dime size raw spot top of paw?

[Puppy Love]

ADVISE PLEASE. Dime size raw spot top of foot. Area is very tender he won't let me touch it.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I can't see the picture very well, but since you live in Southern California, I would suggest that it might be a fox tail embedded under the skin.  You might want to take him to the vet.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

The vet needs to see this to determine what it is and treat it. It could be anything from a hot spot (moist dermatitis) to a foxtail, and some of those things can be serious. If it's that tender, it needs treatment, and nobody on an internet forum can advise you on what it is or how to treat it. 

In the meantime, to help him feel better, you might try soaking the foot in tepid water with epsom salts added. That might not help, but it can't hurt. 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I agree. Let the vet see it, especially in your area where you have Foxtail HORRIBLE

We just had the dime size spot in a rear paw last week.  

• NO PLAY- dont throw a ball or let him run
• Soaks- we soak in Dreft for 20 mins at a time several times a day.
• Wrap- we put a sock on his foot with a lightly fitting hair scrunchie. Yes, we are so lucky but he kept it on. We have been through this before. He seems to actually know this is a good thing. If we let him outwith out it, he limps 
• Antibiotic- we used a topical antibiotic after his foot was dry from the soaks. 

it is very painful.  The problem is, you need to know what it is before you treat. So, do see a vet   

If it is a Foxtail ( we dont have them here) he needs medial attention right away

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Ours was on the inside of the paw pad though. I did not see or know you posted a photo before I replied above.  Ours was not the same thing.  Disregard my comments

[F, Calla & Luca]

Good advice you have gotten. I have treated hot spots myself but you have to know what it is first and the picture doesn't clarify that.