Just for fun: your dog’s quirks

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My dog generally does not bark. He sunbathes on our front porch for hours every day watching the world go by and is so chill...to the point where strangers walking by have commented “wow, your dog is so well-behaved! He always just looks like a statue!” The big exception to this is if a golden retriever walks by. I don’t know why gets into him but hoooo boy... he just goes ballistic! Barking, sprinting back and forth in the front yard...it’s hilarious. We think it’s something with the big, fluffy tail.

He also gets very riled up whenever my teenaged daughters have friends over and there happens to be boys in the group. My daughters could literally have 200 female friends over and he’d barely raise his head, but you get a group of teenage boys in the house and it’s like he feels the need to show off and assert his dominance. LMAO. Zoomies, barking...is it a testosterone thing? Can he sense it? Hahahah.

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Anonymous wrote:Takes a mouthful of kibble, spits it on the floor next to her bowl, then picks it back up one single piece at a time, delicately chews and swallows, rinse repeat. It’s like she’s concerned that there might be a rock in there. No surprise this is the skinny dog, not the pleasantly plump one
Also, will only walk in one direction around the house. Ie, will only go from front door to kitchen to family room, won’t walk counterclockwise front door to front hall to family room. This has held true through multiple houses.

Our dog does this with his food too! His bowl is full but he whines to us until we go and hand him 2-3 pieces. He the runs off to another room with them and spits out to eat one at a time. He then goes back a 2 nd time for another 2-3 pieces but these he will get on his own. Finally, he will eat from bowl. Every night!

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Anonymous wrote:He burrows under heavy blankets so deeply that I worry he will suffocate.
He doesn't like adults on wheeled toys (scooters in particular, but also skateboards and rollerblades). He barks and growls when he sees them.
He loves to chase rainbows from the prisms in our window and will do so for hours...and when they aren't there, he will look for them for even more hours.
He has FOMO. Even when totally content on the sofa in a sunspot next to his favorite person, he must see if a cold dark spot on a different chair is better before returning to the sunny spot. Every single time.

I'm condo shopping and will not consider a condo without a great sun spot for my dog. When I'm teleworking I pull her dog bed around to catch the sun (who is the quirky one here)?

Watching my dogs lounging in a sun spot is one of my favorite things too!

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One of our dogs decided that the upstairs loft was a terrifying place to sleep. He paced, trembled, panted, and climbed on our heads every night until we got a clue & moved our bedroom downstairs, across from the guest bathroom.

He now sleeps happily in the guest bathroom, where he is safe from the monsters & can guard us with his back against the tub.

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Mine is a super picky and dramatic pooper. Needs several minutes to select the exact right perfect blade of grass to aim for, followed by an elaborate 'poop dance' of getting into position, always involving fancy tail-swishing.

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Drama overdrive when I take his stuffed toys to wash them. Better not to touch them at all. Immediately starts licking his mouth whining. Very concerned. Now picture a 100 pound intact show male dog

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-Insists on eating her eye boogies.
-Does a squeak-snort-woof when dreaming.
-Insists on cuddles before breakfast or bathroom in the AM.
-She is big enough to climb onto the bed or couch or car, but puts her front paws up and waits for her back/butt to be lifted up by us.
-Chases her tail!
-On rare occassion notices her reflection and tries to play.
-Also does the food thing where she grabs a mouthfull, drops it on the floor, and eats it bit by bit.
-When told to go to her crate, pauses several times to make sure thats still actually the plan
-Lays on the floor, then gets up to pace a bit and plop down somewhere nearby. Loud sigh.
-Is terrified of children, and will growl when she sees them and cower.

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1. When I go into the bedroom to get ready for bed, our dog will follow me. I'll put her on the bed, and she will wiggle around and then lay on DH's pillow. If I lay down next to her, she will stay for a few minutes, and then get up and move to the foot of the bed. I think our faces (eyes?) being so close freaks her out too much to stay that way.

2. When we're on a walk, if she hears a child crying she MUST investigate. And she will not leave until she is satisfied with the parenting of said crying child. Once a guy pulled into his garage and left the garage door open to the driveway. He left his daughter in the car crying (she was fine) while he unloaded the groceries into the house. My dog dragged me into the garage and put her front paws on the backseat floor and was kissing the toddler, then going to the door that led into the house and barking like "Hey, come get your kid - she needs you!"

The guy came out and was like "Um, hello strange lady in my garage with your dog...?" I had to do some very fast talking. My dog and that girl are now really good friends - when we walk past the house my dog walks slowly in case the girl can come out to say hi. Sometimes the girl puts pictures in the living room window for my dog.

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Anonymous wrote:1. When I go into the bedroom to get ready for bed, our dog will follow me. I'll put her on the bed, and she will wiggle around and then lay on DH's pillow. If I lay down next to her, she will stay for a few minutes, and then get up and move to the foot of the bed. I think our faces (eyes?) being so close freaks her out too much to stay that way.

2. When we're on a walk, if she hears a child crying she MUST investigate. And she will not leave until she is satisfied with the parenting of said crying child. Once a guy pulled into his garage and left the garage door open to the driveway. He left his daughter in the car crying (she was fine) while he unloaded the groceries into the house. My dog dragged me into the garage and put her front paws on the backseat floor and was kissing the toddler, then going to the door that led into the house and barking like "Hey, come get your kid - she needs you!"

