For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Behavior, Dog greeting, Greeting behavior, Snarky dog, Uncategorized, calming signals on Jul 29th, 2010
Sadie is sometimes snarky. So am I. Aren’t you? Aren’t we all? (I know. Snarky is not a real word. But, it should be. It just so onomatopoetic.) Have you ever met someone who just rubbed you the wrong way right from the start? At first meeting they enthusiastically [...]
Posted in Behavior, Greeting behavior, Sadie's Rules, Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
In Sadie’s ideal world strangers don’t look at her much less stare at her. They don’t reach out to pet her. Definitely they don’t jostle her ears. They all go about their business as if Sadie wasn’t there, except, of course, they don’t bump into her or step on her paws. Sadie, naturally, [...]
Posted in Fearful dogs, Greeting behavior, Jean Donaldson, Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2009
Fix in your mind a stress-free, relaxed, easy going dog. Ms.or Mr. Go-with-the-Flow. Perhaps this is your dog. Or, maybe not. If you are, like I am, parenting a not-so-stress-free pup, call to mind a chilled-out doggie friend. Forrest, the adopted St. Bernard who owns Mary Lee who owns PC’s Pantry comes to my mind. [...]
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