Shadow Chasing...

[Hbrika]

Odd when I click the link it says that the page no longer exists.

My pup Gully has just started chasing lights after a year with us. Weird that she never did it before?

I don't mind except that she barks too. Any ideas? The casino a few miles away has a big search light (which has been shining for years) and now she barks at it.

Its cute but not at 10pm before we go to bed ;D

[lostinchatt_town4ever]

My dog also does the shadow chasing he is a 2 year old rottie. But he chases them so bad that i cant even open the door with out him running out after my shadow thats on the ground or his shadow or the reflection from the door. But he does it SO much that its starting to drive me crazy. PLEASE help! (when he was about 7 months he had a seizure and almost died and the only way we saved him was by pouring maple syrup down his throat. Bc the closes vet was an hour away. And he didnt have that long! Also one eye is a lil wider then the other sometimes and if u touch his back to pet him he starts scratching uncontroubley. I hate it bc i dont even want to touch him so he doesnt start scratching. So someone please help!
Thanks !!
Heather !

[Karen]

You need to do some serious work with him -- he basically need to be desensitized regarding shadows. Has he done obedience work? You need to get him on a leash, and when he starts after a shadow, refocus him on you. That way he knows you are in control, and he can ignore the shadow. You have to do this consistently - and every day - just leash time with you in charge, and if he starts after a shadow, make him sit, look at you, and you need to remember not to tense up or get excited, just "focus on me, that shadow isn;t important, *I* am."

Also, has he been to the vet lately? Unrelated to the shadow-chasing, but the touching his back making him scratch uncontrollably raised alarm bells.

[Giselle]

Your rottie needs to be checked out for neurological disorders. Seizures are illnesses of the brain and they can affect the way a dog behaves.

Then, we can talk about using training to change his behaviors.