Funny. Dog Won't Let Her Tail Get Away

Funny. Dog Won't Let Her Tail Get Away. My German Shepherd dog, Ali, has one of the funniest habits I have ever seen. She chases her tail. Now you may be thinking what is so funny about that. Well, she only chases her tail when someone is in the room with her. It is all she wants to do. She will chase her tail for hours. Yes, hours, non stop, for as long as someone is in the room with her. If she is left alone, she stops immediately. Ali will chase her tail in circles until she can grab a hold of it. She then proceeds to spin in a circle, tail in mouth, until she is dizzy. Or so it seems. Then it's time to start the cycle over again.

It goes something like this. Ali will sit down and turn her head so she can see the tail. As soon as the tail moves ever so slightly, or if someone in the room makes a move of any kind, she begins to chase it, as if it was going to get away or something. She is relentless in her pursuit of her tail. We affectionately refer to her tail as her friend. There's nothing Ali would rather do than chase that tail around the room. That is, as long as she has an audience. What a funny dog story it is.