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My dog is acting weird lately, strange behavior, dieting, new house, skin problems? Picture included?

So for the past 2 months we have moved into a big house. My dog is loosing weight on a new food, and eating only twice a day, he used to over eat (my fault, I cant help it but now I am more stern on his intake) He is a pit bull mix Almost 3 years old, Ive had him since he was 4 months old Lost 15 pounds Living with a a guy in the house now (it used to only be my mother my sister and I) He Gets along great with my mothers boyfriend but, sometimes he gets snappy when he is working on repairs with tools like screw drivers, little things Lately, he has been loosing weight, and has more energy. We have a bigger house that is clean and he is on heartworm medicine and "Solid Gold" dog food. He is doing well with it. Lately he has been acting aggressive towards sounds outside and unknown people. He used to never bark at cars or buses and now he lunges at them He was fine at first in the house, and lately for the past 2 weeks he has been acting this way. I dont get it! http://i56.tinypic.com/348oo3s.jpg Here is a picture of his foot, my boyfriend thinks it could be a splinter from the stairs that has grown over. He doesn't get mad when I touch it, he just licks it if he remembers that its there The vets that can deal with him are an hour away, and if it gets serious tomorrow we will take him. But we just noticed it was there today, and I would have for sure seen it if it was there yesterday. Why is my dog acting so aggressive and on edge? He is on a schedule for feeding and is walked and played with daily? No, I needed him to loose weight. He was 120 pounds, and they wanted him to be shy of 100.

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1. The foot needs a vet to look at it. could be a few things. loosing 15 pounds is a lot! I really think you need to find a vet closer to home and get the dog in. most vets can "deal with" most dogs and they know proper restraint if he freaks out. the dog could be acting different and loosing weight cause he's sick, but not enough for you to notice, other than the things you are asking about. could have worms, infection...many things to check out with a vet.
2. You dog is probably a little edgy because of the change. If he keeps acting like this the next 2 weeks. take him to the vet. as for the splinter. I don't know. Oh, and if he has lost 15 pounds, up his food untill he is acting normal again. Hope this helps!!!