I have a 10lb dachsaund who thinks she is a 100 doberman. nothing stops her! we usually have a frisbee for herself, but when my bf and i throw ours, she wants ours! and she will run back and forth between us to catch it, although we dont let her. She will do this ALL day while breathing heavy and foaming at the mouth. (we feed her water out of the frisbee). non stop, i always think she's gonna have a heart attack! but she insists on going and going back and forth hundreds of times! Is this bad for her? could she collapse or something scary? i hate leaving her at home when we go out to play frisbee, but she gets so nuts for it and it scares me that she will over work herself. any answers are appreciated!
2007-03-25 12:03:53 · 9 answers · asked by the_44_caliber_love_letter 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Hey 44
three quick things here
She loves to play this "game" and thinks that she is pleasing you when she does this activity--- so --- knowing that she is going to "over do" this --- don't kill the dog --- you're the one with the brain to rationalize this activities importance--- STOP throwing the thing until she calms down and rests for a while
She evidently has a great deal of stamina and the "heavy" workout is (to a point) good for her--- when compared to the fact that a great number of people do not excercise their pets nearly enough to maintain their proper health
Lastlly, she wants to please you-- and this activity is her "special way" of bonding with you --- she will always let YOU set the agenda and the pace-- because that is what dogs DO for their "alpha" --- be good to her-- she sounds like an absolutely marvelous and special little friend !!!!
2007-03-25 12:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Goldengal, it sounds like you dog is fixated on the frisbee, and neglecting her own well being. Have you tried retraining her to ignore the frisbee? There are several methods ,
like the "clicker=reward" which can work well to turn a dogs' attention away from an undesirable activity toward a more acceptable one. The dog learns to associate the click noise with a reward- this causes them to focus their attention to where you want it to go.
http://www.clickertrainusa.com/ is a general site if you are interested in learning more about this type of training.
2007-03-25 12:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfheart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is really hard to say without seeing it, but I will tell you this: it is possible (and fairly common) for dogs to become obessive about balls, frisbees, chasing their tails even. I used to have a blue heeler who did nothing but chase a tennis ball all day to the point of exhaustion. We tried to take it away and he replaced it with pinecones! So, if the dog is LITERALLY willing to chase the frisbee hundreds of times and can't seem to stop, you may want to consult a vet. I was young when we had our obsessive blue heeler, so I don't remember what we did to help him, but he eventually got a lot better.
2007-03-25 12:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by ppaper.wingss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u might want to try to let her catch her frisbee for about 10-20 min, then give her a break, she very well can have a heart attack, or even heat stroke if it's too hot, altho plenty of water is given to her drinking it too fast can cause her to have an upset belly, as for ur frisbee time since she is that important to u, lay back on ur fun for a short while, this may stop her with her obsession for the FRISBEEE, good luck
2007-03-25 12:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by neici 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well basically ur Dog is very energetic. She probably thinks the frisbees alive and so she wants to catch it and kill it. No it's not bad for her to do this at all in fact she'll be healthier if u let her do it more often.
2007-03-25 12:10:04 · answer #5 · answered by x•§•xDareDevilx•§•x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your allowing your dog to become over heated and stressed out. You will have to train her when it is her time to play and when it isn't.
It sounds like an obsession with frisbee's and that is not a good thing.
2007-03-25 12:08:06 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He must be really tired, my old dog use to do that too, so I don't think it's bad, cuz my dog lived to be like 15.
2007-03-25 12:08:14 · answer #7 · answered by zeiengirl23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. im pretty sure your dog will be fine. my dog sometimes get foam after eating or drinking or playing.
from pippathecatt
2007-03-25 15:48:29 · answer #8 · answered by rfejgi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait inbetween throws so she wont work herself to hard and do it only a cuople times
2007-03-25 12:22:43 · answer #9 · answered by jadedearing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