Help Needed: My Dog’s Obsession with the Backyard is Tearing Him Apart
2025.01.19 04:20 ICUNeedMeRN Help Needed: My Dog’s Obsession with the Backyard is Tearing Him Apart
Hi everyone,
About a year ago, I rescued Zeus, a now 2-year-old, 80lb mixed-breed dog (Pitbull/Lab/Boxer mix) when I was living in Texas. He had a rough start in life—his rescue shelter believed he had been abandoned and fending for himself for a while before I adopted him at 6 months old. He’s super active, extremely stubborn, and has been a challenge to train, but we adore him. He’s a love, truly.
However, over the past month, I’ve become increasingly concerned. We’ve been told he has bilateral ACL (partial) tears. His left leg is actively injured, and his right shows signs of an old, scarred-over injury. Despite his pain, Zeus just won’t stop doing the very things that are causing him more harm, and I’m at a loss.
Here’s the issue: Zeus is hyper-fixated on the backyard—and I mean hyper-fixated. He will sit, frozen like a statue, by the back door - staring up at the doorknob - for hours if I let him, completely ignoring people, or other dogs even. When I come home, he won’t even greet me—he immediately sprints to the backdoor, stands frozen, staring up at the doorknob until I let him out. It’s so bizarre!
We moved into a house with a large backyard a year ago, which you’d think is perfect, but to get to the yard, Zeus has to bolt down two pretty steep flights of stairs. And when he bolts, he SCREAMS like a wild banshee in distress as he barrels down the stairs, then launches himself off the bottom step. My neighbors must think I’m running a slaughter house or something.
Once he’s in the yard, he sprints to the same corner, where he’s dug a little hole by the fence. He’s worn a visible dirt path in the grass from this obsessive routine. I’ll stand watching him from the back door, he’ll sneak back up the stairs, almost prey vs predator-like, I’ll open the door to let him inside, then he bolts down the stairs again, screaming, to repeat the cycle. If I don’t engage with him or let him out fast enough, he sits around whining endlessly.
Initially, I didn’t mind entertaining his outdoor games, but his obsession is now a huge problem because of his injuries. About two months ago, he started limping, and two weeks ago, he completely stopped bearing weight on his back left leg. I took him to the vet, who prescribed Rimadyl and confirmed the ACL tears. They warned me that, given his breed mix and high energy, he’s prone to injuring himself further and may need surgery in the future.
The issue is that even with his injuries, Zeus forgets all about his pain when that back door opens. He bolts down the stairs and right to his corner of the yard. I’ve tried everything to stop him—filling the hole with objects (even his own poop), taking him out on a leash slowly—but nothing works.
I’m desperate for advice. How can I manage his obsession with the backyard, protect his legs from further damage, and redirect this behavior before it’s too late? I love this dog to pieces, and I want to do what’s best for him, but I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. Any tips, recommendations, or ideas would be so appreciated.
Thank you for reading.
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