"Leah" wrote in message
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However... have you guys noticed other breeds who tend to do this? In
particular, border collies? Madigan does it, and I think I've noticed it
in
other bcs.

Coda does it, Bodhi decidedly does not.
I've noticed a few BCs & Aussies that do it.

And, as close as they can get to it, I think I saw a Newfie girl puppy
do it last night at obed. class! They were leaving, we were just
getting there.
Of course, she also was SO excited to see the instructor that
she piddled on the matting...well, for a Newfie, a "piddle" is more
like a puddle! Talk about having an *excellent* distraction to
work around (it was cleaned up, but not one dog let it go unnoticed
at least once while heeling, or doing stays).
Shelly & The Boys

However... have you guys noticed other breeds who tend to do this? In
particular, border collies?

Huh. Y'know, stopping and thinking about it, I know several BCs who do
it... and some Aussies, too.

And of course, as I've mentioned before, Rocsi does it - but in her case
I call it pinto beaning.

"Leah" wrote in message
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I have a student of unknown origin, but we've figured that there's either
pit
or boxer in there somewhere. She confirmed it the other night - she
kidney
beaned. Probably boxer.

However... have you guys noticed other breeds who tend to do this? In
particular, border collies? Madigan does it, and I think I've noticed it
in
other bcs.

i've seen dogs of lots of breeds do this. a sibe x chow most recently. i
don't think it's a breed specific trait. it's a natural reaction to butt
scratching. :-)

-kelly

"culprit" wrote:

i
don't think it's a breed specific trait. it's a natural reaction to butt
scratching. :-)

Well, yeah, but.. I'm not talking about what dogs do if you scritch their
butts, and I don't think Leah is either. What I'm talking about (and I
believe Leah is) is dogs who approach humans (or other dogs they like)
wagging their entire bodies instead of just their tails, sometimes doing a
sort of sideways wiggle dance.
IOW, it's a greeting behaviour.

In Rocsi's case, I believe that part of why she does it is that she hasn't
GOT a tail.

"Sionnach" wrote in message
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What I'm talking about (and I
believe Leah is) is dogs who approach humans (or other dogs they like)
wagging their entire bodies instead of just their tails, sometimes doing a
sort of sideways wiggle dance.
IOW, it's a greeting behaviour.

In Rocsi's case, I believe that part of why she does it is that she
hasn't
GOT a tail.


I found a stray Doberman traveling with a giant schnauzer on my property.
Both with collars so I wanted to catch and try to read the tags. Naturally
I was a bit wary with the Dobie. Up until she kidney beaned into me and
nearly knocked me down! Can't mistake that body language! Escapee's from a
boarding kennel nearby! I didn't know Dobie's kidney beaned until then.

Fran

However... have you guys noticed other breeds who tend to do this? In
particular, border collies? Madigan does it, and I think I've noticed it in
other bcs.


Our Beagle Girl does it, but our Beagle Boy prefers to flop over exposing his
belly for belly rubs.

Jan

"Sionnach" wrote in message
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Well, yeah, but.. I'm not talking about what dogs do if you scritch
their
butts, and I don't think Leah is either. What I'm talking about (and I
believe Leah is) is dogs who approach humans (or other dogs they like)
wagging their entire bodies instead of just their tails, sometimes doing a
sort of sideways wiggle dance.
IOW, it's a greeting behaviour.


ahh, well throw pit bulls into the mix too. :-)

-kelly

sort of sideways wiggle dance.
IOW, it's a greeting behaviour.


ahh, well throw pit bulls into the mix too. :-)

-kelly

you bet - total wiggle butts.


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"Sionnach" wrote:
Well, yeah, but.. I'm not talking about what dogs do if you scritch their
butts, and I don't think Leah is either. What I'm talking about (and I
believe Leah is) is dogs who approach humans (or other dogs they like)
wagging their entire bodies instead of just their tails, sometimes doing a
sort of sideways wiggle dance.
IOW, it's a greeting behaviour.

Sort of - approaching sideways with the head and butt both turned towards the
object of approach. And yes, it is a greeting behavior.

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I have a pit bull/mastif mix and she does it too. her mom is a purebred
pit and she also does it.

culprit wrote:

"Sionnach" wrote in message
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Well, yeah, but.. I'm not talking about what dogs do if you scritch
their
butts, and I don't think Leah is either. What I'm talking about (and I
believe Leah is) is dogs who approach humans (or other dogs they like)
wagging their entire bodies instead of just their tails, sometimes doing a
sort of sideways wiggle dance.
IOW, it's a greeting behaviour.


ahh, well throw pit bulls into the mix too. :-)

-kelly