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Old December 10th 03, 05:35 AM
dejablues
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Our dog does it, though not much anymore. It unnerved me, it looked very
ugly especially since he has horrible teeth and a poor bite. Like the link
Dianne posted, we didn't reward the behavior so it went away. He's still
very submissive though.


flick wrote:

We have a 5mo pup here (half St. Bernard) who's very friendly tho a bit
submissive.

If you call him, he approaches kinda sideways, ears down, head to one
side, acts like he'll flop onto his back at the slightest excuse.

At the same time, he wrinkles his nose to bare his top front teeth. Looks
really odd.

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the submissive
behavior?

flick 100785


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Old December 10th 03, 05:35 AM
dejablues
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Our dog does it, though not much anymore. It unnerved me, it looked very
ugly especially since he has horrible teeth and a poor bite. Like the link
Dianne posted, we didn't reward the behavior so it went away. He's still
very submissive though.


flick wrote:

We have a 5mo pup here (half St. Bernard) who's very friendly tho a bit
submissive.

If you call him, he approaches kinda sideways, ears down, head to one
side, acts like he'll flop onto his back at the slightest excuse.

At the same time, he wrinkles his nose to bare his top front teeth. Looks
really odd.

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the submissive
behavior?

flick 100785


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Old December 10th 03, 05:35 AM
dejablues
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Our dog does it, though not much anymore. It unnerved me, it looked very
ugly especially since he has horrible teeth and a poor bite. Like the link
Dianne posted, we didn't reward the behavior so it went away. He's still
very submissive though.


flick wrote:

We have a 5mo pup here (half St. Bernard) who's very friendly tho a bit
submissive.

If you call him, he approaches kinda sideways, ears down, head to one
side, acts like he'll flop onto his back at the slightest excuse.

At the same time, he wrinkles his nose to bare his top front teeth. Looks
really odd.

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the submissive
behavior?

flick 100785


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Old December 10th 03, 07:55 PM
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Default Submissive behavior? Baring teeth

We have a 5mo pup here (half St. Bernard) who's very friendly tho a bit
submissive.

If you call him, he approaches kinda sideways, ears down, head to one side,
acts like he'll flop onto his back at the slightest excuse.

At the same time, he wrinkles his nose to bare his top front teeth. Looks
really odd.

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the submissive
behavior?

flick 100785


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Old December 10th 03, 08:38 PM
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, flick wrote:

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the
submissive behavior?


it's hard to tell without seeing the behavior in person, but
in the context of his other behaviors, it sure sounds
submissive.

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Old December 10th 03, 08:38 PM
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, flick wrote:

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the
submissive behavior?


it's hard to tell without seeing the behavior in person, but
in the context of his other behaviors, it sure sounds
submissive.

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette
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Old December 10th 03, 08:38 PM
shelly
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, flick wrote:

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the
submissive behavior?


it's hard to tell without seeing the behavior in person, but
in the context of his other behaviors, it sure sounds
submissive.

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette
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Old December 10th 03, 08:44 PM
dianne marie schoenberg
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flick wrote:
We have a 5mo pup here (half St. Bernard) who's very friendly tho a bit
submissive.

If you call him, he approaches kinda sideways, ears down, head to one side,
acts like he'll flop onto his back at the slightest excuse.

At the same time, he wrinkles his nose to bare his top front teeth. Looks
really odd.

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the submissive
behavior?


That does sound like what is termed a submissive smile,
especially in light of your description of his other
behavior. And yes, it does look pretty odd.

Here's a picture, though this one does not show the dog
exposing its teeth:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/books.../content5.html

Dianne
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Old December 10th 03, 08:44 PM
dianne marie schoenberg
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flick wrote:
We have a 5mo pup here (half St. Bernard) who's very friendly tho a bit
submissive.

If you call him, he approaches kinda sideways, ears down, head to one side,
acts like he'll flop onto his back at the slightest excuse.

At the same time, he wrinkles his nose to bare his top front teeth. Looks
really odd.

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the submissive
behavior?


That does sound like what is termed a submissive smile,
especially in light of your description of his other
behavior. And yes, it does look pretty odd.

Here's a picture, though this one does not show the dog
exposing its teeth:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/books.../content5.html

Dianne
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Old December 10th 03, 08:44 PM
dianne marie schoenberg
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flick wrote:
We have a 5mo pup here (half St. Bernard) who's very friendly tho a bit
submissive.

If you call him, he approaches kinda sideways, ears down, head to one side,
acts like he'll flop onto his back at the slightest excuse.

At the same time, he wrinkles his nose to bare his top front teeth. Looks
really odd.

I've never seen a dog do this before. Is it part of the submissive
behavior?


That does sound like what is termed a submissive smile,
especially in light of your description of his other
behavior. And yes, it does look pretty odd.

Here's a picture, though this one does not show the dog
exposing its teeth:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/books.../content5.html

Dianne
 




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