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07-01-2013, 12:15 PM | #1 |
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| body language What your dog is desperately trying to tell you! www.thefamilydog.tv - YouTube I saw this on youtube... it is very worth the watch!
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07-01-2013, 01:31 PM | #2 |
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| That was a great video. I wonder what Pixie is trying to tell me when I am in my recliner on my laptop and she climbs up my chest and sits right in front of my face. She literally puts her rear right in front of my face. lol I think it means GET OFF THE COMPUTER!!!! lol
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07-01-2013, 01:46 PM | #3 |
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| Love it.
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07-01-2013, 04:34 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Great intro video to doggy language. Clear and succinct for the beginners. For example an alert guardy kind of dog, like our YT's are and many other breeds, when they are interested in "something" or on "guard", their tails will be up, they will :stand: like a world class dog, feet firmly under them, head up, back level, on their tip toes, and give the impression of suppressed forward action. Their ears will be pricked up, their gaze forward and focussed and their body fairly still, the tail might wag a bit, or conversely be absolutely still. They also have another quite rich communication strategy and that are the sounds they make. Many different types of barks, from the HI Mommy is home, to that dratted mailman is walking by. There is a play bark, and a whiney kind of bark, an over the top kind of excited bark, and a lonely bark. Some dogs actually verbalize with more than just barks, some whine, or croone, howl, or almost chirp.
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07-02-2013, 11:48 AM | #5 |
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| I feel like my dog never has that typical super happy dog body language. He never just has that relaxed mouth, wiggly body thing going on. Is it just a breed thing? Do any of you have Yorkies that sit there with their mouths open, grinning at you? Is my dog just terribly uptight? lol. He always seems pretty serious about whatever he is doing. Playing toys, playing watch dog, going for walks, sniffing....It's like he's super intense about it. He's always giving 100% to whatever "job" it is that he has at the moment.
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07-02-2013, 12:22 PM | #6 | |
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But how does he greet you? What is his display of excitement with seeing you home, and I betcha there has to be a least a few things. My Yorkie does not sit with his mouth open grinning at me, but his tail is up and wagging happily to see me when I come home, when I get up in the morning, or if hubby takes him for a walk and he comes home again. Razzle can be super intense as well. Just a curious question do you actively train and work with your dog? All my animals come to me, when they don't feel well. THey will display their dis-quiet in front of me, even if only at a distance. My senior male has been too very dignified since past 4yrs old to ring the potty bell; he thinks it is beneath him! Instead he stands in front of the potty door, and sometimes this is just to look outside, and sometimes it is to go outside, cause he needs to potty. I have learnt to ask him, do you really need to potty? And a subtle shift in his body language tells me yes. Slight head cock, slight shifting of rear feet from one to the other, yup that is potty for him. Now a subtle drawing in and hunching of his topline and a much lowered head carriage coupled with a long head turn back to me, says he needs to be sick and wants to go outside to do this. And usually that means he has gotten into food he should not have. Including kibble. One time, he got into an open bag of kibble that should have been behind closed doors, and ate until I don't know when. That was a 3am alert call to Mommy. Boy did he have bad diarrehea from that foray.
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07-03-2013, 09:59 AM | #7 | |
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I have to laugh.. I have a howler when she gets excited. Now Bailey he sneezes when the puppy (ace) is bothering him too much. It is a talent to watch each dog and read the messages they are giving. We walk all 4 dogs twice a day. There are many children in the neighborhood and I try to "teach" them how to approach dogs. One of the Myth is ..if the tail is wagging the dog is happy. No... my Sam wags his tail when he is excited --not alway a good thing lol I tell the children a frighten, scared or excited dog is the ones to be very careful around. Bailey gets scared .. he groans... he is the one I make sure kids do not run up to.
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07-03-2013, 11:52 AM | #8 | |
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| Yes, he is always happy to see us. He runs to the door and wags his tail and runs around and does zoomies sometimes. He'll say hi and then often immediately go and grab a toy and bring it to you. He definitely is 100% terrier! He is quite confident in himself (maybe a little too much...he is the type who is not afraid of anything) and takes himself quite seriously. We definitely actively work on training. He has his CGC, is a registered therapy dog and we work daily on various tricks and agility. We take agility classes twice a week. He can train for really long periods of time without getting bored. He's super smart, so when he was younger, he was always looking for trouble. He was a lot of work! It's like he needed constant mental stimulation. He could never just sit there and relax and sleep like a lot of dogs. He was constantly wanting to engage you in some sort of play or game. Very, very busy. Actually, several people who saw him in action said, if we ever had a kid, they would seem easy compared to this dog. haha. He is probably about 4 years old now, so he has mellowed out (hence now being able to be a therapy dog) but he definitely thrives on action. Loves new places and new people. Just out of curiosity, why do you ask? Given my description, would you have thought he did actively train or not? Quote:
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07-03-2013, 12:00 PM | #9 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Actually yes, from two words imbedded in your description - whatever job he is doing. I do commend you for all your training with your lovely boy. I truly would love to see all Yorkie owners train their dogs in what-ever venue works best for them and their pets. And I should be clearer, I meant it sounds like you have a working dog as a big compliment to your dog, and to you as the owner, most especially as I read your most recent post of what you and your dog do together.
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07-03-2013, 10:26 PM | #10 | |
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| Thanks! It's been a fun thing for us to have all these hobbies together. I agree that training is so beneficial for the dog....and owner! It has increased my patience and compassion, helped my memory, and, in a class setting allowed me to socialize with people who are like-minded and have similar interests. Being able to train with your dog is a great opportunity for personal growth, I think. Quote:
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