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Post by eziekel on May 27, 2012 7:40:20 GMT -5
I am sure this question has been asked many times HOWEVER what causes an adult dog to "suck on pillows and or his blankey"??My newest addition (2 1/2 yrs old) "loves" his blankey and actually pulls it through the house only to lay down wherever I may be and SUCK, eyes closed and very preoccupied. So far he has not put the traditional "swiss cheese holes on his blanket. His previous owner had issues with that! I will say that I prefer he utilize his blankey over MY pillows although the other day I came home and he had one of the down bed pillows on the floor, yes with a hole in it and feathers plastered to his face. And a VERY innocent LOOK! I do have to admit it was comical but after an appropriate scolding he has chosen A blanket! I really think he should have been named LINUS! Question is what causes this? He was sold at an appropriate age and not to early! Also have had 2 dogs that have done this with similar breeding. Genetics? or is it similar to the "high" that a horse acquires when CRIBBING??
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Post by Shadowlands on May 27, 2012 8:56:17 GMT -5
I have found that certain lines tend to do the sucking. Whether it is genetic or a learned behaviour, especially if the dam is the one that does the sucking, I can't say. It could be a bit of both.  |
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Post by ingridh on May 28, 2012 5:51:28 GMT -5
My boy sucks blankets too and he wasn't removed from the litter too early. I've read quite a few coversations on sucking, and the general consensus is that the dobes that suck just find it to be comforting and relaxing |
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Post by HEXE- TINA on May 28, 2012 9:08:13 GMT -5
Aesa did that for the longest time, most of the blankets here have no those swizcheese holes LMAO. But i didn't saw her do it lately. Her favorite Blanket was Joe's HEHEHEHEHE And believe me, i know for sure, she wasn't to young when she came to us |
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Post by eziekel on May 31, 2012 1:05:29 GMT -5
Thank you for the input. I have heard so many different reasons, some make sense others are just ridiculous. He is sucking his blanket as we speak. I would prefer he use his blanket than my pillows so just another thing one has to learn to live with. By the way, Tina, I have been dutifully trimming nails but it is a long progress. He tried to kill the dremel yesterday but all it did was buzz his lips. LOL...
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Post by von Cosack on Aug 2, 2012 15:52:55 GMT -5
Their specific lines that are shredders and suckers and the ones that I've come across I redirect onto more positive objects like a kong with treats or a raw knuckle bone, some dogs do develop an obsession toward these objects and to me its not a healthy habit. I've never seen a dog do these things that wasn't crated or kenneled at night! My current dog has a "problem" with pillows!!!  he likes to rearrainge them throughout the house. Bed pillows wind up on the couch and vice versa!! He has a knack for house decorating, decent taste too! Then when I don't realize I need one he brings one to me he's a good boy!!  Von&Pudg |
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Post by breesmom on Sept 5, 2012 5:52:59 GMT -5
My boy is a flank sucker....he seems to do it if he is feeling stressed or bored. Therefore I try to keep him from being bored or stressed |
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Post by irishgypsie on Sept 7, 2012 2:44:06 GMT -5
Zoey is a blanket sucker (a female Linus lol) she'll drag hers every where too and lay on it while she is sucking.
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he likes to rearrainge them throughout the house. Bed pillows wind up on the couch and vice versa!! He has a knack for house decorating, decent taste too! Then when I don't realize I need one he brings one to me 
Von&Pudg
