[nagdu] Head Hanging Low

Juanita Herrera juanitaherrera1991 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 12 12:52:27 UTC 2012


I didn't mean that a dog who wags its tail in harness isn't
concentrating. I've seen other dogs wagging their tail in harness, and
they work just fine. I just meant that there is usually no way to get
her to wag her tail while in harness.
Juanita and Anise

On 7/12/12, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
> A dog wagging in harness doesn't mean it doesn't take the job seriously. If
> it is a happy wag, then seems to me the dog is just showing its joy at
> working. Other dogs have a different way of concentrating, just as we all
> have , different ways of showing joy or concentration, I think.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On Jul 12, 2012, at 7:27 AM, Juanita Herrera wrote:
>
>> My dog doesn't wag her tail at all in harness. She takes her job super
>> seriously, but as soon as that harness comes off she is sweet and
>> playful.
>> Juanita and Anise
>>
>> On 7/12/12, Criminal Justice Major <orleans24 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Hi, Juanita,
>>> There are times when Odie's head will be hanging low too, but his mood
>>> wouldn't change.
>>> I figured if his head would be hanging low, he'd still be in focus mode
>>> or
>>> identifying the environment.
>>> One time when Odie and I took our friends Nat and her guide dog Liam
>>> home
>>> upon wheeling their bag of dog food in a cart, it lightly began to snow.
>>> After I left their home, the snow started to pick up.
>>> Odie couldn't see because of the white out conditions, so he had to put
>>> his
>>> nose toward the ground in order to smell where we were.
>>> I'd also stop to check with my foot to be sure we were still on the
>>> right
>>> track.
>>> Once we neared Save Alot, he brought up his head and began to pick up
>>> the
>>> pace.
>>> I've had people tell me Odie looks sad when hs head is hanging low, but
>>> I'd
>>> respond that he's just focused on what's going on around us.
>>> The best way to really know what your dog's indications are is touching
>>> their head and feeling the tops of their ear flops.
>>> I'd only get concerned if she's not wagging her tail, then something's
>>> really wrong.
>>> Bibi
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