For dog lovers - when your dog stares at nothing

Sometimes staring at nothing in an old dog can be a sign of senility. It happened to our last Pom, when he was over 13 years old. He would stand for 15-20 minutes in front of this end table next to our sofa, and act as if he saw something interesting there, which he couldn't have, as he was nearly completely blind from cataracts. It was unnerving. Finally, I would clap my hands to snap him out of it--he was hard of hearing, too--he would look briefly at me, then go back to staring.
 
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