Do I have to be friends with my dog's friends' owners?

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• mastiff bone deterioration

  I have a 8yo 128lb female bull mastiff with bone deterioration in her left rear ankle. She has been able to get around on it with minor limping and holding it up until last night, she ran a short distance and collapsed and yelp over and over again in severe pain. she has been tested for cancer (negative) she is not eating and can barely move around now. She has a small fracture in that area now we believe from last nights episode. He says if she is unable to eat, move around on it then My vet recomends putting her down. Vet says that there would be to many complications if we were to remove the leg. What do you think?

• Tension between roommates due to dogs

  My roommates and I have recently moved into our apartment. I have a dog that is 55 pounds, 6 months old while my roommate has a 6 month old dog that is 3 pounds and the size of my dogs head. My puppy is playful yet gentle with her puppy and never shows agression towards it. However, she thinks their "nippiness" is too violent and is always worried her dog is going to get hurt. A few times her puppy yelped but thats because when they were running around mine accidently stepped on her dogs foot and my roommate freaked out over this. The two puppies always go to each other they're not enemies at all but she keeps hers on a tight leash and makes sure it's always within two feet of her, as if its a little infant next to a ferocious beast! If my dog actually wanted to hurt hers, wouldn't he have done so already? She is constantly complaining about my dog trying to play with hers and that its way too rough, it causes a lot of stress in our house. Can you give me any advice on how to deal with this situation or something to tell her that would reassure her they are just playing?

• Tension between roommates due to dogs

  My roommates and I have recently moved into our apartment. I have a dog that is 55 pounds, 6 months old while my roommate has a 6 month old dog that is 3 pounds and the size of my dogs head. My puppy is playful yet gentle with her puppy and never shows agression towards it. However, she thinks their "nippiness" is too violent and is always worried her dog is going to get hurt. A few times her puppy yelped but thats because when they were running around mine accidently stepped on her dogs foot and my roommate freaked out over this. The two puppies always go to each other they're not enemies at all but she keeps hers on a tight leash and makes sure it's always within two feet of her, as if its a little infant next to a ferocious beast! If my dog actually wanted to hurt hers, wouldn't he have done so already? She is constantly complaining about my dog trying to play with hers and that its way too rough, it causes a lot of stress in our house. Can you give me any advice on how to deal with this situation or something to tell her that would reassure her they are just playing?

• Animal Control Called on me after only two weeks in house

  So my boyfriend and I bought a house together about two months ago but just moved in about three weeks ago now. I had someone call animal control on me because m dogs were barking at someone walking by the house. Mind you I lived in an apartment with my dogs for a year and never had any complaints. I know my dogs only bark when someone is close and they do not bark all the time. My frustration is - if my dogs are bohtering you why cant you be civil and come talk to me about it. Animal control guy was a total jerk and said that I do not have the right to know who complained but said I could get fined for this. Shouldnt I have the right to face my accuser if this is going to be a criminal offence?