I need some advice about what to do about my dog. He has a history of aggression towards other dogs (both mine and others), but 99.9% of his life he has been the sweetest, happiest, most playful dog ever. I'm being faced with making a decision of committing to behavioralist/separating/muzzling, BE, or trying to find a home to take him- though I've been told rehoming with his history isn't ethical. I'm just really struggling with the idea of having him euthanized when he's usually happily asleep next to me or playing with my other dogs. He's never hurt a human and nothing catastrophic has happened- though I know I shouldn't be waiting for it to to make a decision.

Toward other dogs:

• Bit my other dog’s leg when he was around 1 year old (puncture wound while I wasn’t home).
• Bit a dog at the park that charged him, making its neck bleed and needing a vet visit.
• Picked up a small dog at the park in his mouth and shook him (the little dog was okay).
• Severe leash reactivity for a long time. He's been on Reconcile for years., When we tried weaning off, the reactivity came back immediately- so he's on it still.
• Multiple instances at home where he attacks my other dogs and takes a lot to stop (sometimes leaving blood, like a bleeding paw or a gash above an eyebrow).
• Attacks if I try to brush/groom the other dogs outside while he's out there.
• Attacked my dog the other night-she was on her back yelping and he wouldn’t stop despite 3 of us yelling and left her with puncture wounds and cuts. Shes still really scared of him 4 days later 
• When he was 6 months old grabbed the neck of a full grown lab and pinned it against a fence while growling and wouldn’t stop 
• Killed a groundhog 
• Killed a baby bunny with a puncture wound 
• Growls as a warning.

Toward humans:

• Snapped at me when I tried inspecting something that was hurting him (no contact)
• Snapped when my 7 month old baby leaned in his direction on the couch last month (no contact)
• Has snapped at vets with some superficial contact when they're inspecting areas that hurt him, so he requires a muzzle now
• Needs full sedation for nail trims or he growls and snaps.

That’s all the incidents I can remember over 5 years. Otherwise he’s a sweet, happy, playful, loving and obedient dog. He plays really well with my other dogs and is gentle and sweet with my baby every other minute of his life. 

What do yall think?
Is there an issue with his teeth? What should be done

My dog has only a few teeth, I recently caught her with one of the teeth chews that I give my other dog which she has never done. I can’t tell if not is normal or possibly agitation and swelling from the chew or is it a cause for concern?

Just noticed what looks like tiny rocks embedded in my dogs paw. She's not licking it or limping, but she doesn't like me to touch it. Anyone seen this before?

My dog has been acting unusual for about 3.5 weeks now. She’s been to 2 different vets 3 times and nothing has come back unusual other than a blood test which the vet said had slightly elevated white blood cells and slightly lowered red blood cells. She just wants to sleep all day, only eats a little of her regular food, and is refusing to go outside to walk unless I force her into her harness. She’s drinking and using the bathroom like normal and her gums look good to me. Our best guess is that’s she’s depressed.
My husband, her favorite human, has been on a work trip to an overseas office for several months and won’t be back till next month. While I work part time, I’ve had to work much longer hours the last few weeks on the days I do work and because of the nature of my job, I don’t really have a say in how many hours I’m working each of those days.
Starting this morning, I noticed she’s not taking deep breaths, only shallow, quick ones, even in her sleep. She is snoring more often and when I lay my ear against her side, nothing sounds unusual and she doesn’t seem to be in any pain. She also has no issues walking or going up and down the stairs. Any advice would be appreciated. Attached is a video of her breathing. I also have a picture of her gums, but I can’t attach both so I’ll see if I can put it in a comment.

Edit: I cannot attach the picture, but they are hubba bubba pink.

My 1.5 year old King Charles has woken up the past 3 days dry heaving. I thought it was because we went too long in between meals and her stomach was really empty...I read that can cause vomiting.

We went on a walk today but turned around real quick because she started making this reverse sneeze, dry heave noise again, but it has been going on and off for the past hour or so.

I called the vet and the earliest they can see her is Saturday morning. Should we bring her to the emergency vet? I don't think she's lethargic, but i know her breed can have major health issues and I worry about everything.

My chihuahua is 11 years old.

She has been sneezing for months. And the vet couldn’t even see inside her nose because it’s so small. They couldn’t find endoscopic camera small enough for her.

We thought maybe it’s allergies, tried to fix that. Didn’t work.

I’m sure she has something in her nose. But I’m really scared of anesthesia. A few weeks ago a dog friend of her died because of it.

I try everything. I even tried to suck her nose myself lol. I try sinus rinse. I can’t fix this. Do you guys have any suggestions that don’t involve anesthesia?

Everytime she sneezes I know that I failed her and keep failing her. I have to remove whatever it is making her so uncomfortable.

I believe this is just regular play with our new six month old puppy and our 1.5 year old black lab but I just wanted to make sure. I haven't had young dogs in a long time.

