[nagdu] Head Hanging Low

[Vanessa Lowery]

My first dog's tail was a flag.  Ozzie, my second dot tended to hold his low wth the end curled much like a gSD even though he was a lab.  My two GSD's held theirs low and tipped at the end (the usual classic tail stance for that breed).

Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
Adult and Community Services Division
Adult Services Screening Unit
410-853-3550
VLowery at dhr.state.md.us


>>> Meghan Whalen <mewhalen at gmail.com> 7/12/2012 11:24 AM >>>
All of my shepherds have been no wag while working kind of dogs.  One 
gsd I helped train was incredibly waggy.  He is one of those lab in a 
shepherd suit kind of guys.

Meghan
On 7/12/2012 9:35 AM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
> Holly also curls her tail when happy!
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> Griffin is a wagger and a flag dog.  Tail either straight out behind 
> him or gently wagging.  His head is usually held some what low, though 
> that may be due to some vision changes he has experienced over the 
> last couple of years. I don't let the head get too low cuz he become 
> an opportunist sniffer.
>
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> Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
> Adult and Community Services Division
> Adult Services Screening Unit
> 410-853-3550
> VLowery at dhr.state.md.us 
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>>>> "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com> 7/12/2012 9:48 AM >>>
> A question from curiosity...does everyone's guide wag when working?
>
> Because Monty does not.  His head is up.  His tail is up.  He is alert,
> focused and attentive, but there is no wagging.  His posture and
> demeanor is more like what a person would experience when reading a good
> book,  focused attention, but not smiling, or laughing.
>
> Just wondering,
> Julie
>
>
> On 7/12/2012 5:46 AM, Criminal Justice Major 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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