ivy2005
04-06-2007, 07:40 AM
Hello-
I have a two year old Vizsla named Ivy. While she is generally an emotional dog and actually quite neurotic (I've talked to other Vizsla owners and heard many are this way) her behavior has taken a turn for the worse in the last couple of days. All of sudden, when I try to tug back and forth on her rope or blanket toys, she stops almost immediately, puts her head down, her tail in between her legs and refuses to play. Usually when my wife and I slowly creep up towards her and pretend we're going to get her, she gets very excited and races around looking for a toy. Now, she sulks and goes and curls up on the couch. The other day, her teeth got me by accident and I stopped and told her to be careful, but did not raise my voice. I'm wondering if this is causing her to get upset? I really don't think so, however, because that has happened in the past and it never caused this behavior. She rarely ever gets too aggressive. In fact, you couldn't ask for a more gentle, careful dog. I also am thinking she may have injured her mouth somehow and doesn't want to pull on toys, but I've checked several times and there is no evidence of that. Plus, she's eating her hard food just fine and devoured a bone yesterday without any discomfort. Please help, we miss our normal Ivy. What could be causing this?
Thanks
I have a two year old Vizsla named Ivy. While she is generally an emotional dog and actually quite neurotic (I've talked to other Vizsla owners and heard many are this way) her behavior has taken a turn for the worse in the last couple of days. All of sudden, when I try to tug back and forth on her rope or blanket toys, she stops almost immediately, puts her head down, her tail in between her legs and refuses to play. Usually when my wife and I slowly creep up towards her and pretend we're going to get her, she gets very excited and races around looking for a toy. Now, she sulks and goes and curls up on the couch. The other day, her teeth got me by accident and I stopped and told her to be careful, but did not raise my voice. I'm wondering if this is causing her to get upset? I really don't think so, however, because that has happened in the past and it never caused this behavior. She rarely ever gets too aggressive. In fact, you couldn't ask for a more gentle, careful dog. I also am thinking she may have injured her mouth somehow and doesn't want to pull on toys, but I've checked several times and there is no evidence of that. Plus, she's eating her hard food just fine and devoured a bone yesterday without any discomfort. Please help, we miss our normal Ivy. What could be causing this?
Thanks