My puppy came from a home where he lived with 5 brothers & sisters & 2 adult females in a bathroom in a mobile home for the first 6 weeks of his life & when I brought him home he had fleas, dandruff, worms, & had a very big impulse to chase his tail when he got anywhere near a kennel. When I leave him alone in my truck he will do it until I come back & I cant leave him in a kennel anywhere. He is crate trained at night or when I leave him for a few minutes & will go in it when he wants to , now he is 51.5 lbs , no hair problems or fleas, great appitite, no worms, & is doing great with training. I just wanted to know if anyone had any opinions about why he chases his tail , is it because he was locked away in a small space for so long or ? And also I want to know everyones opinion about how much msm to feed my pup. He gets ½ of a 500 mg tablet everyday is that too little or too much? Thanks alot <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
One of my dog's chases her tail also. She doesn't do it obsessively, but she does do it when she gets really excited.
Ed has a question in the Q&A section of his website about tail chasing, and I believe he said that he thinks dogs who do this are mentally ill. That may be true of some who do it constantly, but I'm relatively certain that my 10 month old Leerburg puppy is not mentally ill <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Is your puppy bored when he does this? I've seen a few dogs who appeared to do this from boredom & lack of attention.
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I hope this isn't the case here, but sounds like it may be. There is a disorder that is caused by lack of socialization and stimulation in young dogs. The dogs get into a pattern of this spinning crap. It is like obsessive compulsive disorder. They can't help it. The only way to help this is with some serious work. You have to excercise fido A LOT. Then you also have to work on a lot of other basic things that the dog has missed. Running, jumping, social interaction, chasing, playing. . . are you getting the picture? Lots of work, that is what you have to do. Wear him out mentally and physically. Talk to a vet, they could give you the name of this, I don't remember. There are different levels of severity, I wish you guys good luck.
Here is another spin on your dogs OCD. If all else fails ie. VanCamps advice.I would see a Vet. Last year I read this book written by a Vet who became a animal behavior specialist. I can't remember the name of the book. If someone can help me out. When chasing a tail becomes an OCD he found that alot of dogs were suffering mini seizures. The use of phenobarbital helped in many cases. The breed that suffers the highest risk of OCD (tail chasing) is the bull terrier. That is why I asked the question before.
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