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I think my dog has OCD. Any Ideas??? |
I have a 12mth old Belgian Shepherd who is extreemly active. He has developed a habbit of running laps in the backyard, he has little courses that he runs to the point that now my yard looks like a dirt bike track. He does it more in the rain. We thought it was a boredom thing at first as it started in wet weather when he wasn't getting walked or played with as much but now it is a daily ritual that we can't stop. I don't really want to tie him up as I think he would go chain mad. He has lots of toys and an active child to play with but lately is more interrested in those awfull tracks... Any help or advice would be great According to merckvetmanual.com Obsessive-compulsive disorders have the following necessary condition: repetitive, stereotypic motor, locomotory, grooming, ingestive, or hallucinogenic behaviors that occur out-of-context to their normal occurrence, or in a frequency or duration in excess of that required to accomplish the ostensible goal. The following condition is sufficient: as above, in a manner that interferes with the dog鈥檚 ability to otherwise normally function in its social environment. Although it can be debated whether animals can obsess, it appears that they perceive and experience concern; therefore, it is likely that they can obsess. A separate issue is that of relative intensity, ie, whether a behavior is excessive, or whether a manifestation of an OCD may be a determination of degree. Careful description and recording of behaviors and their durations could provide data that would permit evaluation of the extent to which such behaviors may lie on a continuum. Good histories and observation are important because in some peculiar forms, OCD could resemble seizure-like activity. By definition, some epileptic or seizure-like activity is stereotypic, which is one reason why this explicit and specific diagnosis category is preferable to that of stereotypic behavior. Cats also exhibit OCD. In both cats and dogs, OCD runs in families and, therefore, breed lines. In dogs, the form of OCD exhibited appears to be affected by the jobs/tasks for which the breed was selected (eg, herding breeds often chase their tails). If your dog does not meet the criteria, then he is just bored and needs more exercise, and more importantly a job to do. Hope this helps. Punishing him or stopping him may force him to relieve his boredom/stress in more destructive ways, including self-mutilation. Get him into agility or flyball-have fun with your dog. You have a great breed take advantage of his intelligence, and desire to do things for you. Source(s): www.merckvetmanual.com www.iaabc.org www.animalbehaviorassociates.c... www.akc.org for agility information google flyball take it to the park and throw a ball for it to catch. your dog is bored! how would you like being stuck in your house forever and have nothing to do? i would go mad too btw, dont chain it up, it will make it worse My advice is to just let him do it... I know it's making your yard look like crap, but he probably just loves doing it and it gives him good exercise. You can consider contacting a landscaper to see if you can fill in the dirt area with something else other than grass so that it will look nice no matter how much he runs around on it. Find a local dog park and take him there to wear out his energy. He's not ''OCD'', he's a Shepherd. They're working dogs, and when not put to work, will find other ways to release their energy. i think its u i have ocd i dont think a dog can have it Dogs pretty much Are OCD, they embody it in some way, My last dog was OCD about licking his dainty parts. Moms dog is OCD about spining in circles I thought he was having a seizure first time I saw him do it. |
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