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Hopefully it's nothing, but I'd still get it checked out. How old is the dog? In an older dog, I'd be concerned that it was a kidney issue. BTW, your user pic is amazing! What a smile!

Plain white rice and chicken with Immodium AD. Make sure he is enough drinking water to combat the diarrhea. You can add in Pedialyte to prevent dehydration.

Yep, I noticed that someone (Truman) peed in the basement last week because he didn't want to go out in the rain. I was pretty mad, but at the same time, I thought "Well, I wouldn't want to go to the bathroom in the rain either."

I brought my AKC puppy to Grapehounds last summer, and I noticed a lot of dogs were snarky with him just from a 2 second sniff introduction. He hadn't been neutered at that point because I chose to wait until he turned a year old. I really do believe it was a hormone thing, and the other dogs could sense he was still intact. With that being said, we had zero problems at home between my neutered retired racer and unneutered puppy. If anything, the neutered dog acted more dominant. So to answer your question, yes, I think they can distinguish between dogs who are intact and dogs who are not through scent. This may cause some dominance issues in the beginning. But I don't think it has a huge bearing on behavior in the long term.

Yay Jack! What a trooper.

Yep, a certain amount of growling and snarkiness is to be expected when you're integrating a new dog (especially a younger dog with two older ones). Growling isn't always a negative thing- it's a way dogs communicate and helps to establish pack order and discipline. When we brought home our second, I didn't really get involved unless I thought it was going too far. With that being said, I think muzzles are always a good idea until you're confident that the dogs won't harm one another. It takes a few weeks or so for things to settle down, so try to have patience and supervise everyone as much as you can.

I wouldn't give any antibiotics just yet. See how it looks tomorrow and take her to the vet if necessary. In dealing with Truman's happy tail for the past two months, some advice is- make sure you clean the wound very well and apply some type of topical ointment/spray and don't wrap the bandages too tight.

Yep, I actually started doing this because I saw Victoria Stillwell do it. All dogs have bite inhibition, but some dogs' aren't as refined. For example, if you see two dogs playing and one of them yelps (as if in pain), the other will instinctually back off. It sounds like your dog is testing you a little bit because he doesn't know how hard is too hard. My advice is, anytime your dog puts his mouth on you, make a high pitched yelp and turn your back. Let him know the play session is over. You have to be consistent, because dogs have sharp teeth! They are capable of injuring someone, especially a child, even if they weren't intending to. He won't want to nip if he thinks he's hurting you. When he calms down, you can resume whatever you were doing. With a little bit of time, the mouthiness should stop.

Ugh, this is terrible news. I'm so sorry that you have to go through this. Best of luck that Trooper's treatment is successful.

It took Henry a long time, probably close to a year. After about six months, he was doing better, but he only really trusted me. He was still extremely shy and would look to me for reassurance a lot. I'd say his true personality didn't come out until after we did obedience classes. That really built up his confidence, and he's great now.

So sorry for your loss

Ours are both nesters (my AKC boy is actually worse than my retired racer). We buy Orvis Dog Nests with bead fill. They're the best!

I'm partial to the name Henry. Obviously

I did allergy shots for two years because I refused to give up my tabby cat, Walden. I still have mild allergies when I bring a new animal into my home or when I interact with animals that don't belong to me. It's not really a big deal. Over time, your body just gets used to it. He probably is experiencing some mild allergy symptoms, which is pretty normal. I found that Allerpet doesn't work at all. I took Allegra (which can be purchased over the counter now). I would think the situation would be manageable if the adopter is willing to work through it. If this man was severely allergic to dogs, I find it hard to believe he didn't realize it until now.

Tino is adorable!

So happy to hear he's doing well and eating! I can't stop thinking about him.

My puppy is now almost 14 months, and he is the exact same way. Our routine is the same everyday, but he still gets excited and crazy over the same things. For example, it doesn't matter if I leave for a few hours or a few minutes, he jumps and goes crazy every time I come to the door. He starts doing his "little hops" and play-bowing at me. He's also nuts at dinnertime. From my experience, there are things you can do to help the situation, but puppies will be puppies. With enough time, they get older and calm down. For this situation, I would give her a few minutes to settle down before opening the crate door. And when you do, don't make a big deal out of it. Just open the door and quietly walk away, ignore her for a little while. When she calms down, then you can pet her, feed her, etc. Also, make sure she gets a lot of exercise. I HAVE to run my puppy out off-leash at least a few times a week, otherwise, his energy becomes more misplaced (in other words, he starts acting really bad). Obedience classes are also great to work on basic skills and focus their energy onto something productive. Truman is starting his fourth class this week, and trust me, he is far from obedient. Have fun with your puppy! They grow up really fast.

I can't wait to meet James! I love his toy hoard.

Yep, I think this is it. His head is shaped a little differently, so on one notch, his nose is sort of squished, but it fits good in the ears. On the next one up, his nose is okay, but it's looser in the ears. It's not perfect, but I'm going to loosen it up a notch. He's still not able to get it off.

Due to Truman's happy tail surgery and LONG recovery, we are keeping him muzzled with a stool guard when we're not home. That way, he can still drink water and go out the doggie door, but he can't lick at his tail. We have to do something because he is very obsessive about licking/biting his tail- as soon as the muzzle comes off, he goes straight for it. The weird part is that he's been vomiting more and more frequently. It only happens when the muzzle is on. Prior to use, I washed the muzzle and stool guard and soaked them in hot water (no chemicals, just a tiny bit of Dawn). Each time he vomits, I wash it again. It's not a lot of vomit, and it doesn't seem to be chunks of his food coming back up- mainly just water and stomach acid. After he gets one good gag, he's usually done. This has increased to about every other day, sometimes daily. Nothing else has changed regarding diet, exercise, or meds. I'm thinking the muzzle may be causing something to be off with his gag reflex? He is AKC, never raced, never wore a muzzle prior to this. Any thoughts?

Muzzle. I have a puppy (just turned a year old) who comes up with the most creative ways to get into things. He is exercised daily, goes to the dog park 2-3 times per week and runs until he falls over. He has a million toys, chewies, bones, etc. But he loves getting in trouble. I muzzle when I'm not at home (for his safety and my piece of mind).

I seriously doubt I could give him metamucil. The vet said that all he can have is the ultra low fat rx food. No treats, nothing else. fortunately he is happy with a handful of the kibble as a treat. Perhaps this will clear up once he is acclimated to the food. Hopefully. I can't even clean the yard up....it is rather disgusting. I'm thinking the diarrhea could be due to the food switch. Could you put Forti-Flora or some type of probiotic powder in his new food? That's always helped us during a food switch. You can buy usually it at the vet's office. I keep thinking about Jack and hoping he's on the upswing.

Both of ours sit. The hard part was getting them used to the movement. They never do it on their own, only for treats. You can either scoop them into a sit or lure them up from a down.

I'm sad to hear this, but hoping for the best.

They used a squawker for the speed run at GiG. I've never seen Henry so wound up. The first year, he slipped his collar frantically trying to get to the squawker. I'd say they work very well.