April 12, 2011
My dog awakens from a dead sleep snarling, baring teeth and barking when no one is around him, in or out of his crate. What do you think could be wrong with him?
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First let me say thank you for putting together such an amazing web site. I also purchased your video on dog aggression and have learned a tremendous amount. I have two Dobermans, male and female littermates, now 8 months old. They have had few nasty fights, but through tips from your video and training and working with them separately, we have made amazing progress.I am still stuck on one issue... Ruger, the male, is the sweetest boy. However, he awakens from a dead sleep snarling, baring teeth and barking. The other dog isn't even near him, so it's not her. He is gentle as can be, but when he awakens he is disoriented and it takes me a few minutes to calm him. Today he came towards me, which he has NEVER done. Once he realized he was awake, he was totally fine again.
HELP! Have you ever heard of this? Do you have any ideas? He does it in his crate too. I just don't want to worry about a sleeping dog at my feet. Please let me know if you have any ideas.
Thank you so much.
Lisa
Ed's Answer:
A couple thoughts come to mind. It could be a type of ‘seizure’. There are dogs that show strange behaviors like biting at imaginary flies or just staring vacantly into space. It can be a symptom of a neurological disorder of some sort.
I would also wonder about a rabies miasm. Has he been vaccinated for rabies? If so, it could be a reaction to this vaccine. One of the symptoms of rabies is unexplained aggression and many times the vaccines that are given to our dogs actually cause them to behave like they have a mild form of the disease that you have vaccinated them against.
Both of these problems would fall under the heading of vaccinosis. For information on vaccinations and the problems they cause please read our vaccinosis article.
I would also recommend these 2 books, Shock to the System and Vaccine Guide for Dogs & Cats.
For more information on natural health care and homeopathic treatment of your dogs (and cats), I highly recommend Homeopathic Care for Cats & Dogs and Natural Health for Dogs and Cats.
A regular vet is probably not going to be much help with vaccinosis, I have included a link of holistic and homeopathic vets in the US. I think a homeopath is your best bet.
I would also wonder about a rabies miasm. Has he been vaccinated for rabies? If so, it could be a reaction to this vaccine. One of the symptoms of rabies is unexplained aggression and many times the vaccines that are given to our dogs actually cause them to behave like they have a mild form of the disease that you have vaccinated them against.
Both of these problems would fall under the heading of vaccinosis. For information on vaccinations and the problems they cause please read our vaccinosis article.
I would also recommend these 2 books, Shock to the System and Vaccine Guide for Dogs & Cats.
For more information on natural health care and homeopathic treatment of your dogs (and cats), I highly recommend Homeopathic Care for Cats & Dogs and Natural Health for Dogs and Cats.
A regular vet is probably not going to be much help with vaccinosis, I have included a link of holistic and homeopathic vets in the US. I think a homeopath is your best bet.
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