My recently rescued doberman seems to be fixated on light and shadows. When the sun starts to set/rise, we get light reflections and shadows in our home that he chases and is obsessed with.
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I don't have any really good suggestions, other than maybe to keep him crated for the worst of the light/shadows, if distraction training doesn't work.
This is an obsession that can develop from playing with laser toys. They are bad news for some dogs...
Often, when we rescue or adopt older dogs, they do come with a few idiosyncracies! It could be the result of a bad habit previously allowed to develop, or it could simply be the dog experiencing something he perceives as new and unusual. Is it possible to rearrange your drapes or blinds so as to minimize the reflections that interest him? Distracting him with another activity is also a good suggestion, or removing him to another part of the house if it's convenient.
When I first got my rescue Dobe, she was mesmerized by anything she could see her reflection in. Not the full-length mirror so much, but more like the tinted glass door on the oven, the glass door on the front-loading washing machine. She would bark ferociously at the dogs in the oven and the washing machine. I didn't make a big deal of it (though I admit I couldn't help laughing at her when she did it), and she eventually lost interest. Hopefully, that's what will happen with your guy.
Edited by Cheri Grissom (10/29/2010 04:37 PM)
Edit reason: Expanded on my thought.
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Fixation on light and shadows
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