Please properly format your code.
https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/general-discussion/guidelines-for-posting-on-laracastscom
I normally just get the data in an array and insert:
$postdata = array(
'dogpic' => $dogpic,
'dogname' => $dogname,
'sex' => $sex,
'comments' => $comments,
'adopted' => $adopted,
'lastedit' => $lastedit
);
DB::table('dc_dogs')->insert($postdata);
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