Accidentally stepping on your dog’s paw is one of those moments that leaves both you and your pup feeling terrible. The ...

Dogs naturally lick their paws, but unusually excessive licking may have an underlying cause. If your dog frequently licks the same paw, they could be in pain or have an injury or infection.

Leave it to my German Shepherd Silas to slice open the pad on the bottom of his paw on Thanksgiving Day. So what did I do? What any self-respecting dog mom would do in this situation: freak out.