Recently Dakota started limping and had a really bad infection in her leg. I took her to the vet and $200 Later she is doing much better. She has started doing something that is quite intriguing however. If I am not paying attention to her when she wants to be let out, or when she wants something, she will start limping. My first reaction is to immediately stop what I am doing, check her leg out and then give her some medicine. But when she starts jumping around with a wagging tail and running all pawed after me down the hallway, I wonder if I am being dooped. :)
Learned Helplessness
Did you know that dogs can develop a behavior called learned helplessness? Its true. Visit Dogstardaily.com and check it out for more info if you want. But Basically it is when a dog will develop a helpless behavior and exhibit it for attention.
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