Stupid is as stupid does. Case in point: A backyard with a shed in it. Two (im)mature female Rhodesian Ridgebacks. All they seem to want to do in the backyard now is run around the shed in circles. The side effect of running around the shed non-stop is digging a circular path around the shed. Fun when it rains, they run around the shed some more, and then they are ready to come inside wearing mud boots. Fun to clean that off their feet, too. I figure my dogs saw a squirrel on the shed one day and the squirrel taunted them with their loud repeating noises(equivalent to the sound of clicking your tongue repeatedly) and deadly posturing routines(pretend to charge at you repeatedly like their going to kick your arse). But, this is seriously disturbing. Now, all my dogs do is run around the shed looking up as if there is something up there. I try to prove to them nothing is up there. I throw stuff up there. I look up there. Nothing up there. Nada. Must I knock the shed down and throw it out? Alas, I have to ask my dogs who I once thought had some shred of intelligence(before the shed routine)...are you stupid or something? Cause you certainly are doing what stupid is. I'm thinking about having them put down and/or checked for mental illness. I'm tired of this shiyat. No way I'm paying for doggie Prozac. If all you can do is run around a shed looking up, then you might as well be mechanical. I can have you stuffed with heads pointing up and put on a rotating track around the shred. I don't need this. Plus, it will cost far less than the paw cleaning, vet visits, pet food, and pet treats. Does anyone have any stupid animal stories? Stupid is as stupid does. Mama always said pets are like clocks...they go round and round till the energy runs out. Surf
I've got tons of stupid pet stories, however does it really surprise you that your dogs may be going insane? They are trapped in a backyard when their instincts tell them they should be hunting in the wild.
You can try to do something that may take care of the problem, or may confirm the suspected stupidity at the same time be funny as ****. Try moving the shed up against a fence or other large obstacle. They may realize they cannot get through said object and stop. If they do not stop the running of the circles, you will confirm their stupidity and undoubtedly laugh your @$$ off when they slam into the fence.
You know what is also weird...I saw a rat running around in tight circles(as if it were chasing its tail) in the neighbor's backyard. It did that until it died. It must have done that several hours. It was definitely sick with something. It was surreal, though, watching it do donuts like that. Couldn't help but feel sorry for the little guy. Sniff...sniff. You try running circles until you die sometime. That must be a pretty hard death. Did I mention it was like 98 degrees Farenheit outside? But, that little bugger kept on going! Would have made a good Energizer battery commercial ("...going...and going...and going...and going...dead.") .
Maybe they're horny. Seriously. Have they been de-sexed? Some dogs do weird things during 'mating season', kind of like Santa's Little Helper in the Simpsons.
