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Running forward shoulder roll
Lately my dog Muttley has been doing a shoulder roll, something like a
football player diving into the end zone. He started doing it when there was snow on the ground, and he would just roll over and waggle his paws in the air. Now he starts running, then pulls in a front leg and rolls onto his shoulders, upside down, and then he twists around on his back while waving his paws in the air. He seems to be enjoying himself, and he does not seem to be rolling in anything particular. Also, he likes to lay on his stomach and pull himself along with his front paws, with his rear legs stretched out behind him. He does scratch himself farly often, and the vet said he might have some allergies, but there was apparently no need for concern or treatment. I will probably apply some Frontline again as flea season arrives, but that is not a problem right now. A friend said he saw a dog do a shoulder roll just the other day, and he had never seen it before. Is this a new fad that dogs are picking up? I should probably get a video camera. Paul and Muttley www.smart.net/~pstech/MuttleyStory.htm |
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Paul E. Schoen wrote:
Lately my dog Muttley has been doing a shoulder roll, something like a football player diving into the end zone. He started doing it when there was snow on the ground, and he would just roll over and waggle his paws in the air. Now he starts running, then pulls in a front leg and rolls onto his shoulders, upside down, and then he twists around on his back while waving his paws in the air. He seems to be enjoying himself, and he does not seem to be rolling in anything particular. Also, he likes to lay on his stomach and pull himself along with his front paws, with his rear legs stretched out behind him. He does scratch himself farly often, and the vet said he might have some allergies, but there was apparently no need for concern or treatment. I will probably apply some Frontline again as flea season arrives, but that is not a problem right now. A friend said he saw a dog do a shoulder roll just the other day, and he had never seen it before. Is this a new fad that dogs are picking up? I should probably get a video camera. Paul and Muttley www.smart.net/~pstech/MuttleyStory.htm I think the rolling and dragging just plain feel good. Doesn't it feel good to have your back scratched? All of mine roll around in the grass on nice days. There is much snorting and thrashing around and kicking of the legs involved. The jrt is the only one who belly drags/combat crawls. I gave it a name (grovel) and put it to the clicker and now he'll do it on command. |
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On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:45:45 -0500, Kathleen
wrote: The jrt is the only one who belly drags/combat crawls. I gave it a name (grovel) and put it to the clicker and now he'll do it on command. "GROVEL?!?" Oh, the humiliation of it all! If my kids heard that they would never do it again! LOL! Darla Nova Scotia, Canada -- "I'm still here, you *******s!" ---Papillon http://www.yougotta.com/DARLA/ -- |
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Darla Vladschyk wrote:
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:45:45 -0500, Kathleen wrote: The jrt is the only one who belly drags/combat crawls. I gave it a name (grovel) and put it to the clicker and now he'll do it on command. "GROVEL?!?" Oh, the humiliation of it all! If my kids heard that they would never do it again! LOL! "Grovel" describes it perfectly. You have to also imagine not only the belly dragging but also the laid back ears and the egg-sucking grin. He's so weasel-y and obsequious when he wants something (food, petting, a spot on your lap) that my husband nicknamed him Smeagol. |
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On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:39:09 -0500, Kathleen
wrote: "Grovel" describes it perfectly. You have to also imagine not only the belly dragging but also the laid back ears and the egg-sucking grin. He's so weasel-y and obsequious when he wants something (food, petting, a spot on your lap) that my husband nicknamed him Smeagol. ROFL! Darla Nova Scotia, Canada -- "I'm still here, you *******s!" ---Papillon http://www.yougotta.com/DARLA/ -- |
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"Kathleen" wrote in message ... Paul E. Schoen wrote: Lately my dog Muttley has been doing a shoulder roll, something like a football player diving into the end zone. He started doing it when there was snow on the ground, and he would just roll over and waggle his paws in the air. Now he starts running, then pulls in a front leg and rolls onto his shoulders, upside down, and then he twists around on his back while waving his paws in the air. He seems to be enjoying himself, and he does not seem to be rolling in anything particular. Also, he likes to lay on his stomach and pull himself along with his front paws, with his rear legs stretched out behind him. He does scratch himself farly often, and the vet said he might have some allergies, but there was apparently no need for concern or treatment. I will probably apply some Frontline again as flea season arrives, but that is not a problem right now. A friend said he saw a dog do a shoulder roll just the other day, and he had never seen it before. Is this a new fad that dogs are picking up? I should probably get a video camera. Paul and Muttley www.smart.net/~pstech/MuttleyStory.htm I think the rolling and dragging just plain feel good. Doesn't it feel good to have your back scratched? All of mine roll around in the grass on nice days. There is much snorting and thrashing around and kicking of the legs involved. The jrt is the only one who belly drags/combat crawls. I gave it a name (grovel) and put it to the clicker and now he'll do it on command. I took some pictures yesterday. Some show him rolling around, others are just of him on his walk in the woods by the stream and near my neighbors. www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley20070407.htm Paul |
