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RE: Scientist have discovered...

Collie/GSD/Sheltie/Corgi/Russell_luvr — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:55:45 GMT

I watch my dog's head much more than the tail.
Yawning, excessive panting, and the like can mean that the dog is nervous and give me a clue as to whether I should let people pet my dogs or not.

RE: Scientist have discovered...

BTmom — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:12:49 GMT

Hmmm, I'm wondering if they just happened to get 30 right-tailed dogs, like some people are left-handed but most are right-handed. Someone with this information who has a left-tailed dog would be thinking their dog is feeling negative towards them when he/she is really happy to see them.

I have tailed and tailless dogs too. The Bostons sometimes 'wag' so hard they tip over! Crazy dogs!

RE: Scientist have discovered...

Luvmypug3 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:20:54 GMT

my pug dont got a tail

RE: Scientist have discovered...

dobermom — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:38:55 GMT

ours do not have a tail.
So I have to watch which way there behind wags I guess.

RE: Scientist have discovered...

MissMolly-Lover — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:31:43 GMT

meredithb (3/8/2008)

That's good and all but what if your dog doesn't have a tail. Do you just watch there rearends?

LOL!!! I guess so!

RE: Scientist have discovered...

meredithb — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:56:56 GMT

That's good and all but what if your dog doesn't have a tail. Do you just watch there rearends?

RE: Scientist have discovered...

scarsmom — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:26:28 GMT

That was very interesting and will check my dog next time, as his tail does goe in circles but not sure which direction, but it sure does go fast when I walk in. Hey, I'm new, how to you put your info on your page, it won't let me change anything or where do you add photos?

RE: Scientist have discovered...

Miss Melanie — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:48:07 GMT

Thank you for sharing this news, I did read it on Yahoo. It seems like a very interesting study.

enJOY!
Melanie

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IlovmydogMax — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:58:16 GMT

i saw this on the news a while ago max has a short tail so it is easy to tell which it and he always wags it to the right

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Angel8 — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:23:56 GMT

I know. I read about this in a magazine. I didn't know until I did.

Scientist have discovered...

MissMolly-Lover — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:50:49 GMT

Next time when you come home and your dog greets you, be sure to watch his tail! Scientist have discovered that a happy dog will wag harder to the right and a anxious dog will wag harder to the left! This is how they tested this: (Direct Quote) "Thirty mixed breed dogs,familypets, served as the reasearchers subjects. Each dog was put in a cage specially fitted with cameras to capture the precise angle of the dog's tail movement. The dog was then shown four seperate stimuli his owner; a stranger:a friendly cat : and an unfamiliar intimidationg dog- for one minute each. Upon sight of their owners all 30 dogs wagged their tails more strongly to the right side, it was the same for the cat and the stranger, but both were more subtle than when they saw the owner. The large unknown dog caused all of the dogs to wag their tails more to the left. Concluding that when a dog felt positive, or curious the tail wagged to the right. If the dog felt negative or apphensive, the tail wagged left."