Do you ever look at a dog and wonder "why? Just why?"

[otolith]

dudleybloke said:

A friend's Stafford used to scare himself when he farted.

Asleep, curled up, nose up the bum. Fart in their sleep and jump up mortally offended!

[wildcat45]

AdamIndy said:

My parents have a Tibetan terrier sweep. He does some daft things, well, a lot of daft things!

He will always start howling/singing if the eastenders theme tune comes on. He does the same for the spec savers ad when the old boy is shearing the sheep dog! I have a video of it somewhere.

My dog gets very howly if he hears the iPhone "Strum". Alarm music.

We think he must associate it with us getting up and leaving him.

[elephantstone]

I have these moments about ten times a day with these two.. Especially Hattie the village weirdo..

[Blanchimont]

With our little Husky she'll grab a toy, sit on it, then fall asleep on it. Whenever she wriggles and it squeaks she wakes up, looks at us as if to say "which one of you fkers did that?!" looks at her ass, sees the toy, realises it's her picks it up, throws it to one side, and then falls back to sleep.

She also associates her harness with walkies, which is good. And she'll lean her head forward into it helping you put it on, but once it's on she goes mental biting it.

She also growls at her reflection.

She's made me belly laugh rather a lot. She's only 3 months old, but I can't imagine life without her now. She makes me smile whenever I've had a st day.

[e21Mark]

I have a yellow Lab' called Ted who watches TV. I don't mean he glances at it occasionally. He actually sits and watches specific things and will even run in from the kitchen, when he hears the music from a certain ad with horses in. He doesn't seem to like either horses, lions or cows and whenever they're on screen he barks. I've just never known a dog who obviously enjoys TV the way Ted does.

[otolith]

e21Mark said:

I have a yellow Lab' called Ted who watches TV. I don't mean he glances at it occasionally. He actually sits and watches specific things and will even run in from the kitchen, when he hears the music from a certain ad with horses in. He doesn't seem to like either horses, lions or cows and whenever they're on screen he barks. I've just never known a dog who obviously enjoys TV the way Ted does.

Does he like tennis?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Wh8xO1yfI

[Dand E Lion]

Bonkers? Yup. The Seat of Power or the Romanov Throne?

[red_slr]

e21Mark said:

I have a yellow Lab' called Ted who watches TV. I don't mean he glances at it occasionally. He actually sits and watches specific things and will even run in from the kitchen, when he hears the music from a certain ad with horses in. He doesn't seem to like either horses, lions or cows and whenever they're on screen he barks. I've just never known a dog who obviously enjoys TV the way Ted does.

My GSD loves animal shows, anything with big cats or tigers etc she will sit there for an hour and wont move.

[Pennyroyal Tea]

Blanchimont said:

She makes me smile whenever I've had a st day.

Because dog. They all do that, Sir.

[tuffer]

DoubleByte said:

Yes, every time I catch our dog spinning around in circles with his cock in his mouth.





But then I think ......... Why not?

My Wife just shouted down the stairs "What are you laughing at....."


I want a dog.

[Dand E Lion]

https://youtu.be/UwxArCKXE8g

To be fair, as a breed they are an acquired taste, but I didn't think she would be quite so weird

[otolith]

Dand E Lion said:

https://youtu.be/UwxArCKXE8g

To be fair, as a breed they are an acquired taste, but I didn't think she would be quite so weird

The other dog is just watching and thinking "'tard".

[Hooli]

Endless things I could put in this thread.

The latest one to really make me laugh was about a week ago. Lucky heard noises in the garden & was barking & snarling at the window. Our 'killer' Ace, the one who didn't like anyone or thing for years just looked confused at her. Let them out & Ace runs back indoors scared while Lucky charges off

Considering Ace used to attack everyone & thing he didn't know it did make me laugh, bless the old bugger.

A few weeks before that he was licking Mrs Hooli's jeans & suddenly bit. He was only trying to get the jeans, god knows why as they had nothing on them, but left a lovely little bruise on her leg. He looked so sorry afterwards bless him.

Edited by Hooli on Monday 8th February 13:11

[Rh14n]

otolith said:

e21Mark said:

I have a yellow Lab' called Ted who watches TV. I don't mean he glances at it occasionally. He actually sits and watches specific things and will even run in from the kitchen, when he hears the music from a certain ad with horses in. He doesn't seem to like either horses, lions or cows and whenever they're on screen he barks. I've just never known a dog who obviously enjoys TV the way Ted does.

Does he like tennis?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Wh8xO1yfI

My Springer loves watching tennis. He's ball-mad and when he grows up he says he wants to be a ball-boy!



He also likes to make himself comfortable to watch the rugby

[steveo3002]

DoubleByte said:

Yes, every time I catch our dog spinning around in circles with his cock in his mouth.





But then I think ......... Why not?

hard life being a dog lol

[SpudLink]

Dand E Lion said:

https://youtu.be/UwxArCKXE8g

To be fair, as a breed they are an acquired taste, but I didn't think she would be quite so weird

That may have crossed the line between 'endearing' and 'strange'. Still, play doesn't have to be logical.

I raised a GSD from when he was a tiny pup, and his behaviour generally made sense. For example if we walked past an abandoned take-away in the park, he'd ignore it until we were at the other end of the park. Then he'd race back and scoff it down, knowing he could finish it before I reached him to say 'no'. Devious, but explainable because he figured he wasn't ignoring a direct command.
However i took in a rescue GSD who did some very strange things. I put them down to neglect. I think it's like a child who's been neglected and ends up with behaviour problems as an adult.

[bigbob77]

red_slr said:

One of my dogs gets "stuck" in the kitchen.
Basically walks in then stands in the middle and wont come back out because he is too scared..
Will literally back himself into a corner and stand there for an hour. Have to go in and carry him out then trots off as though nothing happened.

Glad to know our dog isn't alone in his insanity .
He often gets "stuck" just inside the kitchen because walking through the open door is too scary. He'll stand there and cry for ages until someone comes and watches him - with an audience he'll walk right through!

[Morningside]

Pothole said:

red_slr said:

One of my dogs gets "stuck" in the kitchen.
Basically walks in then stands in the middle and wont come back out because he is too scared..
Will literally back himself into a corner and stand there for an hour. Have to go in and carry him out then trots off as though nothing happened.

Haunted?

How old is the dog? Our Milly used to sit in the garden in the rain until we were told she had gone senile.

[otolith]

SpudLink said:

I raised a GSD from when he was a tiny pup, and his behaviour generally made sense. For example if we walked past an abandoned take-away in the park, he'd ignore it until we were at the other end of the park. Then he'd race back and scoff it down, knowing he could finish it before I reached him to say 'no'.

Sometimes, there are downsides to having a smart breed!

[Muzzer79]

My in-laws have two rescue dogs - lab crosses - and they're getting old now.

However, they've always been a little weird...

They both like treats, but one is extremely fussy about presentation and must inspect everything before eating it. You could put a gravy-dipped rib of finest Angus beef in front of him and he'd have a good sniff before thinking about eating it.

Oh, but he wouldn't eat it actually - because everything must be broken up into small pieces for him first.