No dog tails here...

Did you try filling out the dog psychology survey? Pretty interesting..or intense depending on your take. Unfortunately, the survey is just that, a lot of questions without a lot of answers unless you are into dog psychology.

But everyone isn't neccessarily a dog psychologist so questions like " Does your dog push his ears back?" or " Does your dog make you feel bossed around?" don't really give you a lot of insight into your dog personality unless there's an explanation. No we are not board certified dog doctors of the mind however we have a lot of experience and even more resources so lets see...

When dogs hold their ears back, kind of flipped back so the inside of the ear is facing you, usually along with a wagging tail and a bit of a crouched position, it's a sign of submission and respect. When my brother's Mastiff does it, he calls it scoops..like "Oh look, Hudson is giving you "scoops"". And it's pretty cute when this bouncing ball of 150lb Mastiff does settle down and give you this position. It is such a nice, clear communication that the dog digs you.

"Does your dog make you feel bossed around?" Well that came closer to the end of the survey. A good friend of mine talked to me after she filled out the survey and asked, what the heck is that about?! Kal's dog Crash is a super amazing dog so it's no surprise he doesn't make you feel bossed around. But when your dog vies for dominance, doesn't listen and does whatever, regardless of what you tell them, you get the message pretty fast that they think they are the one dictating what goes in the house.

Kal was also a little freaked out because Crash (boxer above) doesn't have a tail. How can you properly answer these questions (of which a good 30% were) "does your dog hold their tail like this?" questions?! Good point. And in NO WAY is Crash showing you his inner ninga by bearing his teeth..he does however look like he'd like to grab that flashy camera and see if it squeals..

I've finished Ruben's so I need to refill on b/coffee for the next half hour to do Calvin's survey...and do some more digging on dog psychology.

Have a great day!
Bonnie

Comments

[Kal Barteski]

THANK YOU.
I was thinking of printing out the questions so I could really think about them... but that was too intense - even for me. I have since been studying Crash's tail and AM STILL NOT ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS PARALLEL TO THE GROUND OR NOT. I can tell you when it's wagging and that's about it.

[Folding Dog Stairs]

Some really cool stuff here, dude. Congrats on a great article.