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05-25-2015, 04:11 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Lincoln Park, MI, USA
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| Ear sniffing The lady we got our Bella from brought 3 little ones over last evening for me to photograph, and our Bella was SO gentle with these babies. She Carefully checked out each one, and spent some time sniffing their ears? Then, rolled over and let the babies play on her as if she was a mama (heart melting) Any idea what that was all about? Is that a motherly instinct, or just a doggy thing? PS (Bella is 20 months old, and still intact, for the moment, no plans on breeding her, she is scheduled to be spayed this month) |
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05-25-2015, 06:50 AM | #2 |
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| Sweet picture. I think it is a natural instinct for females to rollover as if nursing. I had a Shih Tzu that did this for a pet piggie. My yorkie girl Gina would roll over if you put a small stuffed toy near her tummy. The ear sniffing - not sure but my two do sniff each other's ears.
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05-25-2015, 05:07 PM | #3 | |
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05-26-2015, 12:06 AM | #4 |
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| Dogs do have glands that produce ear wax which contains micro-organisms that can smell yeasty, a magnet scent for any dog, especially the riper or more different the smell. And puppies just do smell different than dogs - an utterly irresistible smell, probably even in their ears, too. Puppies have that wonderful, singular "puppy smell' emanating from all over their bodies, something indefinable, that smell, which, along with their enlarged head, "puppy eyes", foreshortened muzzles, spastic movements, activates hormones in older dogs and humans that communicates very effectively that they are vulnerable, yet not food, and apparently endears and bonds them to older dogs - and humans in the same way our own human infants do. The puppy appearance and puppy smell combo are qualities that do all the things described above that neither maternalistic or inquisitive dogs or humans can ever seem to get enough of. I'm sure I could smell a puppy for hours and still want more! Any breed - they all smell "puppy" to me. An older dog will roll over onto its back, exposing its tummy, to show it is fully trusting, non-threatening, often mimicking the submissive attitude of a puppy who readily upturns its tummy to older dogs in submissive respect. Your dog was likely doing that also to get down on their level instead of standing over them to show she was utterly unintimidating in nature, super friendly and inviting the puppies to play with her.
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05-26-2015, 06:45 AM | #5 |
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| Great explanation! You did forget one thing - that wonderful "puppy breath".
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05-26-2015, 11:06 AM | #6 |
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| To me, puppy breath is just a more intense version of puppy smell and only puppies have it. Puppies smell like puppy from inside and all over outside and when I pick one up, I just inhale from stem to stern. One of life's best smells!
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05-26-2015, 06:02 PM | #7 | |
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