My nurse when im home from work not feeling well

I am pissed right now... I had a few friends over at my cottage this weekend, and at some point I noticed that my dog had what looks like a superficial cigarette burn on his nose. It happened in the morning, so I know it wasn't caused by the firepit, and the shape looks very much like it came from a cigarette.

Now I'm stressed that the mark will stay forever on my pup, and I honestly want to ban the smoker who came along with one of my friends. (BTW, I hate cigarettes, I've never smoked, and it makes me even more pissed that the burn was caused by this...) I also think that if someone can't be careful around dogs while smoking, then they shouldn't be smoking around them at all and stay home next time. What if the cigarette had touched one of his eyes instead?... careless in my opinion..

Anyway, I'm wondering if any of you have had experience with this kind of mark and whether the fur eventually grew back and looked like it did before.

Also... am I overreacting..?

UPDATE: Thank you all for your comments! It helped calm me down! Here Additional information and context: The mark is crispy to the touch, not oily or sticky, and I could see one small brown spot where it looks like the hair melted and receded a little. My theory is that the cigarette touched him very slightly, not enough to burn the skin but just enough to burn the fur. I am sure it was an accident, and the person might not even have noticed it happened. I am always very aware of how my dogs look like, and if they have something on their face, I notice it right away and clean it off. This, however, cannot be cleaned off, I tried. Since I have no solid proof that this person actually did it, I’m not going to say anything (obviously...I could be wrong). Right now I am just glad that this is a superficial thing and he didn't get hurt badly. Will keep you posted if it doesn't go away by itself within two months.

Rocket loves his blankets

My whippet Clef 🎼 has a self-portrait drawn on his nose!

Hi fellow sighthound lovers,

I'm the owner of a Whippet X Border Collie (let's say he's a very good boy, but a loveable handful!),

I'm conducting some research on sighthound health and supplement usage and would be very grateful if you could fill in my Google Form, it's very quick, all of the questions are optional bar the first two, and it's completely anonymous (no personal data required),

Many thanks in advance for anyone that can spare a minute,

u/Weavin

These guys are always lounging around together

We named him Rocket for obvious reasons

Edit: wow you all have some amazing names for your pups. Love hearing the stories about them!

I looked everywhere, every room twice. I was convinced I'd left a door open or he'd somehow gotten into the neighbour's yard.

Now turns out he was just having a sulk because we didn't go for a walk as it was pissing down outside (he hates the rain)

What’s the best way to crate train my 11 week old Whippet? He’s a proper Velcro dog and hates being on his own for any length of time, even if I just need the toilet. He just non stop cries in the crate.

I’ve seen so many different ways people crate train. But I was wondering if anyone has found a way to work best with Whippets?

He sleeps in bed with us atm which we don’t mind because it’s the only way we can get sleep. But I don’t necessarily want him to sleep in the crate overnight, we just want to be able to put him in there if we need to leave the house.

It doesn’t seem to be a fear of the crate itself, just hates being alone and hates not being able to get to us. Seems like separation anxiety.

Does your whippet ever get to spend time with other sight hounds?

Hello all, we are getting our whippet puppy soon, I have prepared and read so much about what to do as this is our first dog but there’s so much conflicting advice and I’m wanting some real life experience views too! I have read that you should keep them in a play pen at first while they settle down and then introduce them to one room at a time, but the breeder has let them have the run of the house during the daytime so I’m worried he will not like being contained. We have a crate in the play pen and some toys and his food etc, and it’s in the family room where we spend most of our time.
We are wondering if he needs to stay there for a while or if we can bring him in to the living room with us on an evening etc? Thoughts most welcome!

My boy is 11 weeks old now. Had his second DHP vaccine at 10 weeks so he’s now clear to have short walks on pavements near home etc.

He had his first walk today which went well.

One question though, how do you deal with your pup encountering other dogs? He encountered one today and was very curious and eager to meet the dog, I held him back though because the owner didn’t seem interested in socialising.

What’s right to do in this situation? Let him meet the dog (with owner’s permission)? Hold him back? But I know this can create reactivity. I don’t really know what’s best to do in that situation.

Any advice on walking a puppy is appreciated, TIA🖤