My dog has been rubbing his but on the floor and scratching at it with his teeth despite getting his anal glands squeezed. So I looked at his butt. And it was red and scabbing next to his butthole. So I got a pair of scissors and clipped the hair away, then put some aloe gel on it. When I was done I sat back on the couch to watch my TV show and he just sat and stared at me with this really grateful look for five solid minutes. I’m not making this up. Just gazed steadily at me like, “Dude, thank you for understanding.” Even tho I’m a woman. He used the gender neutral form.