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I went to the vet who couldn't find anything wrote but recommended a cone, he didn't like the cone as expected. So i tried another idea I had, I put one of my long sleeve T shirt on him, over his head and both front legs inside the arms... its working perfectly, he stopped licking, slept all night, woke up, ate, walked... perfect so far.

Hi, my 3 year old Ive had 1 year has just started excessive licking of the top knee front, both legs. , its not 100% of time, but a lot. Everything else is normal in this healthy dog. Any ideas ?

I agree with all the guidance and thank you all. I was aware of "let sleeping dogs lie", what I learned is that they can be asleep with his eyes open, I thought I had already woken him. I will take more care in this regard. About Roaching, yes, he moves his paws a lot and he simply loves a belly rub, in fact, when I stop he roaches more to get me to continue. Again, I'll be more careful.

Thank you indeed. Yes, I did hear that they can sleep with eyes open, and I did pet him a few times before I tried to lift him, I guess its possible the petting didn't awake him and I do agree it was a startle reaction, not a bite . You advice is much appreciated, it will be hard to not pet and hug him on his bean bag, frankly, he snoozes almost all of the day on the same bean bag he sleeps on and during the day he rolls onto his back, belly up, and wants his belly rubbed, he simply loves it. I think they call it "roaching", should I stop petting him in this way ?

I adopted (retired racing) the Grey in April this year so I've had him 10 months, he will be 3 in January. His behavior has been perfect, literally done nothing wrong, almost never barks,. Furthermore, he loves everyone, people & dogs. He lets you hug him, in fact he insists on it. I'm home 90% of the time, It truly has been an amazing experience, till last night. I fell asleep on the sofa and woke up in the middle of the night. I hugged him as I always do, he was on his bean bag, i was on my way to my bedroom upstairs. He will not go up the stairs so he sleeps on his bean bag downstairs. Sometimes I pick him up and carry him upstairs where he loves to jump on my bed. Last night, while he was lying on his bean bag and I was hugging him as normal, I did then try to pick him up by putting both my arms under his mid section. He barked and snapped at my face, it wasn't a full bite, rather his mouth was open and the outside of his teeth hit my cheek. There was blood, but its not serious and I predict it will heal 100%. This has now broken the amazing trust agreement we had. I do realize every animal will defend itself when provoked, I also recall the phrase "let sleeping dogs lie, it was in the middle of the night, I was not provoking him, simply loving on him, but this is what happened. I do realize he is a big strong dog, but he is such an amazing sweetheart, perhaps this is a good lesson for me, I certainly will not attempt to pick him up again. I locked him in the bathroom for a few hours, I just walked him and put him back in the bathroom, I'll probably let him out in an hour. This is my first dog so I'm open to guidance in this regard. I live alone and truly love this guy, this is very upsetting.

My grey has a slight tear on the front left foot, the larger rearmost pad. the tear is maybe 1/4" x 1/14" on a 90 degrees, ive cleaned it . I have a bandage on and he seems ok with that. The first day he limped (which alerted me) but now he walks normally even with the bandage. My question is does the tear heal itself by "re-joining" or, does the tear part eventually fall off and "new pad" grows underneath ?

HI, I have a 2 yr old retired racing Grey and am seeking Health Insurance. Any recommendations ?

Thanks, yes, that was my concern and I totally agree with solving the root cause, not the symptom but the risk of not solving it immediately and risking him escaping is also a factor. I've had him 3 months and 100% perfect behavior till this, nothing changed. We got to that Starbucks 2x per week for 3 months and he normally lies down to snooze...till this week. I have bought some bone chew edible toys to keep him occupied. Thanks

Thank you. The chain, you don't think he could breat a tooth trying to chew it ?

Thank you. I was a little late with breakfast so yes, I'm working in that. The obvious choice is a metal leash, might that damage teeth. ?

Hi and good to be here, just adopted a retired racing grey, 2 yr old male. He has been perfectly behaved for 3 months, today, I was sat outside at a cafe, he was tied as normal to the nearby post. He was snoozing , I looked away briefly to then see him still lying in the same spot but with the leash totally chewed through. I see there are some metal leashes with plastic exterior but I worry he might hurt his teeth if chewing on metal. Any ideas ?