10 Signs Your Dog Is in Pain You Shouldn't Ignore
The first time I noticed something was off with my beagle, Scout, she didn’t cry. She didn’t limp. She just stopped jumping onto the couch, and I chalked it up to her turning eight. Three months later, an X-ray showed arthritis in both hips. That’s how it usually goes. Dogs are built to hide pain. A dog that limps in the wild gets left behind, and that instinct is still running the show in your living room. So the signs are quiet. They look like laziness, or like a dog who is simply getting older. ...