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Can histiocytomas be painful? There's one on my baby's front leg, right up the leg from his pads. Sometimes he'll tear around the house, then suddenly cry out and hold his leg up until I come and rub it better for him. I know it's not a sprain or anything cause he never limps on it. I'm thinking...

Yes, Jem is neutered. But Kobi wasn't. This has gotten me thinking. A few months ago Jem met another male dog puppy that was neutered and Jem dominated him too when he exhibited behavior Jem didn't like, but more in "a teaching this puppy to respect him" kind of way. After one big growl...

It's been a while since I've needed help with anything, but since Jem has gotten older (he's at least 3), he's started to claim extreme dominance when meeting new dogs. Luckily he has not bitten any dogs yet, but today my friend and I met in a neutral area at a park for a play date. The...

I came across this beautiful poem, written as a dog would've. Samantha, by Edward Albee They weren't with me When I was taken in to die. They were in Spain. They lay on a bed in Grenada With the phone to their ear And they cried when they told them, Cried into the phone. I know...

YES! I was kinda hoping to catch him doing something funny!

We left him out of his crate last night too, and when we came home all the cushions were off the couch and the red throw blanket was stuffed into the couch! Has anyone else experienced this? I'm so confused by what could have possibly driven this behavior!

So we have been letting our almost 2 year old boy stay out of the crate when we go away for an hour or two during the day, and yesterday I was super curious to see what he was doing while we were away. So I set up my computer to point to his favorite spot on the couch and took a video. Somehow...

Sometimes I feel like Jem loves my boyfriend more, but I recently found out that when I leave he whines and cries and walks around all sad.....and when my boyfriend leaves he doesn't make a peep!

My previously sweet angel has turned a new leaf. He has taken to doing the opposite of what I say or command. Before, I could point and say "go on" and he would go in the direction I pointed. Now he looks me in the eye....AND THEN goes the opposite way....what a little turd! He also takes 15...

The last picture made me go "AWWWWW" right out loud, so precious and sweet.

Lol, it's hard to keep him out of the bathroom! He finds a way in or scratches at the door. If I even leave it open a crack he noses his way in!

I want to know if other people's dogs do this too....Have you ever left your dog alone in a room or gone to the bathroom and come out to see them sitting and waiting for you politely? I leave the room and when I come back Jem is just sitting and looking at me strangely, like he didn't know what...

Every Christmas and birthday when I was little I asked for a dog, and my mom always said no, being the self-proclaimed dog hater that she is. But when I got Jem, (my first dog), she wasn't too happy about it since I wasn't living at home all the time, but I would still be visiting. But by the...

My boy Jem just got a new friend! My best friend Katy just got a new Boston Terrier puppy named Gio, and the two boys are best friends already. Even though Jem is much bigger (he's a year old now, and Gio is only 9 weeks) he is very sweet and gentle with him. Jem and Gio wrestling | Flickr -...

I was at the dog park the other day with my boy Jem and we were walking around and everything was fine and we came upon a large group of dogs and people all walking around together. He let all the dogs sniff him and he sniffed back, and Jem normally is great with other dogs and likes to play...