courtnek Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 do your dogs gang up on you when one wants something, and you miss the signs? Laurel is very timid, Freebee very dominant. Shr left my room. whined a little. came in and out. I didnt respond, I was watching TV... She went out into the living room, where Freebee is sleeping. I heard Freebee snapand growl...then suddenly she shows up at the door, whining and growling, her signals for LET ME OUT!! I got up, opened the door, Laurel went out and Freebee went back to the living room. Laurel had to go...Freebee didnt...yet she came to me displaying "her" outside signals, so I would let Laurel out... weird, huh? Never had a dog do that before.... Quote
kendalyn Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 That is very cute! It was nice of freebee to help Laurel out :-) I can just see her walk away thinking, " and that's how it's done". :lol: Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Not exactly the same thing, but... I have some "tattlers" in my gang. If someone is doing something wrong, there are those who will come and tell it. Again, I know I'm anthromofartisizing and assessing human logic and actions on dogs. Still, you figure it out. If someone is cruising the trash can, chewing on something, counter surfing, or whatever, one militant little tattler in particular (Missy) will come to me and tell it... especially if it's one of the cats. She comes up to me, stares intently, and if I ignore her, begins stomping her front feet impatiently and snorting. She does this ONLY when she's tattling on someone. If she were a kid, she'd be a hall monitor and the most beat up kid in class. It's neat that Freebee will help Laurel out like that. Mine will help each other out if there's something in it for them. Mine will "remind" me that it's time for someone's medication, but only because they ALL get treats. Quote
DogPaddle Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 HF - I understand, I have a tatler too. Kavik is my enforcer, growls at Zaphod when he is doing wrong then looks at me like - "You see what I put up with, he's doing it again :roll: " Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 aaaaaaaarrrrrrh cute --yes mine do too Quote
Guest Mutts4Me Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Sasha is a HUGE tattle tail!!! I honestly think she does it not out of a "ha ha, you're gonna get in trouble" sense, but because she's so affected by tension. So when another animal is doing something or is about to do something that will cause there to be scolding (even if it's not to be directed at her) she will get nervous and let us know something's going on (be it a *nudge nudge* thing, or a *look at you, look at the offender* thing). When we had Bandit, my lab, he tended to lick himself raw sometimes, so if he licked, chewed, or scratched more than a minimal amount, we'd have to tell him to stop for his own good (and our sanity). Sometimes we knew he'd started before we even saw of heard him because Sasha would become visibly upset. Yesterday, Sasha got upset and was hovering in the entrance way. We thought she wanted outside or a treat, but since she'd just come in a few minutes before, we weren't paying attention to her. When I finally got up to see what her problem was, I came across a catfight waiting to happen, as Spaz had managed to sneak into Sophie's room. So the tattling can be useful :) Quote
JackieMaya Posted January 28, 2004 Posted January 28, 2004 Maya has a 40-foot cable fastened to her harness when she's outside. I keep an eye on watch them the WHOLE time they're outside, and sometimes Maya will go around this stupid little bush (that I really should either cut down or put a little fence around) and gets her cable caught. Usually, Jackie will come up to the back door (where I sit smoking my cigs while the dogs are outside) and tattle on Maya, before Maya even has a chance to bark to let me know she got caught. And they both know they're not supposed to dig. Usually, if Maya starts digging, Jackie will bound over to her and get her to start playing (I suppose so she doesn't get in trouble). Quote
pyrless Posted January 28, 2004 Posted January 28, 2004 absolutely! taz (my elkhound) always lets us know what's up. well, he lets me know-he doesn't really go to my husband. anyway. if the cat gets out the back door he herds him back up the steps and holds him there til we figure out what's up. if sasha (our pyr) has gotten sick or gotten into the trash can or something he actually comes up to me and leads me to her. if she needs to come in she doesn't bark to come in, he does it for her. If Timmy falls down the well... :lol: seriously. Some dogs are just excellent communicators with the human race and understand and tune into all our verbal nonsense. God bless 'em! Quote
xavierandrea Posted January 28, 2004 Posted January 28, 2004 OMG this is too weird. :o I thought my dogs were crazy. Free is the tattle tail. Patty is the one who just sits back and watches everyone get in trouble and Asim is the bully. He will rip toys out of Free's mouth. Free will then come over to us and whine for it back and Patty just sits back and enjoys the whole circus! :lol: Quote
Holz_Boomer Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 aww thats socute!! haha nope Boomer and Holly dont USUALLY gang up on me :wink: except when they REALLY want inside and i mean please,..how can u say no to a face like theirs? lol Quote
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