Spinning

[Midge2]

Our beautiful beagle girl was callously killed in August and we missed her so much we went and brought home a lovely brown lab x (kelpie??) pound dog. Supposed to be 4 yrs old but think he is a bit younger. When we saw him at the pound, he had been "lost" for at least 8 weeks - and was spinning constantly in his cage. This has settled a bit but am confused why he still spins - even in the middle of jumping in the air. He has settled well in his new forever home - am wondering if a companion would be a good idea at this stage (only had him for 3 weeks) or better to leave it for a while. He also chews his toenails which is a bit disconcerting - any ideas on how to stop this?

[koalathebear]

Our beautiful beagle girl was callously killed in August and we missed her so much we went and brought home a lovely brown lab x (kelpie??) pound dog. Supposed to be 4 yrs old but think he is a bit younger. When we saw him at the pound, he had been "lost" for at least 8 weeks - and was spinning constantly in his cage. This has settled a bit but am confused why he still spins - even in the middle of jumping in the air. He has settled well in his new forever home - am wondering if a companion would be a good idea at this stage (only had him for 3 weeks) or better to leave it for a while. He also chews his toenails which is a bit disconcerting - any ideas on how to stop this?

This sounds a little worrying - as this is the tricks section, you might want to post it either in the 'general forum' or the 'general training / obedience' sub-forum because both get more hits than this tricks sub-forum. So sorry to hear about your beagle and good on you for taking on a beautiful pound pup. The spinning sounds like it was a behaviour he developed when he was anxious and it's still there. Some Kelpies can get a bit obsessive so if it is anxiety-related, you'll need tips from people on how to address the behaviour. Good luck!