my dog runs after any kinds of shadows
2006-11-11 07:51:48 · 17 answers · asked by briteeyessam 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I know a dog like this....
In my case the dog thinks it's thier job to chase the shadows away because it's thier job to protect me. Done it their whole life and doesn't look like their gonna quit anytime soon....
2006-11-11 07:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by Vetala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, he knows it isn't real, because it doesn't have a smell. He's intrigued, and after all, animals do know how to play!
Why do people play tennis? If you hit the ball over the net it comes back, if the person you're playing with is any good. Clap paws, squeal with glee.
Try chasing a shadow sometime--you might enjoy it.
2006-11-11 08:02:13 · answer #2 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a combination of things: a dog's natural hunting instinct to chase anything that moves, the fact that a dog's eyes only see in black & white but are excellent at detecting movement (see above) and maybe a dash of what in a human would be called compulsive obsessive disorder.
Mine chases lights (torch, laser pointer) like they were solid objects, even searching for them when I turn them off.
2006-11-11 07:58:44 · answer #3 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dog does the same he chases all the shadows in the house it must be too much electricity in the brain at least thats what the vet said
2006-11-11 08:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by zoe t 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well get I'm off that track he will soon chase everything so what you do is get a Lazar pointer and turn off mot of the lights in your house so the lighting is dim then use the laser pointer against walls and floors but not furniture hell might tear those up then play with him and he soon after 2-6 weeks he wont chase anything except that laser light then put away the laser and he wont have anything to chase and lose the habit completely
2006-11-11 08:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by Erm... 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds rather like a novel twist on tail-chasing to me.
He/she is just having fun it will only be a problem if the dog dooes it at inappropriate times!
2006-11-11 07:54:31 · answer #6 · answered by scrambulls 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals don't have the capacity to reason, and thus they do not know that it is "just a shadow". All they see is that something is moving and they will try to catch it.
2006-11-11 07:54:50 · answer #7 · answered by Odysseus J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your dog was a boxer dog,I would say he was shadow boxing
2006-11-11 08:07:51 · answer #8 · answered by L.R.O. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may desire to teach your canines a remember.. you may by no capability enable your canines offleash till he has a a hundred% solid remember. some breeds can by no capability be depended on off leash, even with a remember. Ussually breeds with severe prey force are actually not solid. you does no longer be waiting to permit your canines interior the backyard unattended the two.. you may could desire to be there in any respect cases to oversee and fabulous your canines. i be conscious of of a expert coach who takes her canines offleash to the park, even nonetheless, while they are offleash, all of them have an electric powered collar on. She has a distant for the collars so she can supply a correction in the event that they do no longer hear. She has by no capability had to apply them, yet she nevertheless has them on her canines.
2016-12-17 08:28:01 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use to hav a dog like this he was a puppy when he did it and now he doesnt i guess it was just the fact that he thought it was someone he didnt know and was just trying to find out and try to protect me lol
2006-11-11 08:00:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