Ddog reacted a scene from a horror movie

[dudsville]

We sleep with two in our bedroom. One's a gentle old girl. I was woken last night to the sound of weird breathing, realised it was her and got to her immediately. Now, anyone remember the end of Blair Witch, that guy standing in the basement facing the corner? My lovely girl was standing on her sofa facing the fabric back of the sofa, nose right up against it (and i think was struggling to breath as a result). I gently touched her (she can't hear or see well) and she turned and looked at me in a scary slomo film way, wide eyed and like she didn't recognise me (this happens with her occasionally nowadays), then immediately settled down and went fast asleep... whilst I on the other hand did this 😲😱 for a bit!

I just took her up to bed and remembered this weird middle of the night oddness! I'm making light of yet another sign of her aging process, but it did give me a giggle. Anyone else have a beloved pet go creepy on them?

I’d be worried about that- sounds like the head pressing thing that indicates a neurological issue.

Vet? My old dog did this type of thing before she started to get dementia.

And seizures.

Oh bless her! Hope you both have a more peaceful night tonight.

My dog is an expert at looking over her shoulder on a long, tree lined walk we do. Sometimes there are bikes, or runners behind us, so I appreciate the heads up. But more often than not, there is absolutely no one there, yet still she checks…..and checks again……leaving me wondering if someone has in fact just hidden behind a tree so I don’t see them.

That sounds neurological to me, I’d be concerned

@Saucery 😂 mine can't do long walks anymore but still always looks at the field where once, a very long time ago, there was a cat! For reference, we are surrounded by cats! Why that cat in that field?! Could yours be remembering something?

@TappingTed and @RoseBucket thank you, yes, she's at the vet regularly to make sure she's as well and comfortable as she can be. She has had seizures her main med is a parkinson's one and this has really helped the most where other things the vet has tried had upset her stomach. We also have night lights on for her and I'm a light sleeper and her sofa is on my side so I'm with her asap. She's a very happy doddery sweet thing.

She rarely has barking dreams anymore but I'm also now recalling a few months ago when she woke us to a "woooooOOOOO", like a bad ghost! I saw a sweet clip of a bunch of puppies, one of which was having a barking dream, and one of its siblings sidled up to sleep alongside it. V sweet, so I put a gentle hand on her now when this happens, just to remind her we're there with her.

@Lesssugarketchup , it is, yes, i guess i was just wanting to share the "funny" side to a sad thing.

I get you OP.

My last dog got dementia and almost all of it is awful - so you take your laughs where you can find them.

We use to giggle about how he always forgot he'd just had his tea. Because he was always a skinny dog and we couldn't always get him to eat, we'd feed him as often as he'd ask. Five mins later he'd come and ask for it again. And again. And again.

Any the vey end all that he wanted was freshly cooked rump steak at midnight. About an hour after I'd fallen asleep.

We'd wake up and go and cook it for him, in our pyjamas. Cutting it up and blowing on it to cool it down.

Makes you wonder if his mind really WAS gone, eh?

Mine likes to freak me out by tracking some invisible dust particle or whatever across the room with her eyes, giving the impression she is watching something I can't see.

She might have a bit of doggy dementia .. my dogs nearly 16 and is very odd .. nothing horror film like though 😂, he has become obsessed with routines though and wants me to go to bed at 7.30 every night .. dinner at 4pm .. no idea how he knows what time it is but it’s literally on the dot each night.

That made me properly laugh out loud @Balloonhearts . Wtf are you seeing??!!!

Thanks @LadyInBread , that's it exactly. The relationship is still there, we're still 100% all in, and this time is part of that.

The moment we realised she'd lost most of her hearing was the last time she was ever off lead. I called to her, she was always exceptionally biddable and I was inordinantly proud as really this was as much her nature as anything we did. The last time off lead i called to her and she raced off to find me in the exact opposite direction! I had to just silently run after her. She also had started to "lose" the meal time schedule, although that one is 50/50 as my dh is a sucker for it and i love him for that. To signal meal time now I touch her, she looks at me and i make eating gestures with my mouth and she gets super happy. In between meal times she comes to me and makes the gesture with her mouth. She's adorable.

Its very sweet that you got up to make him rump steak @LadyInBread ❤

@Lira715 , he's making sure you get your zzzz's!

God I must remember to look at titles properly - I thought this was a 2 year old child! 😂

In my next life, I want you as my owner.

The things we do for them.

My dog is 15 and has dementia (also sees vet every 3 months or if something changes that worries me) and she now keeps forgetting where the front and back doors are. It’s both heartbreaking and hilarious when she runs excitedly into another room rather than to the door cos she does this little excited/confused head tilt as if to say “walkies, yes?!” But then can’t understand why the front door isn’t there. She’s perfectly happy, in no pain, still enjoying her (shorter/slower) walks, and doesn’t seem at all bothered that the front door keeps moving!

She also randomly jumps off sofa to bark at nothing, waits for us to praise her, then gets back up on sofa and goes back to sleep. We all just sit there going “thank you for defending us from the ghost!”

@dudsville she sounds lovely! It’s tough when they get old, especially when you see a seizure, she sounds very well cared for, I even leave the TV on for my dog or ask Alexa to play music for dogs when I go out 🙄 it really is like looking after a little old human.

Lovely thread about the golden oldies 🥰
My old girl is 16 ish (wasn't a pup when we got her).
She's recently started standing and staring into space, a bit like me wondering what I've gone into a room for.
My younger dog has a very unnerving habit of staring at the living room ceiling and cocking his head like he can hear someone (or thing 😱) moving about upstairs.

*In my next life, I want you as my owner.

The things we do for them.*

That's very kind of you to say BUT I genuinely remember those times as some of my favourites with him. As the OP said, we were 'in this together' and actually it ended up feeling like quite a special time to spend with him, before The Goodbye.

That's very kind of you to say BUT I genuinely remember those times as some of my favourites with him. As the OP said, we were 'in this together' and actually it ended up feeling like quite a special time to spend with him, before The Goodbye.

Yep, I hear you. I slept downtairs on the sofa for 6 months with my boy, we used to have a chat around 4am and a potter in the garden. I'd have done that forever if it kept him with us.