[nagdu] Head Hanging Low

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Landon's tail just swishes with his gait but wags when he sees a friend or 
the bus coming! LOL!

He didn't really wag at all while at TSE but startee to when we got home as 
he adjusted to life here with me.  he's a happy dog.  Labs and Goldens tend 
to "look sad" because of the soft brown eyes they have in a friendly face. 
I've been told that Landon has a very expressive face and he moves his 
eyebrows!  He gets alert looking or he can get sleepy looking.

About "sad" guide dogs, next time someone tells you your dog looks sad, tell 
them, "You think my dog is sad, try looking at a dog that is cooped up all 
day long alone in an apartment or tied to a tree in a back yard!"

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Head Hanging Low


>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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