ruthless Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Myself and OH are home a lot at the moment and we've noticed that when we leave Angel in the garden she spends the whole time obsessing about lizards or flies. She's just been walked for an hour and should be relaxed out like the others! I think it's becoming a problem as she's prone to OCD type behaviours. Apart from correcting her or bringing her inside, is there anything else we could be doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Zero went through a stage like this Ruthless - except his fascination was birds. We gave him other things to do in the yard, like a kong with some food frozen into it straight after the walk so he would be occupied with something that was cool to eat (that he couldn't eat quickly) and that would hold his attention. I tried correcting but he just wouldn't leave the birds alone (at the time there was a nest in our yard so lots of birds coming and going). We would come home, take his leash off, and go inside to get his kong while he had a drink and then i would give him the kong before he had a chance to notice the birds in the yard. By the time he was done with his kong, he was used to them being there and the reaction to them wasn't as enthusiastic. If he started fixating on them after his kong, i would bring him inside. A few weeks and he got over it - he's not prone to OCD though so I'm not sure if it'll work with Angel. Good luck with it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) Think about how much mental stimulation she is getting, rather than how much walking. Physical exercise doesn't necessarily equate to mental exercise, so a dog could have been running for an age, but still seeking to satiate the mental energy it still retains. Training; socialisation (to new/novel things); tricks and other 'problem solving' activities all help with this. Just food for thought. Edited February 23, 2009 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah, I suppose she's missing out on all the boredom buster things she'd usually get if we were both working and there's been little to no training since obed club stopped for summer holidays :rolleyes: Maybe that's it, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Not really very helpful, but I thought the title said Angels constant humping, and got all confused when you started talking lizards and insects! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Oh she humps too :rolleyes: If Chopper's sleeping and we're not watching she'll get up and have a sneaky dry hump on him! Naughty girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 :rolleyes: I sorted out Molly's humping with Steve's advice, and sin binned her outside everytime she did it, and she hardly ever does it now, it's improved heaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Good idea. She doesn't do it very often, she knows she's not supposed to. Only if she thinks no one's watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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