You know the term people use about "a dog chasing its own tail" referring to people who just don't get anywhere? Well, dogs don't really chase their own tails right? I mean, what dog does this & really thinks it's chasing something else?
Meet Balin.
I can't tell you how many times Jeremy & I have stood at the glass door & watched him chase his own tail....and growl & bark at it. And not for just a few seconds either. Like minutes! It's like he really thinks it's something else that he needs to catch.
First, he sees it move out of the corner of his eye & he gets real still & gives it the side-eye (so he can sneak up on on his own tail, you know?)
And then he just starts snapping at it & goes around......
.....and around.....
...and around until he's gnawing on it & it can't flick away from him anymore.
So tonight he comes in with me when I get his food (since we keep it inside) and he was so excited that his tail was just a-waggin'! So, of course, he sees it & goes to town.
He is one special dog, for sure. But we still love him!
By the way.....as I was writing this post I got up & saw Balin laying on his side & his tail was flicking up. So of course he snaps at it & it keeps flicking. He keeps going after it until he gets it, yanks up & flips himself on his back, stands up & looks around wondering what happened.
Oh I wish I knew what was going on in his head!
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