The Puppy Wizard

Your dog knows you're a dog abusing imbecile idiot.

"Alison" <alison@XYZallofus2.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Licking is a calming signal and I think it relates to when wolf
cubs
> lick their mothers mouths to make then regurgitate the food they
have
> brought them back from hunting. Dibby my dog licks a lot when
he gets
> anxious. It's supposed to be submissive sign. Behaviourists are
now
> telling us not to get to hung up on submissivenes and dominance.
> I kiss my dog on the top of his head because he is so cute. I
don't
> know what he thinks this means but he doesn't seem to mind
> Alison
>
> "Robin" <robinxjoy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:robinxjoy-AF703E.03242630102004@news.west.cox.net...
> > I know its nice to think they do, but when you read books
about the
> > language of dogs (which I've only skimmed, not read
completely),
> many
> > things that THEY do, we misinterpret as affection, when it
might be
> a
> > communication asserting their dominance, such as placing their
paw
> in
> > your lap. I believe I read that their licking us is NOT a
sign of
> > affection but of something else, I don't recall what.
> >
> > For those of you who are trainers or well-read on this
subject, when
> we
> > hug and kiss our dog, especially when its done with emotion,
do they
> > know its a communication of love, or might they be perceiving
it as
> > something else?
> >
> > Robin
> >
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