Posted on 02/22/2005 9:46:42 AM PST by yankeedame
Get over here. Sit. Stay.
>>>Dogs show huge differences in personality
I have two dogs whos personalities are so completely different that you'd think they were different species instead of breeds.
This sounds like: Leo owners and Scorpio dogs blah blah blah.
Duck and run away. :)
My german shepherd, Tiny very timid. I have had her her whole life so she has never been abused, has been treated with love and affection, she has never got over her timidity. She is very bright though and can work solutions to little puzzles I make her go through for treats.
Now my other dog (a catahoula leopard dog) is very playful, runs headlong into everything, completely unafraid and dumb as a sack of wet mice.
"Dogs show huge differences in personality"
Duh! :-o
At least she's intelligent - - ;-)
"My german shepherd, Tiny very timid. I have had her her whole life so she has never been abused, has been treated with love and affection, she has never got over her timidity."
Alot like my current GS. Her basic problem is fear of ghosts (inorganic objects should not be moving!) and a high anxiety about her submissive nature. I think sometimes her over-the-top "happy" (think: tornado) greetings for people and dogs is mostly desparation to prove she is no threat to them. Cuz w/dogs, she'll bend over and lick their mouths, esp. if they're large. (Conversely, she bullies smaller dogs and other animals.)
But she does have a basically happy cheerful personality - and while she can be active, from babyhood she was perfectly willing to lie around like a slug.
The happy cheerful part is just like my last GS, plus the same size, build, and all. But Shana was dominant and virtually fearless (she had *some* couple fear neuroses - the opposite of Tara, full of them), yet never aggressive about it. She simply was the boss of dogs (and people if she didn't have a strong master. ;-)). My sister's male GS mounting her unawares got him a HUGE lesson in manners. Dogs dare not take her toys, and she didn't like them taking her food (picky eater, but jealous of it, even of the cat when she caught him eating her food). Tara will give it all up instantly, tho. Very submissive. By herself she'll show her tummy to you. Shana didn't like rolling over, and generally she'd never do it just for the heck of it.
Whew. Now that we have that one figured out, what's going on with that whole nuclear fusion thing?
My dog is a scavanger, has a constant runny nose, will eat cardboard, and is dumb as a rock. I love her with all my heart, but I'm glad to say we're nothing alike. I hope.
That explains this...
No wonder my dog thinks I'm a genius....
You guys are all VERY silly.
You guys are all VERY silly.
My 9-year-old greyhound is extremely calm unless a big noisy truck whooshes by when we're out on a walk - then she gets very scared. She's quite intelligent but like all sighthounds, very independent. Her sedateness and friendliness with people can make the fact that she is very alpha with dogs quite a shock to people who don't know her well. She's not the least bit aggressive (no biting, no attacking, no initiation of fights), but she will not tolerate other dogs' bad manners. Other doggies must be polite to her or leave her alone!
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