You're confusing play noises with growling, the growl is long (grrrrrrrrrrr) and included with specific body language, where play noises are short burst more like snorts and snarls. There's a definitive difference.
(I'm basing this on what I was told by our breeder and the trainers that I've spoken to about MacGregor, other trainers will tell you different things) -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 7241 Jillspring Ct. Springfield, Va. 22152 (703) 220-2835 http://www.sstwebworks.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks -----Original Message----- From: Mary Jo Sminkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:23 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: A pic to make ya cringe >There's really no such thing as a play growl, my Pyr, play barks and he >makes a noise that we call "talking" (kinda sounds like "ha-rah, ha-rah, >ha-rah") But once the growls start he's not fooling around anymore. I'd have to disagree with that. Ever seen dogs playing a game of tug? There's a heck of a lot of growling and none of it has any serious intent. My dogs often growl when we play wrestling-type games or I let them attack me under the blanket, etc. But I'd have no problems at all telling that from a growl they might address towards another dog that is bothering them. It's much harder to judge though with a dog you don't know well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238914 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
