u/PickledPandaLady

I’m new to owning a hairless pet so it breaks my heart to see my sweet baby with a fresh scratch nearly every day. They are usually on the inside of his front paws and I’m starting to think it happens when he gets the zoomies, the back claws scratching the front. He runs like a greyhound racer, the back legs meeting the front, if that makes sense.

So I guess my question— Is this normal? And do hairless crested scratch easily?

His nails are cut but it is taking longer to get him used to/trained to handle the dremel. Idk. I just feel so bad.

Do hairless pups just feel more baby-like because they’re soft like a bony infant? It’s a question my husband and I keep asking ourselves. Lol. We kiss our 17wk puppy way more than we have ever kissed our previous dogs and other pup— and don’t get me wrong, all of our dogs are well loved and we have a sweet baby angel shihtzu that is adored beyond words but do we wake up and blow raspberries into her neck? No.

It’s a silly question but I am honestly curious if there is some weird correlation between small & hairless and our human instinct around babies. 🤭

Hello! I have a spotted hairless and I’d like to keep his skin healthy and also preserve his pink. The majority of his skin I can keep covered with sun shirts/suits but head and neck are exposed. He refuses to wear a hat so my only option is sunscreen. I’ve tried to avoid because his skin is super sensitive and he’ll scratch himself to the point of breaking skin but there has to be a viable option right? Anywho, any recommendations are appreciated.

My new-ish house has a large balcony that is mostly enclosed, the only open area is waist high wall to ceiling. Cleaning this thing is a nightmare. It’s a catch-all for dust and debris coming from the street, the partial wall is solid glass and the back wall is glass sliding doors.

I have not figured out how to clear the dust. Any sort of manual action (broom, etc) creates a dust bowl situation and makes things worse. I’d rather not buy a shop vac but is this my only option? The dust is so bad, cleaning the glass is a nightmare of grey sludge streaks, no matter how much I wipe before spraying. I leave my sheer curtains closed to avoid looking at the smears.

Anywho, any advice would be welcome. I keep a very clean home and at this point I’m ready to call the balcony a wash which sucks as it was a selling point.

Our pup is 3.5 months, Chinese crested and he came to us with what we’re calling “grabby hands.” He’s quite clever and trains well but we cannot seem to dissuade his need to grab our hands with his front paws. He does it during play, treats, training— all the time. Rarely is it to hold on for biting, which is expected for his age, it’s more to just hold us still or leverage maybe? I honestly don’t know. It’s adorable if I’m being honest but his claws are like daggers and ripping our hands apart.

We’re giving treats and praising for “all 4 on the floor” but it’s not sticking. He’s our first puppy in 15 years so we’re woefully inept but hand holding is something we’ve never dealt with.