Two of my dogs understand that I'm pointing at something "over there"
when I point my finger. Both dogs are eight years old. One is a
dachshund, one is a mix (of what I don't know). Both are female. I've
had them since they were puppies. When I point they look in the
direction I'm pointing, not at the tip of my finger.

Do any of you have dogs that do this?

--

8^)~ Sue (remove the x to email)
~~~~
I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was
yesterday. -Adlai Stevenson

As seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=wacvet

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

Suzie-Q wrote:
Two of my dogs understand that I'm pointing at something "over there"
when I point my finger. Both dogs are eight years old. One is a
dachshund, one is a mix (of what I don't know). Both are female. I've
had them since they were puppies. When I point they look in the
direction I'm pointing, not at the tip of my finger.

Do any of you have dogs that do this?


Sure. I think pretty much every dog I've ever lived with. Even
Princess, The Beagle from Hell, would look where you pointed.

When you live in intimate proximity with another species you're bound to
pick up a certain amount of body language. And I bet you usually
augment the human gesture of pointing with the canine version, an
exagerated stare.

Have you ever tried imitating a canine pant-laugh? It's a sort of
hollow, breathy sound. Imagine you've just taken a bite of something
that is much too hot but you don't dare spit it out. I think it's
believed to be an invitation to play and sure enough, my dogs grab the
first toy they can find and come running if you pant/laugh at them.

in thread news:sme617x-D07564.23543503072007@customer-201-125-217-
207.uninet.net.mx: Suzie-Q whittled the following
words:

Two of my dogs understand that I'm pointing at something "over there"
when I point my finger. Both dogs are eight years old. One is a
dachshund, one is a mix (of what I don't know). Both are female. I've
had them since they were puppies. When I point they look in the
direction I'm pointing, not at the tip of my finger.

Do any of you have dogs that do this?


yes

Suzie-Q wrote in news:sme617x-
:

Do any of you have dogs that do this?

Yep. She also understands when I point at things with my feet.
Usually foot pointing involves dropped food, though, so it's not
surprising that she'd figure out to look where I'm pointing, and not
at my foot.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

Shelly,
I had to laugh about the foot pointing. I do the same thing and my
dogs look where my foot is pointing. Yes, it is usually at food.
The reason I have to use my foot is because my hands are usually full
with my food.

Mr President, Please free Leonard Peltier.


Be Free.....Judy

had them since they were puppies. When I point they look in the
direction I'm pointing, not at the tip of my finger.

You've trained them well!

But if you want your dogs to look at your finger, let them know that
you have a treat in your hand, then start pointing, and they will soon
learn to look at your finger (pseudo treat!)

/Natalie

In article .com,
doglinks wrote:

had them since they were puppies. When I point they look in the
direction I'm pointing, not at the tip of my finger.

You've trained them well!

But if you want your dogs to look at your finger, let them know that
you have a treat in your hand, then start pointing, and they will soon
learn to look at your finger (pseudo treat!)

/Natalie

Nope! I want them to look where I'm pointing.

--

8^)~ Sue (remove the x to email)
~~~~
I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was
yesterday. -Adlai Stevenson

As seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=wacvet

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/