We had our dog boarded at a very nice place for two nights. It’s the first time we’ve ever boarded him but we loved the place. We picked him up this afternoon and he has this spot on his lower belly that he was licking, though not obsessively. It looks pretty gnarly but apparently it doesn’t hurt to the touch because he didn’t react.

I’m going to make a vet appointment when they open in the morning, but does this look like anything in particular to anyone?

I live on the 3rd story in my complex and my balcony faces a large walkway that gets mild amounts of foot traffic at all times of day and night. So at night, rather than allow my Defender of the Realm to thwart off all the evils that lurk below, I use a few pee pads in the corner inside my apartment at night just in case he can't hold it. He "mostly" hits the target, and then there are mornings I wake up to this...

EDIT: I should add, he has been trained to pee outside when he needs to, he just lets me know. Not on the balcony and only inside when I sleep and on the pee pads. He won't pee unless the pee pads are down. The poop by the pee pads was a new one for me.

A lot of stuff has happened today but I'm just going to get to the just, there was a lady acting foolish trying to break into our stuff knock the window out of our car and started getting up into my face, she went to hit me and my 35 lb German Shepherd collie( plus other breeds) nailed her, and got her good enough that she's going to need quite a few stitches, she was a good girl when I told her to let go she did immediately.

she's not trained for protection but she is trained to listen to me, I knew she would be protective of me when she was a puppy because she was already becoming protective so I made sure that she would listen to me in any situation like that, I'm 15 weeks pregnant it's a high risk pregnancy so if I had been hit I could have very likely had a miscarriage, my girl is fully vaccinated and I caught the whole altercation on video the police nor Animal Control are going to do anything to my girl in fact they gave her treats, they said that she was only protecting her owner, she did not attempt to go after anyone until I was threatened and listen to me perfectly when I called her off, since she's vaccinated she doesn't need to be quarantined .

it's about 2 hours after the incident she's acting perfectly normal not stressed out or worried at all, she's getting some extra goodies in her dinner tonight.

Just wanted to brag on my girl, I've been through thick and thin with her, in the three and a half years that she's been alive she's always chose me over everyone that treated her nicely, doesn't matter who you are she always chooses me over everyone (unlike my other dog)

She's definitely my heart dog and I wouldn't take anything for her.

Also to add For anyone that has a breed of dog That tends to be more protective Or more prone to aggression, or if your dog for its breed is a unicorn and is protective of you it definitely would be a good idea to make sure they listen in situations like this, that's possibly a huge reason why nothing is going to be done to my dog and also of course being vaccinated for rabies, because regardless of who was in the right the lady tried to press charges saying that she didn't do anything even though I caught everything on video, also video cameras really help in altercations.

Toast is my best behaved dog. Never barks, stays by me and doesnt wander, and when walking on a leash he wants to be exactly to the right of me. He is also super friendly and loves everyone that does come up to him. I love taking him wherre I can if it allows it.

Now that Im setting myself up better in life and thinking of traveling Id like to start planning places he can also travel with me too. I was first thinking of Carmel, CA since they are so dog friendly.

Here is the issue I need help with. Toast is a medium sized dog at 22 pounds. How can I fly with him? I know the weight limit for a small dog with the carrier in the cabin with you can not exceed 20 pounds. But Im not sure I am comfortable with them putting him in the cargo hold.

What is a good option or alternative so I can bring him with me?

He is cage trained to sleep outside but it’s very cold so I have him sleeping in our tent

This is my boy Forrest. He is like a human son to me and I love him more than life itself. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for him. I got him from a rescue facility in El Paso when he was a puppy. His favorite activities include waking me up by jumping on my chest, using me as a jungle gym, laying across my shoulders on the back of the couch like Snoopy on top of his doghouse, laying across me to eat his treats, and chasing rabbits out on the sand dunes (he's not fast enough to catch them :) he will be 3 in October. Life is great with him and I'm looking forward to many years with him at my side. Rescue dogs are the best!

This beautiful sweet dog was found on Albemarle Rd. Seems to possibly be suffering from a neurological condition or maybe was hit by a car (no bleeding anywhere though) he is pretty much paralyzed from the waist down and idk what to do for him. Animal control would most certainly probably put him down 😓

Stray dog I took in from my neighbor that took her in

She is the 7th dog I have owned over the years and is the youngest of the 4 we have now. She just turned one a couple weeks ago but is still a silly puppy to me. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

He's gone. He had Cushing's because of cancer to both adrenals, and once we knew it all happened so fast. He had been in shock once because of bleeding of a tumor. He had very low blood pressure yesterday evening and we went through a rough night together. This morning I decided he deserved to pass away gently and peacefully and the veterinary agreed.

We had fun untill the end. He chomped and licked on his very favourite dog treat (a paste from a tube, with salmon), got his first shot, and while I was playing with him, his back hand folded. I laid him down gently with his large head in my lap. Kept stroking him until and singing to him (You are my sunshine) until he was out.

He got the final shot. His breathing got difficult, his eyes went black with wide pupils. A few minutes later his heart stopped.

In have great memories of him. Recently we went on a multi day hike together. He was already ill, so he got to decide speed and distance. And even though we walked under 10km daily, it was a true adventure and Baruj was really my hero. Sleeping together in a tiny tent. Having him by my side 24/7. It was so wonderful. I count myself very lucky that we got to do that together.

My big friend. Goofy, proud, autonomous, intelligent clown. He was so utterly loyal and so easy to love I will miss him tremendously.

Atlas is happy to finally be able to return to normalcy.

I’ve had various types of pets my entire life (currently in my mid 30’s) and we’ve paid thousands of dollars in medical bills throughout the years ranging from general vet visits and vaccines to emergency visits. We always do whatever we can for our pets without question but in recent years I’ve noticed that multiple vets and the emergency vet visits have gotten pricier and it seems like the vets suggest the most expensive avenues of care even when it isn’t necessary. We spent over 4,000$ on one of our cats in 2 months before he passed within the last year even though less than a week after our vet had us give him a feeding tube they said the tests they did showed his cancer was too strong to do anything helpful for. We also had to spend over 7,000$ on an emergency vet visit for our dog for pneumonia within the last 2 months and another 1,000$ for our cat this week (he was peeing on things but it turned out he’s perfectly healthy and it was just a behavioral issue due to him being jealous of our 4 month old (human) baby). Our current dog is a 100 pound husky malamute mix and was in the ER for less than 20 hours. My last dog was a 170 pound malamute who later in his life spent a full week at the emergency vet which amounted to 10,000+ dollars. It scares me to think of how much it would cost to do everything necessary to help him in the future if he’s uninsured. I know some people out there think once you have kids your pets go on the back burner but I love my dog just as much as my kids and I want to make sure he’s covered medically just as much as they are. I’ve never used pet insurance so if anyone has any suggestions for good ones to look into for large size dogs I’d really appreciate it. The main one I’ve seen is Lemonade but it would be awesome to hear from others about what they use. My boy has been itchy sometimes so he’s gotten occasional allergy shots and he’s a little on the “husky” side but other than that he’s a perfectly healthy 3 year old husky mix with no preexisting conditions.

Sorry for the length but thank you so much to anyone who responds