Day Dreaming/Blank Stare

Shahster

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Hi!!

Do any of your dogs stare off into space? My boy has been doing it a couple times lately and Iā€™m wondering if I should be concerned. Itā€™s almost like heā€™s day dreaming or zoning out. The other day, he was just staring at the wall and it took a couple calls for him to snap out.

He does have hyper arousal, and was a bit excited the day he was staring at the wall. So Iā€™m not sure if thatā€™s the reason or if it could be something more serious.


Thanks!!


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oscarmayer

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It's possible that he's sleeping with his eyes open. I had a boy, Smedley, that would do that. I could wave my hand in front of his face and he wouldn't flinch. But as soon as I touched him he snap out of it...and wake right up.
Then again, it might be that he's just zoned out.
 

Hceril

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Bella does that pretty often. Sometimes I swear she may even be looking at me out of the corner of her eye (like she is giving me the stink eye!)
A lot of times its when I am trying to get a picture of her. I do talk to her a lot too so I think she tries to ignore me. :lol::ROFL::ROFL::biglaugh::ROFL::biglaugh:
 

Vanillagurilla

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My boy will stare and nothing and sometimes I think hes seeing something I cant lol. We also go for quite a few car rides for 1-3 hours and instead of laying down with my other dog in the back seat he will just stand there not moving, maybe he is sleeping standing up idk.
 

helsonwheels

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Nyala does it often. She sleeps sitting with her eyes open. Hereā€™s what she looks like.

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Lalaloopsie

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Theoretically could be so called petit mal - small epileptic seizures. Looks like dog freezes for several seconds and stares into space and doesnā€™t react.
 

2BullyMama

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Hi!!

Do any of your dogs stare off into space? My boy has been doing it a couple times lately and Iā€™m wondering if I should be concerned. Itā€™s almost like heā€™s day dreaming or zoning out. The other day, he was just staring at the wall and it took a couple calls for him to snap out.

He does have hyper arousal, and was a bit excited the day he was staring at the wall. So Iā€™m not sure if thatā€™s the reason or if it could be something more serious.


Thanks!!


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When he was staring at the wall.. was he one the wall or just looking at it -- zoned out? My Frenchie does this all the time, we started calling him 'stoner'... but as sooner as I get close to him, he turns and comes running over.
Lambeua does it on occasion too, but as soon as I say treat or potty he comes running over.

have you tried calling or seeing how he responds?
 
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Shahster

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When he was staring at the wall.. was he one the wall or just looking at it -- zoned out? My Frenchie does this all the time, we started calling him 'stoner'... but as sooner as I get close to him, he turns and comes running over.
Lambeua does it on occasion too, but as soon as I say treat or potty he comes running over.

have you tried calling or seeing how he responds?

Just staring. I read about the resting of head but he wasnā€™t doing that. If I call him heā€™ll come out of it. Sometimes itā€™ll take a couple of calls.


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2BullyMama

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Just staring. I read about the resting of head but he wasnā€™t doing that. If I call him heā€™ll come out of it. Sometimes itā€™ll take a couple of calls.


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Ok.. heā€™s being a bulldog


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