The guy came out and was like "Um, hello strange lady in my garage with your dog...?" I had to do some very fast talking. My dog and that girl are now really good friends - when we walk past the house my dog walks slowly in case the girl can come out to say hi. Sometimes the girl puts pictures in the living room window for my dog.

Omg, that is so sweet!

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Anonymous wrote:Mine is a super picky and dramatic pooper. Needs several minutes to select the exact right perfect blade of grass to aim for, followed by an elaborate 'poop dance' of getting into position, always involving fancy tail-swishing.

My dog too! He’ll veer off the sidewalk, into the strip of grass next to the street, sniff for a good 8-10 feet, then turn back around and re-sniff the same strip of grass. If that patch of grass isn’t quite right, he’ll move on to the next patch of grass and repeat the process. If a patch passes muster, then he has to pick the *perfect* spot. If he squats and decides it doesn’t feel right, he’ll either make slight adjustments or give up and sniff for a better spot before he actually poops. Just before he commits, he checks his surroundings by rapidly looking from side to side 4-5 times to ensure that no predator is approaching when he’ll be at his most vulnerable. I always get the impression from him that he’s grossed out by my picking up his poop, like he’s looking at me and thinking, “That’s disgusting! Why would you want that?!”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine is a super picky and dramatic pooper. Needs several minutes to select the exact right perfect blade of grass to aim for, followed by an elaborate 'poop dance' of getting into position, always involving fancy tail-swishing.

My dog too! He’ll veer off the sidewalk, into the strip of grass next to the street, sniff for a good 8-10 feet, then turn back around and re-sniff the same strip of grass. If that patch of grass isn’t quite right, he’ll move on to the next patch of grass and repeat the process. If a patch passes muster, then he has to pick the *perfect* spot. If he squats and decides it doesn’t feel right, he’ll either make slight adjustments or give up and sniff for a better spot before he actually poops. Just before he commits, he checks his surroundings by rapidly looking from side to side 4-5 times to ensure that no predator is approaching when he’ll be at his most vulnerable. I always get the impression from him that he’s grossed out by my picking up his poop, like he’s looking at me and thinking, “That’s disgusting! Why would you want that?!”

Hen my us dog is pooping I try not to make eye contact because I feel like she’s saying “I’m so sorry you have to see me this way.”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine is a super picky and dramatic pooper. Needs several minutes to select the exact right perfect blade of grass to aim for, followed by an elaborate 'poop dance' of getting into position, always involving fancy tail-swishing.

My dog too! He’ll veer off the sidewalk, into the strip of grass next to the street, sniff for a good 8-10 feet, then turn back around and re-sniff the same strip of grass. If that patch of grass isn’t quite right, he’ll move on to the next patch of grass and repeat the process. If a patch passes muster, then he has to pick the *perfect* spot. If he squats and decides it doesn’t feel right, he’ll either make slight adjustments or give up and sniff for a better spot before he actually poops. Just before he commits, he checks his surroundings by rapidly looking from side to side 4-5 times to ensure that no predator is approaching when he’ll be at his most vulnerable. I always get the impression from him that he’s grossed out by my picking up his poop, like he’s looking at me and thinking, “That’s disgusting! Why would you want that?!”

Hen my us dog is pooping I try not to make eye contact because I feel like she’s saying “I’m so sorry you have to see me this way.”

I read somewhere that a dog looks at its owner while pooping because it is not at that moment on guard, so it’s looking at the “pack member” that is on guard to make sure everything is safe. No idea if that’s true, but I tell my dog that everything is fine when she looks at me in that moment

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When I was a kid and I went swimming my dog would lose it and had to jump in the pool with me. Then he spent his time swimming under me and pushing me up because he was afraid I was drowning.

My dad hates dogs, but he liked our dog because of how defensive he was around me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine is a super picky and dramatic pooper. Needs several minutes to select the exact right perfect blade of grass to aim for, followed by an elaborate 'poop dance' of getting into position, always involving fancy tail-swishing.

My dog too! He’ll veer off the sidewalk, into the strip of grass next to the street, sniff for a good 8-10 feet, then turn back around and re-sniff the same strip of grass. If that patch of grass isn’t quite right, he’ll move on to the next patch of grass and repeat the process. If a patch passes muster, then he has to pick the *perfect* spot. If he squats and decides it doesn’t feel right, he’ll either make slight adjustments or give up and sniff for a better spot before he actually poops. Just before he commits, he checks his surroundings by rapidly looking from side to side 4-5 times to ensure that no predator is approaching when he’ll be at his most vulnerable. I always get the impression from him that he’s grossed out by my picking up his poop, like he’s looking at me and thinking, “That’s disgusting! Why would you want that?!”

Hen my us dog is pooping I try not to make eye contact because I feel like she’s saying “I’m so sorry you have to see me this way.”

I read somewhere that a dog looks at its owner while pooping because it is not at that moment on guard, so it’s looking at the “pack member” that is on guard to make sure everything is safe. No idea if that’s true, but I tell my dog that everything is fine when she looks at me in that moment

My dog refuses to poop on walks. He’ll only do it once he’s safe in his backyard in his favorite spot between the big oak tree and the fence. It makes complete sense now! I’d be scared to go in public too.

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If she gets out, she won’t come to us—basically she looks at us and tells us to eff off—but if one of our male neighbors comes outside she’ll go right up to them, flop down and ask for belly rubs.