My almost 2 year old dog will sit and stare, chase, her own shadows and moving light! She goes crazy and will watch the floor for hours looking for shadows! i need help. how do i stop her from doing this????
2007-07-13 16:36:14 · 15 answers · asked by Jake 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
My dog is a pure bred black lab
2007-07-13 21:52:31 · update #1
I think your dog is bored, so that it chases shadow and light, just like it chases its tail. Play more often with it, becuase it may prefer to play with you to chasing shadows and light; and if you are not free, buy it more toys, maybe then it will find playing toys more interesting than chasing things!! Good luck to you!
Or maybe your dog is a hound, so that it likes chasing things?
2007-07-13 17:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by Scarlett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dog is playing what we call flashlight tag. A friend of mine had a Dalmatian who would do this all the time. You need to try and keep the light lower as to not produce so much shadows. Try playing with your dog so it has something to do besides sit around and look for shadows. Talk it for walks, play fetch. Redirect the dog if it is bothering you. I personally like playing flashlight tag with my Border Collie.
2007-07-13 16:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by Trish 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She sounds like she wants to play. She's playing by herself. Maybe you can play with her by getting a laser pointer and letting her chase it or playing another game. Maybe even consider getting her another dog to play with.
2007-07-13 16:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Bambi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its only natural. try playing with herore often. may be creepy but he may acually be chasing spirts. my dog does it. but that may just be me and my beliefs. don't listen to stupid things others are saying. like put her sleep, blindfold him, ect. she's just trying to have some fun. dogs are like kids, they have imaginations. my dog used to run around in straight lines back in fowarth, like an idiot. ha. but he got over it. you have to remember she is still a puppy and does need extra fun. she'll eventually get over it. good luck =]
2007-07-13 16:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by EllaComb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i have that problem with my 3 year old girl and she wont stop but it really helps with her when i play with a laser at night and she loves it and in the day doesnt look much for shadows or light only her laser toy!!!!!!
good luck
2007-07-13 16:41:31 · answer #5 · answered by insanity 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
LOL
But that is so CUTE when they do that! Are you sure she is chasing shadows? Maybe there is a fly, nat, or something else that she is really chasing that you do not see.
2007-07-13 16:39:56 · answer #6 · answered by LyndasCa 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hide the shadows
2016-05-17 07:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a blindfold on him.
I'm naming by babies Baby 1, Baby 2, Baby 3, Baby 4, and Baby 5. Do you and your crazy dog like the names?
2007-07-13 16:39:40 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Try to use less light and no shadows rite?
and then make a scedulle of when well who the heck cares!
2007-07-13 16:39:58 · answer #9 · answered by limerock2002 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
blind fold her.
so the dog likes shadows,
a dogs life is simple.
wow. nothing but a bunch of haters here............
Chasing Shadows..
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2007-07-13 16:38:43 · answer #10 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