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Hi all. I rescued a 4 year old male EBT from an SPCA 4 months ago. I was told that his owner passed away and the owner's family "didn't have enough time to take care of him". He's a typical EBT as far as I have read (I am an experienced dog owner but it's my first EBT). He has some anxiety/obsessive issues. The most challenging is his obsession with lights and shadows. Every night, when the sun starts going down, he starts obsessing over shadows on our walls in the house. He will stare, bark, and bite at the wall. He has almost bitten a hole through the drywall on one particular wall that reflects a computer screen at night. When he is in "the zone", it is very hard to distract him. Even with treats. Sometimes, I will crate him if he is getting too tweaked (he is crate trained an actually loves his crate--it clams him down). I just don't know how help him get over his obsession. We are working with a trainer on general commands and behaviors, which is going well. But I think his obsession with lights and shadows are over my trainer's abilities. Any suggestions?