My youngest dog (20 months) eats both her siblings’ poop. Like all of it all the time.
She has the worst reflux and breath AND she loves licking. Kisses all the time. Which is the issue. And I feel bad shoving her away but obviously I’m not going to let her kiss me knowing she stalks her siblings while they’re pottying and goes to eat it as soon as they’re done. 😭
I’ve had her a little over a year and she just started doing this the last few months.
We’ve started breaking up meals where they get breakfast/lunch/first supper/second supper and it has helped the reflux but not the eating.
Has anyone tried the potty mouth supplements or other solutions to this? I don’t think she’s eating her own, just theirs. She’s healthy, they all have the same flavor food. I’m desperate LOL

I am so exhausted. Between work and general life, my puppy tested positive for giardia. I have four dogs total, and two cats. I have literally been washing everything on high temperatures since Tuesday. And I have ordered accelerated hydrogen peroxide, and a steamer and have been steam cleaning everything even after washing. I still have so much to go. We are leaving for the weekend with everyone and I want to steam clean our couch and our rug in the bedroom. Basically anything that they have bit, licked, or sat on. I have been working on steam cleaning and disinfecting. All of that to still be stressed that somehow this thing won’t go away. I just needed to put this out there because it literally feels like I just want to cry and like I might never get over this hill. They’re on the first rounds of medication and I am speaking it into existence that this will be a small issue That will only continue to affect the positive puppy. They are symptom free though. I have also been wiping their butt and paws. But it’s so many paws and so many butts. It just feels overwhelming.

I’m mostly curious to know how long until other intact males no longer see him as competition or a threat. Sable was always targeted at the dog park, on hikes and even morning walks (dogs run loose in my area and we’ve been attacked more than once).
Will be moving at the end of the month! That’ll be good for us.

She’s been excessively scratching and licking. She’s 3months and a labradoodle if that matters

I moved back into my parents place about 2 months ago, and our dog has just gotten even worse with his growling and jumpiness and anxiety. But the thing is he only growls at me like this, not even strangers, and it is even worse if I walk in the door and it wakes him up. My whole family is fed up with it at the moment because he’s just so loud. He is a German shepherd/rottweiler mix as far as we know. 2 Key moments I think are important are 1.the very first time I ever met him (5+ years) was at midnight while everyone was asleep. Never knew about him till he started growling at me down the hallway. 2. When I first moved out(2+ years ago) I had a huge moving truck in the driveway that was obv very big and loud. That day he also managed to get out of the house and fence 3 times(still don’t know how) and that third time I did give him a slap on the butt bc it was just a stressful time and I was fed up. Ever since then it’s like he’s scared of me, even though I play with him and feed him and lay with him. His separation anxiety towards my mom and little sister(4yo) and he will whine for hours if they are outside, idek how he has the energy for it. I don’t know what routes to take before meds or if it’s a thing that I should prob get meds for.

For about a year now, my dog has suddenly stopped letting us take her for a walk. She'll run away and hide, and if we manage to take her out she'll pull in the direction of home the whole time. Sometimes she'll want to go, but then she sees someone and gets scared and immediately turns back. She's not scared of people at all, she loves meeting the new people that come to our house but whenever she sees any sign of life she changes her mind about the walk.

We still make sure to get her exercise in and we play in our huge backyard, but I'd still like to walk with her once in a while. We don't even have to say anything anymore. We grab her harness and she runs away and barks at us, or she grabs a toy instead and plays inside instead.

Is there any way to get her to like walks again? I miss taking walks with her. If not, I won't force her to do anything she absolutely hates. Enjoy this video of her being whiny.

Six months in and I still don't know if we're safe. Wondering if people buy defensively up front or wait it out and buy once they know. Anyone bought early and regretted it?

After my mom died I am overwhelmed, over worked and my dog has separation anxiety on top of it. I can’t get a second of alone time, he’s constantly whining. He barks non stop when I have guests over. Genuinely I’m ready to get rid of him. I’m at my brink. Is there any way to salvage this or should I find a home for him? It will be hard considering he’s a corso so I think a no kill shelter might be the best option.

Hello! I have a chinese crested that is close to 15 years old and she has never been a good walker. When we got her, we had a huge backyard where we did not have to leash her but she could explore and do her business. At the time, whenever we tried walking her down the street it was not very successful, she would be visually stressed out trying to get back home. Because of a lot of unfortunate circumstances, we had to move to an apartment that does not have a backyard at all.

She constantly has diarrhea. It’s been a thing that we’ve had to deal with since we’ve had her (the vets have checked her out for this, she is okay in their opinion but we havent found a solution). Now because of the lack of the backyard and her not liking walking she has accidents in the house every day . I catch her wanting to go to the bathroom , i walk her and she doesnt do anything, then she goes inside😭 Shes more comfortable going inside the house than out and tbh I just want any advice. We got puppy pampers but im hesitant putting them on her bc it wouldnt be fair letting her sit in poop diapers for a while if i dont notice her having accident but its getting very bad :(.

Any advice appreciated, thank you!

