

Is this normal?