I would like to congratulate Leeza on turning 15 years old on the 21'st. Not many frenchies make it past 12.

I would guess perhaps shes been feeling nauseous?, is the licking, licking an object?, or just the nose.Is it soon before or after a meal?, after shes been outside?, does she lick her feet?
Does she chew on sticks?

What your talking about is an upper respiratory infection. Normally they will give you meds or just let the infection run its course and it will soon pass.Get youtself some Immune booster Vitamins.Don't worry from time to time my older dog gets the i...

I wouldn't say it sounds normal, what kind of food is it?
Maybe shes developing a sensitive stomach.
Could you feed her out of a tricky treat ball all the time instead of a bowl.
Perhaps the Vet could give you something, like sulcrate ...

Abuse is definetly a possibility, but it is probly just a lack of early social skills. Start useing food rewards with strangers, praise the dog for good behavior. Start basic training everyday, training can boost the confidence.

Every Vet will give you differnet answers on this one.
Take the bag of food and decide on how much she should get in one day. Feed that ration any way you wish. I feed my dogs once a day, they are small dogs, each dog is a bit different.
Gi...

Digging

Most dogs dig because its fun and because they are bored.
Could you give the dog one area that he is allowed to dig in.
Keep burying things that he likes in that certain hole, like toys, bones etc. if you keep bateing t...

That is not something we do in an animal hospital.
That is a procedure done to livestock.
There are a few reasons why they don't, One being the sensitivity of the sac's.
I am sure this procedures is still done this way on some fa...

I've worked there for 20 years and never seem such a thing.
In her case, I'm quite sure it will be in the typical traditional way.

I have never really heard that nuts are bad for dogs but hey who know's there may be a dog out there that has reactions to them.
Garlic, I'm sure in a small amount it wouldn't be bad, I should look into it in large amounts.
Peanut butter I ...