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A language of their own: How to understand what your dog is trying to tell you
News Type: Other — Seeded on Sun Nov 8, 2009 6:37 PM EST
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Pretend for just a moment that your dog is not your little sweetie-kins, lovey-bear, but is instead an animal.
Suspend your reality long enough to accept she's not your cuddle-bunny that gazes adoringly at you because she loves you so much, but is actually a close descendant of a wolf.
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{"commentId":10567159,"authorDomain":"luckydog"}
A good article that all dog owners should read. Clipped to Reigning Dogs and Cats.
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- 5 votes
#1 - Sun Nov 8, 2009 10:18 PM EST{"commentId":10567220,"authorDomain":"mstanley2265"}
I cannot believe how many times I have seen people get a dog and talk to the dog like it is human. You have to use one word not a whole sentence and yet that is what they do - for a simple command. sit - it goes like this, please sit down little honey bunny or their name. I roll and rotate LOL.....and trying to house break a puppy. You can tell them until you are blue in the face that they have little bladders they must be taken out on a schedule so they understand what they are suppose to do. You can't stay in bed when you have a puppy no more than you can stay in bed when you have a newborn. LOL
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- 4 votes
#2 - Sun Nov 8, 2009 10:22 PM EST{"commentId":10568977,"authorDomain":"MoCowgirl"}
Aw, a good sensible article on dogs.
I absolutely love my dogs, however, I am leader of the pack ....or else.
I appreciate my dogs barking to let me know there could be a possible intruder (animal or human) in the area, but I want them to accept who or what I accept and go off guard duty, and never bite anyone.
Mostly I have owned bird dogs and heelers. Both breeds are usually intelligent and bred for a work purpose with very different personalities.
Lots of love and praise works the best with my Brittanys.
My current heeler was as "hard-headed" as any pup I have ever owned. I was considering biting her back at one point, and I am not completely sure we are past that point, yet. LOL!
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- 2 votes
#3 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 1:30 AM EST{"commentId":10569083,"authorDomain":"jdsteve"}
Well written article for dog owners. Dogs are excellent manipulators if you let them. Sensible messages are a must and both humans and dogs will get along and compliment each other.
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- 2 votes
#4 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 1:48 AM EST{"commentId":10569396,"authorDomain":"monsterskin63"}
What a great article! I've got 2 dogs (and 3 cats who love them...) and I can see this behavior in both. At this point, though, I think my my min-pin/rat terrier mix is doing her best to try and "people talk" to me. I'll be sitting there, minding my own business reading the paper...or whatever...at the table. She'll come up and poke me in the leg with her nose to get my attention. Well, since she has me trained so well, I'll look at her and then her lips will curl into the cutest little "o" and she'll start doing this... "wah...waaahhhooohwooooahhhhh". It is like nothing I've ever heard from a dog. I've learned from the tone and duration of her woos and waahs, along with her body language whether she wants me to play with her, go outside, or let the cat in so she can play with it.
She's the boss of my house...
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- 3 votes
#5 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:02 AM EST{"commentId":10571674,"authorDomain":"mstanley2265"}
That's the amazing thing about pets, they know love when they get it and respond accordingly. Makes you happy camper
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- 1 vote
#6 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:53 AM EST{"commentId":10573578,"authorDomain":"lilgremlin"}
And for the dogs who jump up into your lap or next to you on the couch who then proceded to try to lick your mouth and/or stare at you with rapt attention as you scratch their ears/back/belly they are saying "I'm cute and sweet and will love you forever if you give me a bite of that porkchop"
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- 5 votes
#7 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:35 AM EST{"commentId":10578680,"authorDomain":"ruthlessmoose"}
That's why I ahve a cat... he's like me.... completely devoid of emotions
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- 3 votes
#8 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:19 PM EST{"commentId":10578969,"authorDomain":"luckydog"}
My cat has emotions, she is just less demonstrative.
My dog seems to have a language of sorts when he barks. I have noticed a pattern in his barking. 2 barks at a time when he wants in. Continuous barking when he is trying to alert of a stranger. A single bark when he wants to play.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":10579458,"authorDomain":"par4thecourse"}
What I love is when people get a dog just to say they have a dog. They either have a fenced in area or they have them tied up. The only time they pay attention to them is when the dog barks. The dog learns this quite quickly that if it barks it will get some attention. However, unlike me there are many people that have this distaste like me for someone who would allow their dog to bark, and bark, and bark. Surrounding me there are 5 dogs.. 3 homeowners that have them.. 15-30 minutes at a time allowing their dogs to bark.. one guy who puts his dog out at or around 10pm and it isn't brought in until around 1am.. there is another person who at times puts their dog out to do its thing approximately 1:30am and lets it bark until about 2am when they decide to bring it in... Then there is one with 2 dogs, and off and on all day long.. 1 street over from me totally on another road.. but you can see the dogs from my street clearly and the dogs can see people walking down the sidewalk on mine.. and they will bark like crazy... mailman, delivery trucks, other dogs..
It is one thing to have a dog.. it is another thing to be a responsible dog owner.. If you get a dog and when it barks.. if it passes 10-15 seconds.. its time to bring the dog in, and or go outside and see the problem .. if none.. bring it in.. No one wants to hear a dog barking.. it is not only irresponsible, but it is disrespectful, and very annoying.
We have a dog.. he rarely barks at all .. he is trained since a pup .. and he will however bark if someone comes onto the property, or comes to the door.. that is the only time.. The first 6 months was the difficult part of training.. Dogs understand simple words.. like No and Okay...I put my right fist in the air.. he automatically sits.. I put my hand up like stop.. and he will stay.. if I put food on the floor for him I will apply the fist, stop, then I will say okay.. Dogs need to be dominated, not the other way around.
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- 4 votes
#9 - Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:51 PM EST{"commentId":10583766,"authorDomain":"skermaz"}
The communication gaps can also be a blessing. I have no idea what my dogs feel or think when we're all curled up together and don't want to. It would be disappointing to know that I am little more than a hairless heat source.
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- 1 vote
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