I saw this, my guys are so right-wag it's ridiculous :) sas
-- 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: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:37 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: A pic to make ya cringe 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:238931 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
