I mentioned in yesterday’s post that Delilah has an obsession with….light reflections.
It started Christmas of 2010 when one of my daughter’s friends stopped by. He was showing off his watch/cell phone (I think that’s pretty James Bond) and he happened to have a laser, which is when she got hooked.
Immediately after that she spent her waking time staring at the ceiling. She just couldn’t relax, she was constantly looking around, waiting and watching for the next flicker on the ceiling. This made me extremely sad because she was constantly on alert, no real relaxing for that girl. 🙁 (Just like her Mama I might add.)
If you walk through a room and the sun catches your watch…..up she jumps, barking at the reflection.
We had to stop eating at the dining room table because the light reflecting off the silverware drove her to the brink of insanity. It seemed like every minute she jumped up and barked. Hubby was constantly yelling at her, while I tried to reassure her, finally it was just easier to crate her while we ate.
I thought her obsession had diminished, because I hadn’t noticed it of late. But then Thursday I picked something up from the table and the sunlight hit it causing a reflection to wiggle enticingly on the ceiling and she was up and at it again. 🙁
Does your dog chase reflections, or flickers of light? What would you do if (s)he did?
Thoughts and suggestions are welcome. 🙂
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