[nagdu] Labrador noises

[Craig Heaps]

I think it means you should be glad the noise is coming from the front and 
not the back.

Craig and Chase
craig.heaps at comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 10:12 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Labrador noises


> There's a noise labradors make that people call a moo or a moan.  Me, I 
> call it roo-roo.  Anyway, Ben used to not make that noise much at all, but 
> lately he makes it quite a bit, like when he lies down, or sometimes while 
> he's lying down.  I'm trying to figure out if it means something or not. 
> Is it just an old dog thing, like me saying Oof sometimes when I sit down? 
> Or does it mean his arthritis is bothering him?  Or does it mean something 
> else?  I wish dogs could say "Gosh I'm stiff today," or whatever.  I'm 
> giving him an extra glucosamine pill, just in case.  I just can't figure 
> out what the rooooo means, if anything.
> Ben is my second old dog, but, of course, they're all different and my 
> experience doesn't seem to count for much.
> Anyone with old dog experience have a thought?
> Tracy
>
>
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