keeperscottage
Well-Known Member
Some of you may recall my post a couple of months ago about my poor little rescue springer x lab bitch who is almost two years old. She was literally skin and bone when she was given to me by a friend of a neighbour. She is absolutely adorable - kind and loving, gets on so well with my other dogs, and is quick to learn. However, several weeks ago, she started running around a tall laurel hedge in my garden (hedge is about 25 foot long). She runs up and down, around, through it, stands on hind legs and looks up into it......she's worn away all the lawn around it........and, if I left her in the garden long enough, she'd do it for hours! Just paces up and down. She was kept crated before she was given to me and has no hair on the end of her tail either as a result of her banging her tail on the crate, or biting her tail through stress or boredom. Vet said it may never grow back, and certainly hasn't shown any signs thus far. Is this behaviour a result of her earlier life? She only started it a matter of a month or so ago and I've had her since August. Once she's in the house, she's fine. No problem in my "dog room" and now happily sitting next to me on the sofa. Any ideas how to break this habit? My other four dogs are so "normal" and easy - I've never had a problem dog before and would really like to help her!