Do Dogs Know When You Are Making Fun Of Them?

[Route395]

Sure....Pelosi knows right away.

[ThomasThomas]

Now this is how to handle a tele-marketer!

[roamer_1]

So I wonder, do dogs know when people are making fun of them?

It seems obvious to me that you have never gotten into a farting contest with a Malamute.

[KYGrandma]

I think someone has been drinking too much caffeine.

[CollegeRepublican]

Craps is a great game and gives you the best odds in the casino especially if you can get 100x odds bets. Dice probability is easy to understand especially if you can count cards. Playing darkside gives you even better odds but can piss people off. But it is fun if you have several people playing it with you. Darkside is betting against the shooter; don’t pass line and don’t come.

I would say that dogs don’t realize unless they end up biting you :). That is why people love dogs. Dogs love their owners unconditionally (conditions include water, food, affection).

[shibumi]

>>>”Now this is how to handle a tele-marketer!”<<<

Him: Mr. -—?

You: Mah-Hah?

Him: Am I speaking to Mr -—?

You: Ah-Hah!

Him: You are the homeowner?

You: Razzbanyah Yatchee Benefoochie! Humm Wunner Kiddo! Yaski-Taski a tiff-a-liff-ah-Sai!

(You get the idea.)

[LibFreeOrDie]

Why would you make fun of a dog?

[SamAdams76]

Yes, I was told pretty much the same things by others. I’m going to read up on craps and be more prepared to give it a shot next time I’m out in Vegas. One thing I observed about craps when I was out there, the people playing it were having the best time in the whole casino. What a wild and crazy bunch!

[dangus]

ADD?

[smokingfrog]

Dogs do know when you're making fun of them, and sooner or later they will figure out a way to get even.

[GRRRRR]

Yes, they do know. That’s why you will find poop in your slippers one morning...

[occamrzr06]

Vegas is fun, but I wouldn’t take any of my dogs.

I have 5 which is one over the limit, but I just say one is visiting. I mean, I have 2 acres, and I can have 8 cows, but after 5 dogs you need a kennel license, and I’m just not going to do that.

So, anyways, 4 of my dogs don’t care when we make fun of them. I do have one that seems to get very sensitive when we make fun of her. This is most evident when we take out the peanut butter and paste a hunk on their upper palate.

The sensitive one will slink away and hide at the sight of a peanut butter jar.

I tried to teach my dogs to play craps, but the boxer just licks himself, the cha-weiner barks so much the stickman doesn’t know what bet she’s trying to make and the other 2 just lay down and sleep. The sensitive one always hides beheind the blackjack table.

[Snickering Hound]

[SamAdams76]

Just wondering if dogs realize when they are being made sport of. Not that I would normally do it but when my border collie received a steak bone and got so excited she pranced about and accidently flung it into an inaccessible area, I couldn't help myself.

[Natural Born 54]

Yes dogs definitely know when you are making fun of them. We have two dogs, both know and both react in a different way from the other. Our 3 yr. old male black standard poodle does one of two things. He will either continue and exaggerate the behavior that is causing you to laugh at him or he will come over anf pounce on you with body language that says “hey who do you think you’re making fun of... knock that off.” If really offended, he puts his paws high up on your person, looks you in the eye and lets out a big “whoof”. All this is done in a friendly, non-threatening manner but the meaning is clear all the same.

Our other standard poodle, an older female named Bibi invariably reacts the same way to being mocked or the target of laughter. She will let out a low multi-syllable grumbling, give you the gimlet eye and then slowly and deliberately turn her head and her gaze away from you. We’ve always taken this to mean that she thinks her masters merit a behavioral adjustment because she fails to see any humor in the situation and, furthermore, it is beneath her consideration to even contemplate ridicule coming in her direction and won’t have any truck with it. We decided to call her Bibi btw because from an earlier age she made a buzzing sound when communicating as well as often on exhale in her sleep. She’s not your run of the mill dog.

Vegas - been there twice. Once in a recession and once when the economy was full out. Had a much better time during the recession visit. Everyone fell all over us getting us one free drink and meal after another. Broke even or a little better both times and stuck to blackjack and slots. Got a sore arm but it was worth it. It was hot but we stayed inside, too, and lost track of whether it was day or night. No windows and no clocks in casinos. Enjoyed your short story.

[Natural Born 54]

Here they are - Big Ben in front and Bibi behind:

[Intolerant in NJ]

For instance, when I announce the I am taking the dog for a walk, she gets very excited and prances about the house, tail-wagging, ears perked up and making these yipping sounds...well, we used to have a mongrel from the pound whom we would address with the long question or variant "Would you like to go have a talk with Gene Mauch and Jonas Salk about some chalk and a balk and some caulk". He would listen carefully and if somewhere in the string we dropped the word "walk", would perform the same kind of yapping and jumping around, all ready to go. If we omitted the magic world, he'd give us a sort of disgusted look as though to say "are you through now?" and go back to sleep. We used to think we were teasing him, but as it turned out he'd outwit us by always making the correct call, even when we'd get tongue-tied and accidentally drop the "walk" word. Not too good for my self-esteem.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Dogs don’t give a rats rear, however anyone who would make fun of mans best friend should have his rear kicked. Keep the dog and get a new family.

[Yardstick]

Well, I read the whole thing and was entertained by it.