Noisy Player - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T08:01:21Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/noisy-player?feed=yes&xn_auth=noArrrghhhh! Here's our proble…tag:mycorgi.com,2016-09-27:1150197:Comment:19553132016-09-27T16:40:02.966ZVicky Hayhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/VickyHay
<p>Arrrghhhh! Here's our problem: we have to share the world with other humans. If only it weren't so...</p>
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<p>This person has no clue about dogs or about how dogs play. If your dog was seriously biting her dog, he would have drawn blood -- trust me. If he was serious, he would have gone for the front of the dog's throat: one of my German shepherds was dog-aversive, and that was exactly what she would do. If he saw her dog as prey, he would have tried to pick the dog up by the back of…</p>
<p>Arrrghhhh! Here's our problem: we have to share the world with other humans. If only it weren't so...</p>
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<p>This person has no clue about dogs or about how dogs play. If your dog was seriously biting her dog, he would have drawn blood -- trust me. If he was serious, he would have gone for the front of the dog's throat: one of my German shepherds was dog-aversive, and that was exactly what she would do. If he saw her dog as prey, he would have tried to pick the dog up by the back of the neck and shake it hard to break its neck...not an easy trick when you're a corgi.</p>
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<p>Don't take your dog to a dog park -- not because of the dog but because of the owners. Do not let your dog off the lead around other dogs that you don't know, and don't do it anywhere other than in your home or in your friend's home. Sorry to put a damper on the "fun," but dogs are not kids: they are DOGS. Dogs are cushily evolved wolves. They still indulge in wolf behavior, something few humans are prepared to interpret.</p>
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<p>You should not be upset at your dog; possibly you should be upset with your fellow human, except that what you're seeing is human behavior in exactly the same way you're seeing dog behavior. Apes behave one way -- and as apes, it's easy for us to interpret that -- and canids behave another way, which is sometimes hard for us apes to understand. Really, neither creature has elicited behavior that should upset you: they are what they are.</p>
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<p>Dog parks are unsafe. Your dog can have plenty of fun in his own backyard -- invite your friends over to your house and let them bring their dogs.</p> Becca is also a noisy player.…tag:mycorgi.com,2016-09-26:1150197:Comment:19553712016-09-26T23:50:59.279ZMarciehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MarcieRussell
Becca is also a noisy player. It's one of the few times she makes noise. She plays with a neighbor's chihuahua puppy daily and it really sounds like she's going to do bodily harm. People who don't know her would be alarmed. I think the other dogs owner didn't speak corgi.<br />
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Becca can only play in a pair. In a group of dogs she becomes the "playground police". She cranks up and gets very bossy. Again not true aggression, but it would certainly look that way to an outsider.
Becca is also a noisy player. It's one of the few times she makes noise. She plays with a neighbor's chihuahua puppy daily and it really sounds like she's going to do bodily harm. People who don't know her would be alarmed. I think the other dogs owner didn't speak corgi.<br />
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Becca can only play in a pair. In a group of dogs she becomes the "playground police". She cranks up and gets very bossy. Again not true aggression, but it would certainly look that way to an outsider. The other owner is clueless a…tag:mycorgi.com,2016-09-26:1150197:Comment:19554502016-09-26T14:42:40.814ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
The other owner is clueless and can't tell play fighting from real fighting. Not sure you can fix that. Corgis can be aggressive players but if the other dog was fine the owner should have been.
The other owner is clueless and can't tell play fighting from real fighting. Not sure you can fix that. Corgis can be aggressive players but if the other dog was fine the owner should have been.