Each doggy paw consists of several components: Digital Pads: a dog's individual toe pads, each corresponding to a toe. Metacarpal/Metatarsal Pad: the large central, heart-shaped pad located in the ...

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.