also, make note of the tail, and how it wags. if the start position of the wag, is on the right side of their body, that means they are in a happy place, if the left side dominates they are a bit more off center and more likely to be in an aggressive state.
i watched a show or read something about this... and its quite wild how my dogs follow this... tw On 7/24/07, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're right and I didn't mean to imply that it does, body language is as > important. My dogs are very distinct in their intent, of course I've known > them for the past year and a half. > > Right now I know exactly what their intent is... to sleep, as they're both > sacked out on the floor :) and Finn is dreaming.... which is amazingly cute. > > -- > 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 10:57 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A pic to make ya cringe > > >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. > > Again, it totally depends on the dog if there is a clear difference or not. > You're also it seems to me defining a very specific sound as a "growl" where > there are many sounds that dogs make that most of us would call growls. > Basically any of the low, rumbling noises a dog makes I consider a growl. > There are many different play noises as there are different types of warning > or aggressive growls. My dogs for instance use a very different growl when > they are just casually warning a dog or puppy that they want some space, and > a totally different type of growl when there is actual intent to attack. And > yes, body language is a huge part of this...which is one reason I would not > say that any growl automatically means a dog intends to attack. Whether you > want to call it a play growl or snarl or whatever, sound alone does not > define intent. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238926 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
