| answered a question | Why does my dog pee in his water bowl? Your dog could be acting out of dominance, insecurity, excitement or marking. Try attaching a Lixit automatic dog waterer. With this device, dogs lick the toggle and water drips out. Or create a water source that the dogs access from behind a cover, so that when your boy lifts his leg, he only hits the shield. Think of it as a half-dome, with the open access closest to the wall. |
| commented question | Why does my dog attack my feet? Depending on the breed: Hunting instinct, or anxiety if feeling threatened. Feet are easy to reach for small dogs who feel threatened or anxious. |
| commented question | Why does my dog eat dust? Depending on the texture or material the taste at times can be salty and enticing for dogs. In most of these cases, this is behavioral in dogs, not due to a medical condition and almost never serious - especially in a young dog, with a chronic habit of this, on a well balanced commerical diet. |
| commented answer | Did my dog have a seizure? I dealt with a dog that had seizures as described above, laying on the ground, arched neck, shaking, whining, panting, very stiff. Disoriented afterward and clingy. Had to keep other dogs off him, as they didn't understand what was happening and were snapping at him. |
| commented answer | Why does my dog cough when excited? The reason why the pet coughs only when excited is that the dog starts breathing harder or more rapidly when excited. This aggravates the respiratory tract and gives rise to the cough, particularly if the dog is suffering from an underlying respiratory infection. |