Hello, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my 5 humorous canine, Poppy, Bailey, Kodah, Ned, and Fred.
All canine are bizarre, proper? I’m positive it’s not simply mine. However I am positive that Fred is on the higher finish of the weirdness spectrum, which simply makes him all of the extra lovable. From his inexplicable social anxiety to his lovely security donuts, plainly there’s all the time one thing just a bit bit off-kilter in terms of this little man. And whereas Kodah and Ned could have one thing of a penchant for licking feet, Fred has an dependancy of his personal: he loves licking his mattress.
When he first began doing it, we assumed that there’d been some meals or drink spilled, and he was devoted to cleansing it off (all the time useful!). However as time went on, I noticed that certainly, by now, he had eliminated all traces of something tasty, and there was little or no probability that there had been a spill over the complete mattress. And but, nearly each day, Fred may be seen licking this aspect or that, the entrance or the again, and when he will get tired of the mattress, he’ll typically transfer on to the couch as an alternative.
There are lots of different reasons why canine will lick issues, whether or not it’s themselves, you, or issues of their setting, however not one of the ordinary suspects appeared to use to Fred.
- Is he hungry? Effectively, that one’s a bit difficult to rule out, as a result of though I don’t suppose he’s essentially all the time hungry, he’s all the time eager to eat!
- Is he exploring his setting? Effectively, these things have been a reasonably fixed presence in his world, so I can’t think about that he feels the necessity to familiarize himself with the flavour of the furnishings each day.
- Is he doing it for consideration? Aside from the occasional eye roll or bemused head shake, we really don’t react to his licking, so I can’t see him getting any kind of constructive reinforcement from us.
- May it’s an anxiety-related habits or perhaps a type of OCD (obsessive-compulsive dysfunction)? This, I imagine, may very well be our almost certainly candidate.
Fred’s Social Anxiousness
For so long as we’ve recognized him, Fred has had an odd response to being the focal point. On one hand, he loves enjoying and cuddles and affection, however he appears very uncomfortable being the main target of scrutiny. Should you spend various moments wanting instantly at him, out comes the squeaking, the cowering, the smiling and grimacing, curling himself into a clumsy ball or in search of out the consolation of a donut…or 4.
Fred is one thing of a strolling contradiction. One second, he appears to be virtually turning himself inside out with the insufferable stress of being checked out, the subsequent he’s bouncing round, yipping and attempting to get our consideration. I can’t assist however surprise if he’s dwelling in a continuing state of battle; Give me consideration! However don’t take a look at me!
One factor is for positive, and it’s that I, like all pet mother and father, am destined to observe and surprise what’s going on in that little mind of his. I simply hope it doesn’t begin to stress me out a lot that I resort to licking the furnishings.
When you’ve got any theories about Fred’s weirdness, otherwise you’d prefer to share some weirdness of your individual, be at liberty to get in contact within the feedback part under.
Till subsequent time,
This text is part of Dr. Karyn’s sequence together with her 5 canine.
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