Eratic Behavior
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| An evaluation by a Vet is always a good idea when behavior changes.
One thought that comes to mind is if he is getting enough exercise, he may not be and is trying to get rid of excess energy. You did not mention how old your sheepie is. When Tasker was young I would take him to our local Fair Ground and ride my bike with him on a leash for an hour or more every day. You may need to exercise him more. |
| Welcome to the community! |
Ooops,  WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
| I just wanted to say hello as well, and thanks for caring for a special needs Sheepie.........Kathy |
| I agree about taking him in to be evaluated by the vet. You first need to rule out a physical cause for this new behavior.
I have a mostly blind sheepie that loves to run in circles... but this can be part of blind dog behavior. This is ALL she wants to do when she's outside. They say that once the area is mapped out in their heads they burn off pent up energy by doing this. But we have to be careful with her or I believe she'd run herself to death. She flies out the back door like a race horse through the starting gate. 
http://oesusa.com/KayteeRunning.jpg http://oesusa.com/KayteeJune2007.jpg http://oesusa.com/SnowBaby-12-04-06.jpg I've found that if I can distract her with other activities the behavior stops. If we go out with her to walk around she'll stop... if we take a ball and throw it, she'll play fetch by following the sound. What happens if you go outside with him? Maybe throw a ball or toy for him? Is there friendly dog in the neighborhood that might come in to play with him? Just wondering if interaction would stop the behavior (if there's no physical reason to explain it). Please let us know what you find... |
| Jaci, I just LOVE those pictures!!!! |
Quote: Jaci, I just LOVE those pictures!!!!
Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (The last picture looks like he is running on clouds!!!!!!!!!!!) 
Sanita...welcome and keep us posted on your pup........ |
| I love Kaytee..... |
I love those pics too....and now I a little bummed....why no posted pics of your babies?????  Come on Jaci....quit holding out on us!  |
| Welcome to the forum!
Unfortunately, the others are right about that it seems your dog has too much energy. If you are going to take him jogging make sure not to over exercise him if he is under a year old. There is nothing wrong a deaf dog; during my internship I had to train a deaf Great Dane and she was amazing! The only hard thing was to get her attention.
Here is a link about Cricket the deaf dog, you can learn a lot from them: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plai ... ainer.html Jaci! Great pictures!!! I love running photos! |
ravenmoonart wrote: I love those pics too....and now I a little bummed....why no posted pics of your babies?????
Come on Jaci....quit holding out on us! Go to her website...tons of pictures...I love clicking around on a boring afternoon. |
| Welcome to the forum! Our boy Oscar is also deaf, and he has never exhibited this type of behavior. That being said, a couple of thoughts.....
1. I've noticed that Oscar has an incredible sense of smell. I swear, he should be part bloodhound! Just wondering if your sheepie might be smelling something behind the fence that is making him nuts. 2. This could be the beginning of an obsessive behavior. Oscar used to fly-bite, basically lick the air, and also lick us compulsively. We redirected his behavior to more appropriate outlets by distracting him with toys, playtime, etc. and they have all but stopped. I agree with 6Girls (Jaci) that your pup might need some distraction from the fence running. Good luck, and keep us posted. Laurie and Oscar |
| Just checked out Jaci's site. The photos of Kaytee catching snowflakes brought tears to my eyes. Such a happy girl. Just love the site! |
shelby,corky,&fergus' wrote: Just checked out Jaci's site. The photos of Kaytee catching snowflakes brought tears to my eyes. Such a happy girl. Just love the site!
WOW! thanks everybody for pointing Jaci's website out! I somehow totally missed seeing it before....So cool!  |
| thanks for rescuing him what A cutie welcome to this site |
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