Puppy chasing his tail

BrooklynBasset · 08-29-2010, 05:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS_UDC3Wj74

Here's a clip of our 9 week old basset, Higgins, amusing himself. Enjoy

gsally · 08-29-2010, 07:14 PM

In the words of the famous cowardly Lion of the Wizard of Oz

"somebody's pull'in my tail"

Lightning&Stomps · 08-30-2010, 10:45 AM

That's so cute. I love when you tossed the fancy store-bought toy at him and he completely ignored it to play with the free toy mother nature provided.

Rusty Stickers Mom · 08-30-2010, 10:54 AM

He really is too cute. I don't mean to be a downer but I had a German Shepherd Puppy who started doing that at about 10 weeks old. We thought it was so cute until he didn't stop. He turned out to be a compulsive tail chaser. Not a good thing to deal with. I hope your boy just does this once in awhile. I would try to discourage him somehow. Just my opinion from past experience.

Boopus1965 · 08-30-2010, 02:11 PM

Too uber cute, love the video thanks for sharing!

Yogi's Mom · 08-30-2010, 03:34 PM

I agree with Rusty and Stickers mom. Try to distract your puppy from doing that as some dogs can get really obsessive about it. Our shepherd was doing that so much, we took him to the vet and it turned out his anal glands were full and once they were emptied he stopped doing it.
Very cute puppy!

BrooklynBasset · 08-30-2010, 05:44 PM

We'll keep an eye out for the obsessiveness of the tail chasing... it sort of just seems like it's a puppy burning off energy but it's good to know it's something to watch out for. His anal gland shouldnt have to be cleaned out at 10 weeks should it??

Mr. Woofus · 08-30-2010, 06:08 PM

The never ending battle

Boomer's Mom · 09-01-2010, 02:49 PM

What a cutie! My puppy chased his tail for several weeks, then just all of a sudden stopped. Found more interesting things to chase; like our cats.

08-29-2010, 07:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
gsally Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: PA Posts: 275	In the words of the famous cowardly Lion of the Wizard of Oz "somebody's pull'in my tail"

08-30-2010, 10:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lightning&Stomps Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Versailles, Ky. Posts: 1,075	That's so cute. I love when you tossed the fancy store-bought toy at him and he completely ignored it to play with the free toy mother nature provided.

08-30-2010, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rusty Stickers Mom Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 251	He really is too cute. I don't mean to be a downer but I had a German Shepherd Puppy who started doing that at about 10 weeks old. We thought it was so cute until he didn't stop. He turned out to be a compulsive tail chaser. Not a good thing to deal with. I hope your boy just does this once in awhile. I would try to discourage him somehow. Just my opinion from past experience.

08-30-2010, 02:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Boopus1965 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Currently Alabama Posts: 29	Too uber cute, love the video thanks for sharing!

08-30-2010, 03:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Yogi's Mom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,032	I agree with Rusty and Stickers mom. Try to distract your puppy from doing that as some dogs can get really obsessive about it. Our shepherd was doing that so much, we took him to the vet and it turned out his anal glands were full and once they were emptied he stopped doing it. Very cute puppy!

08-30-2010, 05:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
BrooklynBasset Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 29	We'll keep an eye out for the obsessiveness of the tail chasing... it sort of just seems like it's a puppy burning off energy but it's good to know it's something to watch out for. His anal gland shouldnt have to be cleaned out at 10 weeks should it??

08-30-2010, 06:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mr. Woofus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 140	The never ending battle

09-01-2010, 02:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Boomer's Mom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,561	What a cutie! My puppy chased his tail for several weeks, then just all of a sudden stopped. Found more interesting things to chase; like our cats.

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