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Post by bulietaz on Mar 9, 2007 9:49:59 GMT
hi all
has anyone noticed their dog doing what i call hedge creeping?
Toska will "stalk" underneath a hedge, trembling, very slowly lifting each foot as she moves forward. was told it was because she enjoyed the feeling of the branches brushing her back but i'm not convinced. none of the other dogs do this, so anyone else seen it?
cris
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Post by buliebuse on Mar 9, 2007 11:16:58 GMT
Cris The only time Buse does this is if I am road walking her in a busy neighbourhood with her halti on in an attempt to get it off. Otherwise when out in open fields she literally just 'tanks' through the bushes.Buse doesn't believe in going around,over or under an obstacle - just through it!  Ju |
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Post by bulietaz on Mar 9, 2007 11:30:54 GMT
hi ju
that's not very helpful! sounds like 1 of the other dogs! Toska has done this since she was small, i wondered if it was checking territory to make sure all was safe, no predators lurking?
cris
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Post by Shaun Eric Ewing on Mar 9, 2007 12:08:17 GMT
We have seen similar behaviour in several of our dogs from different lines, Mollie is one of them. They can stay almost in the same spot for several minutes sometimes rocking backwards and forwards, sometimes walking forwards, it is as if they completely switch off entering a kind of trance.
The plant can be a hedge, it can also be a plant in the front room. The only similarity in the plants is that they all have something that scratches the dog lightly, it could be a twig, it could also be a pointed leaf.
No idea why they do it, but they seem to like it.
Shaun
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Post by sandaharr on Mar 9, 2007 12:35:30 GMT
I used to walk an OES who did this he was hilarious,i thought it was just because he had an itch on his back at his tail area!!
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Post by Shaun Eric Ewing on Mar 9, 2007 16:15:59 GMT
Hi Cris, Tosca's grandmother Elbo Tosca was one of our first dogs. She used to do that a lot and it looked like she was in heaven when she did it.
Will try to find a photo later
Anne
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Post by mayahund on Mar 9, 2007 16:38:41 GMT
Hi Guy's ! Both Chili and my first bb Maya do/did this. I always thought it reassembled a lion stalking an animal. Both dogs will do it in bushes but also out in the open. Chili often does it when she wants Mubi to play, like she's "stalking" up on Mubi. Here's a pic of chili doing it in the snow and openly, she will go lower too.  And here's one of her doing it in the Rhododendron bush! She can stay in there, like that for quite some time!  |
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Post by bulieboerboels on Mar 9, 2007 22:02:29 GMT
Hi Ewa she looks like she is enjoying herself very much.Regards Paul.
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Post by bulietaz on Mar 10, 2007 9:56:00 GMT
hi ewa
lovely pictures, i tried to take some of toska but do you think she would co-operate! but your picture of chilli shows exactly what i mean.
shaun and anne,
interesting that both toskas mum and grandmother did this, i have noticed in toskas 2nd litter some of the pups used to stalk each other to play!
cris
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Post by buliebuse on Mar 10, 2007 11:36:56 GMT
Hi Ewa
Great pics
Buse also uses that stance the same as chili in the snow & its always the right front leg that goes up.
Does anyone have a left handed BB I wonder ?
Ju
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Post by mayahund on Mar 10, 2007 22:38:03 GMT
Come to think about it - my spaniels would raise their right leg too when "pointing" out game.
Ewa
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Post by buliebuse on Mar 11, 2007 8:54:05 GMT
Ewa
We definately need to have input on this one - perhaps dogs are like people in that they are right handed but less likely to be left handed.Would be intereting to see if anyone has the latter.
Ju
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Post by bulietaz on Mar 12, 2007 9:26:55 GMT
hi ju
Toska will stand, like that locked on to something, reminds me of a pointer, she uses both right or left leg. will try and get some pics
cris
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Post by bulietaz on Mar 13, 2007 9:18:34 GMT
hi shaun,
most of the dogs stand and point like this, makes you wonder how many breeds went in the melting pot to produce the boerboel.
cris
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Post by marty43 on Mar 13, 2007 21:42:19 GMT
both my dogs do it, even one at 6 months.Its great to watch, lying like a lion ready to go and at some speed,been knocked down a few times getting in the road.
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Post by bulietaz on Mar 14, 2007 16:03:11 GMT
hi marty, is that your dogs or yourself been knocked down? on one occasion while walking Taz, she decided my neighbours rangerover passed by just a little too close and she took it on! i don't think these dogs understand the word fear! cris |
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Post by bulietaz on Apr 2, 2007 9:51:10 GMT
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Post by bulietaz on Apr 2, 2007 9:54:07 GMT
hi
as promised!!
picture of Toska hedgecreeping!
I'd like to thank ju and jo for helping me master the art of posting piccies and will probably bore you all to death with endless pics now ;D
cris
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Post by buliebuse on Apr 2, 2007 17:57:01 GMT
Brilliant pic Well done in yr senior years remebering how to do it! |
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