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"diddy" wrote in message ... in thread : "Paul E. Schoen" whittled the following words: www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley20070407.htm Looks like a happy dog He seems pretty happy. He's always glad to see me when I get home from work, and he doesn't get into any mischief in the house while I'm gone. He was well behaved last week when he and I visited the neighbors, and he acted nicely with their little $1000 white dog "Bug", and their young daughters. He didn't act very fearful and he was certainly not aggressive. Yesterday I took him for 3 miles on the NCRR trail, and we encountered some people with a small young dog and also a large reddish dog with a steel muzzle. The muzzled dog acted aggressively and barked as Muttley and I approached, but we just walked by and Muttley did not seem very reactive. I suppose a dog might act more protectively when being approached, but I can see why they had him in a muzzle and on a tight leash. I don't think I would keep a dog that acted so aggressively, but they may have trained him that way as a deterant. I'm glad I decided to keep Muttley. Paul |
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Schoen" whittled the following words: "diddy" wrote in message ... in thread : "Paul E. Schoen" whittled the following words: www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley20070407.htm Looks like a happy dog He seems pretty happy. He's always glad to see me when I get home from work, and he doesn't get into any mischief in the house while I'm gone. He was well behaved last week when he and I visited the neighbors, and he acted nicely with their little $1000 white dog "Bug", and their young daughters. He didn't act very fearful and he was certainly not aggressive. Yesterday I took him for 3 miles on the NCRR trail, and we encountered some people with a small young dog and also a large reddish dog with a steel muzzle. The muzzled dog acted aggressively and barked as Muttley and I approached, but we just walked by and Muttley did not seem very reactive. I suppose a dog might act more protectively when being approached, but I can see why they had him in a muzzle and on a tight leash. I don't think I would keep a dog that acted so aggressively, but they may have trained him that way as a deterant. I'm glad I decided to keep Muttley. Paul I'm so glad to hear that. I had a dog in one of my dog classes that lunged and tried to eat everything in sight. I took him out of classes and put him in a private class. .. just him. I muzzled him at first, and brought MY dogs in class and made him work around them, weaving in and out around them while they stayed stationary posts. He seemed to like Reka, but he hated Tuck (Tuck is an intact male) And lunged at Tuck every chance he got. Poor Tuck, but Tuck believes in his "stay" and believes I would not put him in harms way. That dog was then working well with my dogs, and so we asked other dogs to come in, and work around him. He's no longer showing any dog aggression. He's very attentive of his owner, and happily does what he's told while he works quietly and willingly with the other dogs around him. He's been integrated back into regular classes. When we work this dog, I think of Muttley often. |
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"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message ... "diddy" wrote in message ... in thread : "Paul E. Schoen" whittled the following words: www.smart.net/~pstech/Muttley20070407.htm Looks like a happy dog He seems pretty happy. He's always glad to see me when I get home from work, and he doesn't get into any mischief in the house while I'm gone. He was well behaved last week when he and I visited the neighbors, and he acted nicely with their little $1000 white dog "Bug", and their young daughters. He didn't act very fearful and he was certainly not aggressive. Yesterday I took him for 3 miles on the NCRR trail, and we encountered some people with a small young dog and also a large reddish dog with a steel muzzle. The muzzled dog acted aggressively and barked as Muttley and I approached, but we just walked by and Muttley did not seem very reactive. I suppose a dog might act more protectively when being approached, but I can see why they had him in a muzzle and on a tight leash. I don't think I would keep a dog that acted so aggressively, but they may have trained him that way as a deterant. I'm glad I decided to keep Muttley. Paul =========== I enjoyed seeing the photos of Muttley. He looks good. I am glad you kept him also. |
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Running forward shoulder roll
in thread : "Paul E. Schoen"
whittled the following words: I'm glad I decided to keep Muttley. Paul Yep, I'm glad you did too |
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