Comments on: Recognize and Beat Canine Compulsive Disorder http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/ Show them your unconditional love! Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:05:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jen http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-4617 jen Fri, 20 May 2011 13:26:09 +0000 http://freckledpaws.com/?p=54#comment-4617 We are so happy you are seeing positive results. As you know, diligence is key but is hard to keep up. Sounds as though you put a lot of time and love into Roxie. She is lucky to have you! We are so happy you are seeing positive results. As you know, diligence is key but is hard to keep up. Sounds as though you put a lot of time and love into Roxie. She is lucky to have you!

]]> By: Sammi http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 Sammi Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:09:38 +0000 http://freckledpaws.com/?p=54#comment-3073 We recently took in a rottweiler called Roxie as her previous owners were leaving the country. They told us about the paw licking, which they said was just a habit and nothing wrong physically with her paws. Having had a springer spaniel in the past who suffered from excessive grooming I kept an eye on her over the first few days to determine the extent of the problem. I found that she not only licked her paws almost constantly, she also gnawed at her paws and claws, especially her dew claws. Her front paws were so sore she could not stand for them to be touched. They also told us she enjoyed chasing the light of the torch during her late night walks. I increased her exercise and gave her a steady set routine which she slipped into quite nicely and played games with her, tug being one of her favourites. However as light and shadow chasing had never been an obsession with our other dogs (they had always at some point chased a reflection or the light of a torch with the kids without developing a problem), my Husband started playing the light game with her when he came home from work because she seemed to enjoy it so much and it gave a chance for him to bond with her, this rapidly spiralled out of control and it soon became only too obvious that she had a serious obsession. She stopped wanting to play other games or with her toys and was completely fixated. She even started to demand that we play the game with her. Growling and prancing backwards and gesturing with her head towards the torch that is hung besides the door to the garden to light the way to out door storage on dark mornings. She also started to become obsessed with shadows on the floor and when she saw them or the light, she would ignore everything else, including food, even her favourites. She was only eating at night after we had all gone to bed, because it was dark and there were no shadows or lights for her to chase. Thankfully we noticed that it was a serious problem as quickly as it developed and we are thankfully on the way to helping her to be free of it. Distraction, ignoring the obsessive behaviour, rewarding the cessation of the obsessive behaviour and lots of patience has been the key. We have a way to go, but the licking and paw gnawing is a thing of the past and we can touch her paws now, hopefully the light and shadow chasing will be soon too. :) We recently took in a rottweiler called Roxie as her previous owners were leaving the country. They told us about the paw licking, which they said was just a habit and nothing wrong physically with her paws. Having had a springer spaniel in the past who suffered from excessive grooming I kept an eye on her over the first few days to determine the extent of the problem. I found that she not only licked her paws almost constantly, she also gnawed at her paws and claws, especially her dew claws. Her front paws were so sore she could not stand for them to be touched. They also told us she enjoyed chasing the light of the torch during her late night walks.
I increased her exercise and gave her a steady set routine which she slipped into quite nicely and played games with her, tug being one of her favourites. However as light and shadow chasing had never been an obsession with our other dogs (they had always at some point chased a reflection or the light of a torch with the kids without developing a problem), my Husband started playing the light game with her when he came home from work because she seemed to enjoy it so much and it gave a chance for him to bond with her, this rapidly spiralled out of control and it soon became only too obvious that she had a serious obsession. She stopped wanting to play other games or with her toys and was completely fixated. She even started to demand that we play the game with her. Growling and prancing backwards and gesturing with her head towards the torch that is hung besides the door to the garden to light the way to out door storage on dark mornings.
She also started to become obsessed with shadows on the floor and when she saw them or the light, she would ignore everything else, including food, even her favourites. She was only eating at night after we had all gone to bed, because it was dark and there were no shadows or lights for her to chase.
Thankfully we noticed that it was a serious problem as quickly as it developed and we are thankfully on the way to helping her to be free of it. Distraction, ignoring the obsessive behaviour, rewarding the cessation of the obsessive behaviour and lots of patience has been the key. We have a way to go, but the licking and paw gnawing is a thing of the past and we can touch her paws now, hopefully the light and shadow chasing will be soon too. :)

]]> By: jenny http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 jenny Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:04:39 +0000 http://freckledpaws.com/?p=54#comment-1966 My chihuahua has ccd. he compulsively licks himself the "fly snaps" and light chases. My chihuahua has ccd. he compulsively licks himself the “fly snaps” and light chases.

]]> By: Lilly http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 Lilly Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:48:28 +0000 http://freckledpaws.com/?p=54#comment-1804 <a href="1802" rel="nofollow">Loretta</a> I sympathize. Obviously, you are looking for answers which is the best any FurMom can offer. I'm sure your furkids appreciate you, very much. Unfortunately, there is no magic bullet. What excessive behavior is your furkid exhibiting? This is managable. I am much better with my problem and would love to help you deal with this issue. Best, Lilly Loretta
I sympathize. Obviously, you are looking for answers which is the best any FurMom can offer. I’m sure your furkids appreciate you, very much. Unfortunately, there is no magic bullet. What excessive behavior is your furkid exhibiting?
This is managable. I am much better with my problem and would love to help you deal with this issue.
Best,
Lilly

]]> By: Loretta http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 Loretta Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:57:07 +0000 http://freckledpaws.com/?p=54#comment-1802 I wish more vets knew about this vs having owners spend lots of money on vet visits and many many things that don't work :( I wish more vets knew about this vs having owners spend lots of money on vet visits and many many things that don’t work :(

]]> By: Lilly http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Lilly Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:08:10 +0000 http://freckledpaws.com/?p=54#comment-13 <a href="comment permalink" rel="nofollow">Desert Pups</a> Woof back at you. I see you watched "Greatest American Dog" also. I'm so upset I'm not there. None of them could chase shadows like me! Keep coming back and I'll make sure and make frequent visits to your site also. Woof, woof Lilly Desert Pups
Woof back at you.
I see you watched “Greatest American Dog” also. I’m so upset I’m not there.
None of them could chase shadows like me!
Keep coming back and I’ll make sure and make frequent visits to your site also.
Woof, woof
Lilly

]]> By: Desert Pups http://freckledpaws.com/recognize-and-beat-canine-compulsive-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Desert Pups Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:25:23 +0000 http://freckledpaws.com/?p=54#comment-12 Woof, Desert pups here just saying woof. We saw your blog on blog catalog and thought we'd check it out. Woof, woof Scuba, Keiko, Norman and Toby Woof,
Desert pups here just saying woof. We saw your blog on blog catalog and thought we’d check it out.

Woof, woof
Scuba, Keiko, Norman and Toby

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