First, this is why it's a good idea to go over your dog with a fine-
toothed comb. Or take a close-up photo of her butt. Whichever works
for you.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/2880537490/

And this is little miss "Please Don't Make Me Get Off The Bed,"
before going *back* to the vet.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/2880537428/

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

On Sep 22, 5:55*pm, Shelly wrote:
First, this is why it's a good idea to go over your dog with a fine-
toothed comb. *Or take a close-up photo of her butt. *Whichever works
for you.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/2880537428/

That's Bella's favorite pose. Somebody might just be thinking about
giving free belly rubs.

wrote:
On Sep 22, 5:55 pm, Shelly wrote:

First, this is why it's a good idea to go over your dog with a fine-
toothed comb. Or take a close-up photo of her butt. Whichever works
for you.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/2880537428/


That's Bella's favorite pose. Somebody might just be thinking about
giving free belly rubs.

Zipper has the Magikal Levitating Leg.

If he's all snuggled in his crate and I want him to go out one last
time before we all go to bed, that back leg whips up into the air. If I
ask again, it waves around. It can be the very devil to get him to
actually roll over and get UP. But he does it eventually, with
exaggeratedly dramatic yawns and stretches.

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That's Bella's favorite pose. Somebody might just be thinking about
giving free belly rubs.

With Harriet, the raised leg is a cue that she thinks she's going to
be told to do something she does not want to do (passive-aggressive-
submissive). Don't get me wrong, she loves belly rubs, but she
solicits those by flopping upside down on your lap.

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

Robin Nuttall wrote in
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If he's all snuggled in his crate and I want him to go out one
last time before we all go to bed, that back leg whips up into the
air. If I ask again, it waves around. It can be the very devil to
get him to actually roll over and get UP. But he does it
eventually, with exaggeratedly dramatic yawns and stretches.

That sounds familiar! Harriet does the exact same thing, and for the
same reason. Little stinkers!

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

Shelly wrote:

Robin Nuttall wrote in
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If he's all snuggled in his crate and I want him to go out one
last time before we all go to bed, that back leg whips up into the
air. If I ask again, it waves around. It can be the very devil to
get him to actually roll over and get UP. But he does it
eventually, with exaggeratedly dramatic yawns and stretches.


That sounds familiar! Harriet does the exact same thing, and for the
same reason. Little stinkers!


And you're right, it's sort of a submissive-but-not thing. A "hey lady,
look, I'm cute, I'm submitting, but at the same time I ain't buying your
cuppa joe."

His dam does it too, even more exaggeratedly. When I take care of the
kennel she will NOT come out of her crate (which is on the second level
up so I don't allow her to jump down) without the whole foot-waving
scene, except in her case I have to just reach in and scoop her out,
with the wavy-leg-protest in full steam.

On 2008-09-22 19:19:55 -0400, Shelly said:

wrote in news:2b3fcd34-bced-4363-
:

That's Bella's favorite pose. Somebody might just be thinking about
giving free belly rubs.

With Harriet, the raised leg is a cue that she thinks she's going to
be told to do something she does not want to do (passive-aggressive-
submissive). Don't get me wrong, she loves belly rubs, but she
solicits those by flopping upside down on your lap.

That's interesting. We say Bell will spread her kegs if anybody even
looks in her direction and it is never in the context you and Robin
cite.

All of out dogs have used the fore-paws for either batting or keeping
us at an "arm's length" for what you've described.

"Robin Nuttall" wrote in message
news:bTVBk.355335$yE1.218519@attbi_s21...

And you're right, it's sort of a submissive-but-not thing. A "hey
lady, look, I'm cute, I'm submitting, but at the same time I ain't
buying your cuppa joe."

Henceforth to be known in my house as "The Leg of Defiance."

His dam does it too, even more exaggeratedly. When I take care of the
kennel she will NOT come out of her crate (which is on the second
level up so I don't allow her to jump down) without the whole
foot-waving scene, except in her case I have to just reach in and
scoop her out, with the wavy-leg-protest in full steam.

Oh my! I'd have a hard time not busting out laughing. Are Min Pins
okay with that, or do they get offended when you point and laugh at
them?

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

"montana wildhack" wrote in message
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That's interesting. We say Bell will spread her kegs if anybody even
looks in her direction and it is never in the context you and Robin
cite.

Harriet will, too, but the rest of her body language screams, "I don't
want to do whatever it is I know you're about to tell me to do."

All of out dogs have used the fore-paws for either batting or keeping
us at an "arm's length" for what you've described.

That's a pet peeve of mine. Boxers being what they are, Harriet wants
to use her feet to boss everyone around. I've had to be really strict
about her not putting them on people. Or the cat. Or other dogs, for
that matter.

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

Shelly wrote:
"Robin Nuttall" wrote in message
news:bTVBk.355335$yE1.218519@attbi_s21...

And you're right, it's sort of a submissive-but-not thing. A "hey
lady, look, I'm cute, I'm submitting, but at the same time I ain't
buying your cuppa joe."


Henceforth to be known in my house as "The Leg of Defiance."

I love it! It's almost like a salute. He horks that leg up so fast and
high sometimes he bangs himself in the head.

Oh my! I'd have a hard time not busting out laughing. Are Min Pins
okay with that, or do they get offended when you point and laugh at them?


They're mostly fine with it. They are HUGE clowns.