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meet Tiber!

I follow back from @squellosunshine !

sorry for the dog bölls but he is dead buggin it on the couch with me rn and he's ZONKED totally asleep in this position

twogundogonesighthound

Can confirm. Here are my two completely unrelated pharaoh hounds.

creekfiend

WE LOVE TO SEE A SIGHTHOUND DEADBUGGIN IT!!!

myshelties

allbarksomebite

What? Can't a girl cool her belly on the floor without having her picture taken?

liberbestia

Please everyone look at this beautiful poster I bought today it has Kishu Ken and Ibizan Hounds. I love my poster.

aropride

if your animal is lying on the floor, furniture etc, it’s important to take a picture of them. then, if they move or shift in any way, it’s important to take another picture. with this technique, you can take many pictures of your animal

scrunglydogblog

Ye

kuttithevangu

I bring a real “human lives are more important than animals. Yes, even than your doggo” vibe to the function that the people airlifting dogs out of warzones really don’t enjoy

fjordfolk

the moral weight of not grabbing the cake and running before anyone else gets a piece weighs heavy on troj

muttsandmustelidae

haha yeah man female dogs are bitchy and female horses are bitchy and female cats are bitchy and female ferrets are bitchy and female rats are bitchy and female guinea pigs are bitchy and female birds are bitchy and female rabbits are bitchy and female everything is bitchy. lol! isn’t it so funny how you think that! isn’t it so silly that this is your perception of literally every species! haha! i’m sure there’s nothing to unpack there! i’m sure you’re 100% accurate and unbiased in your conclusion that female animals are just inherently evil! i’m sure you have very normal thoughts about human women too! teehee! isn’t everyone laughing! isn’t it so goofy!

horsefigureoftheday

Nova's training process has improved drastically since I stopped saying "good girl" and started clicking my tongue when she did the right thing. Clicker training actually works, who'd've thunk??

Also, I've noticed that she picks up on tone of voice much easier than individual words, so I can say "come" in a sing-songy voice when I want her to walk up to me, and "come" in a mellow voice when I want her to follow me, and she understands the difference. There's no good simple one-/two-syllable translation for "follow" in Danish, so it's easier for me to remember "come" and just use a different tone.

Now I'm wondering if people who speak tonal languages have an easier time teaching their animals verbal commands🤔

msmissing-possum

OHHH you're talking about a dog

horsefigureoftheday

The sweetest little dog

doomspaniels

kissyface (cleaning eyes) (schlorp)

megpricephotography

I've written before about Flynn's habit of showing/herding me to sit on benches when we're out. For some reason, if he sees an empty bench, Flynn wants me to sit down on it. Not for long but I should sit, because that's The Rule. He's done this as long as I can remember - despite him not otherwise wanting to stop on walks. Before I had Flynn's prompting, I didn't even use benches very often but my health isn't great, so I don't complain about having a rest & do - usually - sit when he asks me to!

Now, normally Flynn "finds" benches when we're in the woods & there are only a few seats total. However, a few days ago we went for a short walk round the old churchyard & along the length of one side of the church is a whole long row of benches. I DID sit down on the 1st bench Flynn "showed" me, which he was pleased about. Here he is monitoring my sitting:

After a cpl of minutes, Flynn decided a) he was bored &/or b) I'd had enough rest, so he encouraged me back up. We continued on our way... well, sort of. Flynn passed one bench, but we had a standoff beside the one after that, because he wanted me to sit & I did not want to sit. In the pic below, it looks like he was merely sniffing the seat. No. Flynn was alternately poking at the bench with his nose & then staring me dead in the eye, to make sure I was getting the message...

Despite my attempts to jolly him along, our progress down that row of benches was s l o o o o w... Flynn would sulkily go past one or 2, but then decide I should definitely sit on the next bench & we'd have another standoff. This last pic was at the last but one bench. Flynn was now quite annoyed with my wilfulness. For a few seconds he just looked at me & then he suddenly slapped his paw on the bench & then he did it again & just waited. The message was clear: "See where my paw is? You sit right there! Sit!!".

He makes me laugh. I've never thought I'd see the day when my own dog resorted to smacking a bench, in an effort to order me to sit down & follow The Rules (which HE made up)!

brighthounds

#their faces make like a little heart #💛#aww

thehmn

One of the most heartwarming things I’ve ever heard a dog trainer say “A pushy pet who makes small demands and communicates their needs to you is a safe pet. It means they trust you and aren’t afraid of your reaction if they misbehave and push your buttons a little”