«
Dogs chase their tails because they are bored.»
Not exact matches
I allow them their hope for something different, and move on
because it is not my concern and my stifling of their belief is comparable to a
dog chasing it's
tail.
Boredom Oftentimes,
dogs will
chase their
tails because they are a bit bored; it's a way for them to have fun and expend some energy.
Sometimes
dogs will
chase their
tails because they are being bothered by worms or fleas or experiencing some other kind of medical issue.
behavioural problems (e.g. aggression, destructiveness, paw licking, separation anxiety,
tail chasing — which isn't always
because your
dog is just plain crazy)
Certain breeds of working
dog like the German Shorthaired Pointer have long been subjected to
tail docking
because a long
tail posed a potential hazard — the
dog could be seized by the
tail in a fight or the
tail could be injured while the
dog chases its quarry through the underbrush.
«Leave it» redirects your
dog and then «sit» provides an alternate, incompatible behaviors that can help in particular
because it's almost impossible for a
dog to sit and
chase / bite the
tail at the same time.