Does your dog have any...addictions?

[NeilB]

One of our former Border Collies used to chew his nails obsessively. Of course, Borders form addictions quickly, but if you keep them busy they work it out.

Nigel is addicted to the couch like 99% of the hounds here.


This on the other hand, is an entirely different, more dramatic problem.

 

[smkie]

Way funny. Your neighbor must be proud.

 

[Tankstar]

Balls and rocks are his passion. So much so that he will find a rock just to bark at he is obsessed with them. Its all my fault. I started thta by accident when I forgot a ball when I went to the dog park. So I just threw rocks in the water making splashs, he went Ape$hit for them, and hasnt stoppedc since.

 

[Sweet72947]

Daisy likes food.

Benji likes barking at the male dog that's two yards away.

 

[drmom777]

Mini has a food addiction. No, really. If she were a human she would be on meds for it. She looks at food and her eyes glaze over, she hyperventilates....eventually she lunges for it, even though she is well aware we are watching and she has been trying to control herself. It is an obsession. If she ever gets into the kitchen her search for food is frantic, frenzied. And she really dosn't seem to enjoy the food she gets, being intent on wolfing it down as fast as possible.

A couple of times she has gotten out and gotten Uncle Fred's dinner in addition to hers. She gets 1/2 c of kibble, Uncle Fred gets four. So she has eaten 9 times her usual daily amount in one sitting.

Counseling, maybe, or Zyban?

 

[NeilB]

Balls and rocks are his passion. So much so that he will find a rock just to bark at he is obsessed with them. Its all my fault. I started thta by accident when I forgot a ball when I went to the dog park. So I just threw rocks in the water making splashs, he went Ape$hit for them, and hasnt stoppedc since.

Free teeth:rofl1: cleaning

 

[bubbatd]

Ollie's would be going in the car with me and morning coffee ! No , he doesn't drink coffee, but when he hears me pour in the morning , he gets out of my bed for his doggie cookie !

 

[Punkygirl0101]

Tennis balls were Harry's HUGE obsession! He was obsessed with them for 12 years. Non stop fetching!

 

[wishbone]

Digging and hunting small animals.

 

[dogluver8906]

Shorty definetely has an obsession. You can not say the word "walk" when in the same room with him. He goes insane whinning and crying until you finally take him out. It doesn't matter what time of day it is, if it's raining, cold, or very hot outside, once I tell him "walk" he goes into a frenzy. The longer I take to get ready to leave, the louder he'll cry and whine! Even after we've just gone for an hour or longer walk, if I mention the word "walk" he'll still go crazy. He loves going for walks and seems to never get tired of going out.

 

[Toller_08]

Spring -- FOOD!! In fact, she needs to tone it down a bit. She's really hard to train due to her extreme food obsession -- it's all she focuses on, and never "gets" what I'm trying to teach her because of it.

Dance -- Toys! Any kind, any time, anywhere. She lives for toys.

Keira -- Attention. She's so bad that if you don't pet her, she'll rub her face on your leg, arm, etc. and pet herself. She's strange.