Anyone know a secret to getting it out.. I am about to give up and cut it out lol

Not sure if it works for pine sap, but I've used vegetable oil to pull a baby squirrel out of a sticky rodent trap before. Our neighbour trapped it in his garage and was just going to throw him in the trash! After the oil we washed him off with dawn dish soap to remove the oil. It worked really well.

Try making it brittle with a ice cube, it might break off then.

Yes.
I've had this prob when Bodhi sits down on the trail.
Dawn works sometimes, and I'd go that route first.

There is a product called Goo Gone that works too.
Just be careful not to get it in the dog's eyes.
Wash it out afterwards so the dog can't lick it either.
It's poison.
So I'd say, last resort.

Butter works on humans to get sap off our skin...so it might work on a dog's fur, not sure though and it would definitely be messy and require a follow-up washing.