JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<form action="" onsubmit="setURL(this)">
<input type="text" id="urlVal" />
<input type="submit" value="submit" />
</form>
JavaScript
function setURL(form) {
form.action="dogs/"+form.urlVal.value;
console.log(form.action);
event.preventDefault();
}