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Why is your dog scared of the ceiling fan? What's really going on

A dog that freezes at the doorway, tail tucked, staring at the ceiling, is not misbehaving. It is doing exactly what a nervous system built for survival is supposed to do: treating an unfamiliar, moving overhead object as a potential threat until proven otherwise.

What the dog is actually perceiving

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