here's a small article on the story i heard http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/03/27/tailwagging_ani.html?category=animals
tw On 7/24/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238928 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
