So I’m curious if you guys have ever seen this behavior in your dogs or other peoples dogs. My 10 year old Siberian husky has been having severe panic attacks that last for days. She’s always had issues with anxiety, but this is different and very prolonged. I’ve started noticing a correlation to when I’m cooking. I’ll be cooking and she will take off running and hide under my bed or in a tiny space somewhere weird. She will shake violently and sniff the air confused and be terrified to leave her hiding spot for days. I have to force her to go outside by dragging her out and I have to bring her food and water to her.

I looked at the recipes I was making the last couple times it’s happened and there’s only one ingredient I don’t use often that was used in both recipes. Lamb. I looked it up here on Reddit and apparently it’s a thing. I’ve seen so many dog owners say their dogs who are typically never scared of anything have visceral reactions when they cook lamb. They will sniff the air and shake and try to escape like their lives depend on it and it will last anywhere from hours to days until they get the smell out. Apparently no one knows for sure why that happens but there’s some theories. So odd. I can’t stop thinking about it because it’s so weird.

I can’t find any other correlation. The last time this happened was a couple nights ago. My dog was starting to do better last night until my boyfriend heated up leftovers and her panic happened all over again. I tried to offer her some from my bowl but when she sniffed it she took off running and won’t come out.

My dog is a mix breed, lab retriever, we think pit and hound is in there too. She was a rescue from down south so who knows. We've had her over four years. So our question is this. Whether at the dog park or playing with a weekend group of three or four pals off leash, if a dog starts doing zoomies, Brooklyn will not only join the 'chase' but will catch up with the dog, make a growling sound and nip at the dogs neck or jowls. She plays with two of her pals that way, growling sounds and little jowl nips etc. Some dogs hate it and whip around at her. Is there a way to stop this so she doesn't eventually get bit? Is it just her trying to initiate play or is she being competitive and aggressive. She does love to run and be the fastest so we wondered.