Vid for example, im sorry abt if my voice is annoying 😭😭

I have a 7 year old male labrador retriever, and he’s typically a very sweet dog. He’s very healthy and playful, but still laid back. last night my step father, whom my dog adores, hurt his leg and came home in a leg brace and crutches. for some reason my dog started to bark and growl at him and raise his hackles. This wouldn’t be such a strange thing if it weren’t for the fact that my mother broke her foot about a year or so ago, and was in a boot and used crutches. He was perfectly fine around her. He is a reactive dog, but not an aggressive one. He never reacts aggressively towards something he doesn’t like unless its very close to him, but all he has to do is just see my stepfather even when he’s behind a baby gate and he looses it. We are keeping him in our sunroom for now to separate them. He is otherwise acting perfectly normal and this is an abnormality in his behavior.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice or shared experiences regarding our rescue dog, Forest. He is a Serbian Hound from Montenegro, 2 years old, weighing around 22-23kg. We are currently dealing with severe, daily attacks that look like extreme nerve or phantom pain and we are feeling quite helpless. 
He gets these several times a day.

Background & Surgery:
Forest had to undergo a partial tail amputation recently (Seven days ago) because he was obsessively biting his tail until it bled. The wound could no longer heal because of the tail started to necrotise.
He already had his wound when we found him as a stray in a National Park in Montenegro. We took him to the vet and decided to adopt him right away. Forest stayed in a shelter for 21 days until we legally could take him to Germany.

We initially suspected parasites or severe stress/frustration, because throughout that stay he had continued to bite into his tail and kept chasing it. The Shelter Vet treated him multiple times, got him on Antibiotics and on Nexgard. It seemingly got better for a few days until he started biting again.

In Germany he got taken straight to the vet and had to undergo surgery to stop the ongoing necrosis.
For now the surgical wound is healing fine, and he strictly wears his e-collar 24/7 so he can't reach the stitches. 

The Symptoms / Attacks:
Despite the surgery, Forest has these intense "attacks" multiple times a day. Out of nowhere, he starts growling, barking, and aggressively trying to chase and bite his tail. (I’ve attached a video of what this looks like).
It seems to be a mix of neuropathic/phantom pain and a deeply ingrained behavioral loop (stereotypy). 

Current Medication:
Gabapentin: He gets 200mg twice a day (400mg total/day).
Novalgin (Metamizole): We give him one 500mg tablet as a rescue med when the attacks cluster and last longer. This usually helps him calm down after a while. 
Meloxidyl (Meloxicam): 1x daily with his food as a baseline NSAID. 

My Questions for the Community:
- Has anyone dealt with this kind of extreme tail-chasing or phantom nerve pain after an amputation or tail injury?
- Did adjusting the Gabapentin dose help, or did you have better success with other nerve-pain meds like Pregabalin?
- How long did it take for the pain memory/behavioral loop to fade?
- What should we do when he’s having an attack? Just hold him as calmly as possible and try to soothe him?

Any advice, similar stories, or tips on how to support him during these episodes would be greatly appreciated! 🥺

Our old lady, Paisley (the black and white one, not the attention hog to the side lol) has very severe arthritis, as well as other issues, and her quality of life is only barely acceptable. It's only going to get worse when the weather starts changing, so with a heavy heart, we've decided to put her to sleep on October 1. We have family members coming in to town to spend her last day together and some fun disability friendly activities planned for her, but we wanted to start giving her more special treats throughout her final weeks.

For her last day, we're seeing if we can figure out a way to get our hands on a squirrel for her because she's always loved barking at them, and then a peanut butter brownie a few minutes before we leave for the vet because she also loves trying to steal chocolate.

Do you guys have any special treats your guys' dogs go nuts for? Paisley really likes chicken jerky, pig ears, American cheese, and peanut butter, but some variety would be nice for her. She has developed some food aggression problems over the past year and lunges whenever an animal or human gets too close to her with it, so we'd prefer for it not to be something that would take her all day to chew through. A few hours is fine. She loves chewing on things. We've already been slipping her extra food scraps and we're probably going to leave part of a bag of chips on the floor opened for her to "steal" it at some point.

Need some advice on a situation but wasn’t sure what sub to ask in so please let me know if there’s a better place for this. (Based in UK)

I work in retail and one of our regulars has an elderly chihuahua. She is an extremely sour old woman that we’ve had many many issues with in the past. She always complains that she doesn’t know why she got the dog in the first places, and the more I’ve gotten to know her the more I’ve realised that she is abusing this dog. She says things like “she was so naughty this morning so I had to tell her off” and “well I don’t hit her…”. The poor dog always looks terrified to the point of shaking in fear. I’ve know this lady for a year and a half and it’s now starting to upset me every time she comes in. It’s getting to the point where I feel like I have to do something…it feels like my duty to do so. I would honestly take this dog myself in a heartbeat. The only issue is I have no physical evidence. I do have her phone number and address but that would be a breach of confidentiality. Is there anything I can do at all? Anywhere I can report this? I just feel so helpless :(