Dealing with the Obessive Compulsive Dog

[SunCzarina]

Maybe a trip to home depot for rollup shades is in order. Used to have mini blinds in the kitchen, they never worked well in the winter becuase the room faces due south - sun would come right through them.

Maybe those half up from the bottom blinds would let light in and keep Dipstick from seeing the squirrels. Mercy if he figures out my office window has a better view of the squirrel tree!

The driveway spot I'm less concerned about. We have a pair of 4' gates across the driveway and the spot giving door is inside the gates. He's not getting through the gates without a key or bolt cutters. Not that I'd put that past him...

LOL must be the season or the age for him to be OCD. My DD got a new ballet outfit - I bought it off ebay for short money, like new. However, it must smell like some other little girl because as soon as she put it on, Otto started chasing her around trying to sniff her. She's shrieking 'No Otto NO! You'll get it all wet!' So he wanted to chase her even more. She is now hiding in her room from him.

[StGeorgeK9]

Originally Posted By: JenniferDUm, Jenn?? Did you not get the memo??? This is direct from the Burueau of Dogland Security--SQUIRRELS ARE AGENTS OF EVIL BENT ON DESTROYING THE EARTH AND MUST BE NEAUTRALIZED!!!!

Upon the creation of the United Nations in Post World War II world, nation's leaders made a then-secret agreement that dogs would be formally deputized to carry out the duties they had already been carrying out throughout the ages with no compensation--codename Operation DEATHNUTS.

See, squirrels hide their nefarious doings by sitting there in trees, happily chomping on nuts. DON"T BE FOOLED--they are planning harm to you and your loved ones.

So, please, don't discourage this behavior--THE FATE OF THE PLANET DEPENDS UPON THIS!

My Heidi girl took her duties seriously on this...........had a little squirrel graveyard in my back yard. Never could break her, apparently some dogs feel SQUIRRELS MUST DIE! WAHAHA! I couldnt figure out why they kept coming back to my yard.........I mean, wasnt the little graveyard of their buddies warning enough!?!

[mjbgsd]

Quote:Once these behaviors start they are really hard to stop.

Oh boy do I know that, I'm paying for the first one.......

When Cody was younger, and so was I, I use to use the laser light, I know stupid. But then I thought it was funny. He doesn't stare at the floor for hours or anything but if a light hits our wall from outside, he goes NUTS. But thank goodness he does not stare at that place for hours, only for a few minutes. He also has figured out in the house that when I turn on my camera, a light comes on. Now that he's OCD with, badly... When he hears that do-do sound my camera makes when turned on, he immediately stares at the floor and will circle that spot he saw the light and stay there for a good 10 minutes until he realizes I'm not playing with him with the light.
He also nibbles on things a lot, like using his front teeth. I haven't really stopped him with that cause he's not harming anything unless it's a blanket or jacket then I have to redirect his nibbling to a toy.

[LHunter82FXRS]

Originally Posted By: Betsy

My Heidi girl took her duties seriously on this...........had a little squirrel graveyard in my back yard. Never could break her, apparently some dogs feel SQUIRRELS MUST DIE! WAHAHA! I couldnt figure out why they kept coming back to my yard.........I mean, wasnt the little graveyard of their buddies warning enough!?!